After a prolonged Spring break, racing will return to the Young Paceway on Friday night, November 30 with the 16th running of the Cherry Festvial Cup.
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The annual event, this year worth $12,750, run over 2100 metre is conducted to coincide with the Young cherry season and has continued to attract a large number of visitors to the town filling most available accommodation outlets, caravan parks and local B and Bs.
The original Cup was run on a Thursday afternoon with Simon Gosling driven by Cowra reinsman Doug Lee taking out the feature race.
Local trainers who were successful included Barry Lawrence with Safely Scootin in 2004 and Michael Hardy with Western Ruby in 2006.
Bathurst driver Amanda Turnbull currently has the most number of winners in the Cup, taking out the prize three times with the free legged pacer Avonova in 2011 kicking off her run.
The now retired grey I’m Blue Double Dee (who now has a successful show ring future as a hack) won the race in 2013 with Parramatta taking out the feature race in 2016.
Last year’s winner was the Josh Turnbull trained Lockton Luck driven by John O’Shea who defeated Holy Camp Clive and Onthestraightenarrow driven by Blake Jones.
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)
- 2015 Oh I Am The One (Steve Turnbull)
- 2016 Parramatta (Amanda Turnbull)
- 2017 Lockton Luck (John’Shea)
