Premium Content Subscriber only For some people Boxing Day means the cricket or the sales, whereas for many it means all the fun of a family day races. Today (Saturday December 26), the Ballina Jockey Club will be hosting their annual Boxing Day Races under COVID-19 restrictions. Ballina Jockey Club general manager, Matthew Bertram, said the six race card event is always a terrific day out. “We have had a little bit of rain overnight and the recent rain event means everything looks lush and green,” he said. “The track looks fantastic, it has a soft rating so will race beautifully.