Country races are very different to big city events, says Barwon MP Roy Butler, and they are far more central to the social, cultural and economic life of regional towns.
There’s been a string of last-minute and disputed cancellations for smaller race meetings in recent years and, after a controversial decision to pull the plug on Louth, Mr Butler has launched a petition.
It calls on the NSW Government to intervene with Racing NSW to allow country race clubs to appeal race cancellations.
“Some bush racing clubs – and often the entire . . .
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