The dust has settled on another Wagga Gold Cup Carnival, but the Murrumbidgee Turf Club will not be resting on its laurels. Three meetings in June and another two in July will keep the racing momentum going in Wagga during winter. These fixtures will be proudly supported by the MTC’s 100 Club sponsors. The Kurrajong Waratah Charity Raceday on Saturday, May 25, is expected to draw another huge crowd.

Wagga trainer Gary Colvin hit hot form at the perfect time to claim the Southern District Racing Association Trainers Bonus offered by the Murrumbidgee Turf Club. Colvin reigned over the four major days of Wagga’s autumn carnival ? stretching from the Kooringal Stud Prelude on April 14 to Wagga Gold Cup Day on May 3 ? to easily win the inaugural trainers bonus. The MTC Country Cup and the Jason Motor Group 3yo Guineas Prelude featured among Colvin’s four wins for the carnival. He tallied 83 points to capture the $2500 prize ? courtesy of Arlington Park Racing ? from fellow Wagga trainer Trevor Sutherland. The top 10 comprised: Gary Colvin 83, Trevor Sutherland 51, Wayne Carroll 37, Tim Donnelly 36, Dave Heywood 31, Chris Heywood 25, Kerry Weir 25, Brad Witt 25, Brett Cavanough 25, Geoff Duryea 16.

It proved to be a "happy homecoming" for world class jockey Tim Clark when he won the 2013 Thomas Feary Painting Wagga Gold Cup aboard Sydney visitor Scream Machine. Clark had only returned to Australia earlier in the week after a successful stint overseas. He originally learned his trade in Southern District Racing Association when apprenticed to Leeton’s Peter Clancy.

The Murrumbidgee Turf Club enjoyed a taste of Black Caviar on Wagga Gold Cup Day. Black Caviar’s part-owners Neil Werrett and Colin and Jannene Madden were special guests at the President’s Luncheon. Neil and Colin reflected on their unparalleled success with the superstar mare as well as speaking about what the future holds for Black Caviar. The MTC’s Town Plate Luncheon ? featuring top jockey Glyn Schofield and his son Chad, dual Wagga Cup-winning trainer Barbara Joseph, pioneering female trainer Betty Lane and GWS Giants’ CEO David Matthews – proved a huge success. Wagga funeral director Alan Harris McDonald supported the luncheon. Later in the day Schofield emulated his son’s feat of 2011 when he won the XXXX Gold Wagga Town Plate aboard Unanimously.