THE Southern 500 Speedway’s first event of 2023 was held on Saturday night, with organisers calling it a fantastic success.

THE Southern 500 Speedway will be returning to action tomorrow, with their headline races being the Anton Domburg Memorial Caravan Race and the Standard Saloon King of the Ring, in what is one of their most popular annual events.

A FABULOUS afternoon of harness racing action was held last Sunday at the Hamilton Trotting Track where hotly contested fields recorded quick times on the track, which was in fantastic condition for the last meeting of the season.

IT had been more than seven years in the making, but former local, Amy Herrmann, is officially back in the saddle.

ANIRISHMAN banked his second country cup's win in the space of a month, winning the $30,000 Penshurst Cup on Saturday.

DESPITE about 200mm falling since the start of October, the Penshurst Cup will give locals a chance to get to a major race meet again.

IT was a tough outing for locals at the Hamilton Harness Racing Club meet on Friday, with wins proving elusive for the region’s trainers and drivers.

OCTOBER’S excess rain has claimed another event with next week’s Dunkeld Cup abandoned.

THE Hamilton Racing Club will host a competitive card of thoroughbred racing on Monday.

MUNTHAM MISSILE produced a dominant display to record her second Hamilton Cup on Saturday, adding to her 2020 triumph, as the Belinda O’Loughlin-trained veteran toyed with her four rivals.