Picnic riding legend Bobby Mackay, 86, trackside at Talmoi today
AS riders strut their stuff out on the tricky Talmoi track today, sitting in the stands watching intently will be one of the greatest picnic jockeys of all time. Bobby Mackay, now 86 years of age and living at Inverell, rode extensively across the north and north-west in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He’s been
Drews reunites with Thiem for Talmoi Cup at Garah Saturday
SCONE jockey Eloise Drews heads to Garah tomorrow to reunite with Thiem – impressive winner of the Boolooroo Cup at Moree picnics last month – in the 1400m AFF Warren and Ruth Hunter Memorial Talmoi Picnic Cup at round three of bush racing’s Golden Triangle. Drews picked up the Boolooroo Cup ride on Thiem at
Talmoi gets big nominations for round three of bush racing’s Golden Triangle
INVERELL gelding Connewarre has been given hefty weights in both feature races at round three of bush racing’s Golden Triangle at Talmoi on Saturday. The Wayne Oakenfull-trained five-year-old, winner of the Moree Bracelet last month, has been handed 76.5kg for the 1000m Helen Boland Memorial Talmoi Bracelet and 75.5kg for the 1400m Talmoi Cup. Oakenfull
Talmoi picnic races nominations close today
NOMINATIONS for the 2026 Talmoi picnic races – round three of bush racing’s Golden Triangle – close at 11am today. The historic bush meeting has been around since 1911, and this year features six races, including the 1400m Warren and Ruth Hunter Memorial Talmoi Cup and 1000m Helen Boland Memorial Talmoi Bracelet. Supporting races include
Ronny Clissold sending eight runners to state titles after Coolah cross country success
MOREE junior athletics super-coach Ronny Clissold predicted five winners would return home after competing at the North West Primary Schools Sports Association regional cross country trials at Coolah’s Bowen Oval and the Coolah golf course on Thursday. And that’s exactly what happened – incredibly, from only eight races. A big team of Ronny’s Runners from
Moree Boars continue winning streak at Boughton Oval
TEN tries to one said it all when Moree Boars first-grade delivered a 56-6 thumping to Boggabri Kangaroos under lights at Boughton Oval on Saturday night in round seven of the Group 4 rugby league competiton. The big win came despite a number of Moree players sidelined through injury. Moree winger Latrel Newman grounded the
Historic Talmoi Picnic Race Club prepares for final leg of bush racing’s Golden Triangle
TALMOI picnic races at Garah, north-west of Moree, have long held a special place in the history of bush racing in New South Wales. The popular meeting combines more than a century of sporting tradition with a deeply entrenched community spirit that continues today. The Talmoi meeting is the third and final leg of bush
‘Pedro’ Taunton honoured with life membership of Mallawa Picnic Race Club
PETER Taunton, the man widely known as ‘Pedro’, was honoured with life membership of the Mallawa Picnic Race Club at round two of bush racing’s Golden Triangle on Saturday. Taunton, a hardworking committee member who was this year instrumental in redesigning and reshaping the famous Mallawa racetrack, started farming in the district with his wife
Big Boars on Tour reunion planned for Moree, August 8
ON April 13, 1991, a busload of retired rugby league players from Moree jumped on a bus and took off to Deepwater for a day at the races. The cup that year was won by Johnny Berger’s Starbrook, ridden by Gary Baker, and some of these retired footballers had a nice little collect. The following
Business as usual at Mallawa for leading jockey Leandro Ribeiro
IT was business as usual for leading picnic jockey Leandro Ribeiro at Mallawa on Saturday, when the Brazilian expat brought home a winning double at round two of bush racing’s Golden Triangle. Ribeiro, who rides primarily for Connie Greig, has ridden 37 winners on the New South Wales picnic circuit this season, and teamed up
