After a prolonged Spring break, racing returns to the Young Paceway next Friday night, November 25 with the running of the 2016 $12,240 Cherry Festival Cup. The annual event – conducted to coincide with the Young cherry season – continues to attract a large number of visitors to the town filling most available accommodation outlets, caravan parks and local B & B's.
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Local trainer Colin Grimson and former Cowra reinsman Doug Lee combined to win one of the first Cherry Festival Cups run in 2002 with the handy pacer Simon Gosling. Other local trainers to take home the coveted prize include Barry Lawrence with Safely Scootin in 2004, Western Ruby for Michael Hardy in 2006 and former local Garrett Newton with the locally owned Dymondee in 2008.
Previous winners of the Cherry Festival Cup: 2002 – Simon Gosling, Doug Lee; 2003 – Dinki Di, Chris Frisby; 2004 – Safely Scootin, Barry Lawrence; 2005 – Ricardos Toyboy, Steve Dowton; 2006 – Western Ruby, Michael Hardy; 2007 – NOT RUN, Equine Virus; 2008 – Dymondee, Garrett Newton; 2009 – Rusty Gate, Bill Trembath; 2010 – Imatomo, Michelle Crook; 2011... Avonova, Amanda Turnbull; 2012 – Our El Nino, Ashlee Siejka; 2013 – I'm Blue Double Dee, Amanda Turnbull; 2014 – A Passion For Aces, Bernie Hewitt; and 2015 – Oh I Am The One, Steve Turnbull.
