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Crowd races back to Balranald

WHILE the forecast wasn’t looking great in the lead up, the weather turned it on for the Balranald races on Cox Plate day. Balranald Racing Club president Tony Conway said they couldn’t have asked for more perfect weather for the town’s first races since 2019. “It was fantastic just to be able to race again,” […]

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