Ipswich is in for a feast of motor racing and horse racing in June.
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Fans of horsepower in all its forms will be treated to a feast of action in Ipswich in June, with the cityâs biggest annual social event combined with a major motor racing crowd-puller as part of celebration of high-speed entertainment.
The Festival of Horsepower will run from June 5-27, taking in signature events the Ipswich Cup and the Winternationals.
Ipswich Mayor Teresa Harding said the marketing of the events in tandem would help showcase the cityâs dining scene, heritage sites and bush reserves, which attract two million visitors a year.
Claire Power IPSWICH returned to metropolitan midweek racing with a strong line-up that included Melbourne Cup winning jockey Craig Williams. The day had a southern feel about it with a strong field of Northern Rivers horses finding the line. Shotgun Bobby created an upset win in the first at $16.90 on the tote to shoot home in the 1710m Maiden Handicap. The gelding found his form for Ballina trainer Ethan Ensby, piloted by Chris Caserta to boost his prizemoney pool to over $30,000. Fellow NSW Northern Rivers trainer Matthew Dunn had a win with Southern Swing, which has found his feet at Ipswich recently having back-to-back victories this month.
It promises to be an exciting new cup day experience after the Ipswich Turf Club completed its $24.8 million redevelopment last year. Tickets are selling fast
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