THE month of May is best known in racing for the Warrnambool carnival, which sees many from across the country make their annual pilgrimage down to the coast for the three-day carnival, and this year won’t be any different, although day one this year is April 30.

THE annual Wannon River Campdraft was staged over the weekend with Harry Steiger claiming victory in both Open events with Abby’s Romance and Count Duckula.

MICHELLE Payne made racing history with a royal of Penzance and closer to home, another ‘Little Girl’ is achieving big dreams with her own Prince.

THE 2024 Hawkesdale Campdraft is in the books, with the event going ahead on the weekend at Macarthur, attracting 130 competitors across 11 events.

STAWELL trainer, Andrew Bobbin, has strengthened his stocks for a Warrnambool May Carnival assault after landing a jumping double at Ballarat on Sunday.

LESS than six weeks after leaving Warrnambool’s Premier Speedway in an ambulance with multiple facial fractures, Hamilton’s Dane Court has returned to the track with some success already.

WARRNAMBOOL trainer, Lindsey Smith, combined with talented jockey, Fred Kersley, to dominate the Hamilton Racing Club’s Thursday meeting with a treble.

HAMILTON sprintcar driver, Dane Court, is set for an extended period out of the car following a nasty incident after which he was “lucky to be alive” during the Australian Sprintcar Championships at Warrnambool on Saturday night.

SYMON Wilde continued his great Hamilton strike rate by landing a training treble at Friday’s Turf to Trots gallops meeting.

IT was the Hamilton Harness Racing Club’s feature day, with cup day bringing plenty of people through the gates on Sunday, along with a group of local owners who celebrated a cup win.