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29 October, 2025
GALLERY: Enjoying a day at the races
IF YOU ask anyone trackside on the day, most would say they’d rather be at the St Arnaud Cup than Moonee Valley’s Cox Plate on Saturday.
IF YOU ask anyone trackside on the day, most would say they’d rather be at the St Arnaud Cup than Moonee Valley’s Cox Plate on Saturday.
And they’re not biased at all.
While the weather threatened to put a dampner on the day, it held off just enough to see Khoekhoe, trained by Matt Cumani and ridden by Cian MacRedmond, take out the top prize.
St Arnaud Turf Club president Dave Russ said while it wasn’t the day for local stable stalwart Bill Knights, it was still a successful day overall.
“To Bill, it’s as big as the Melbourne Cup,” he said.
“We’re very happy with how it all came off, the crowd looks good.
“There’s been a lot of work that’s gone into the last 12 months, we’re always trying to keep our facilities up-to-date.
“It’s such a wonderful cup and we can’t wait to see what the future holds.”
Country Racing Victoria chairman Charles Armytage made the trip up for the occasion and said he “couldn’t be happier” to be there.
“Racing makes up a lot of the community fabric of somewhere like St Arnaud and it’s great to see the love and passion for it here,” he said.
Marquees lined the track at the St Arnaud Turf Club, each filled with plenty of laughter, food and bubbles.
Cover band No Mistake provided plenty of entertainment from stage.
Children weren’t left out with a large jumping castle there too.
The crowd provided plenty of colour throughout the day, with roving Fashions on the Field taking place across the day.
Winners were crowned between the Cup and final races, with Ruth Kaguramamba bringing home Lady of the Day, Nicola Kirk winning the milinery section, Scottie Richards the Gent of the Day and twins Ivy and Lottie winning for the junior section.
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