On Monday August 5 Forbes Jockey Club will be conducting the Bankstown Sports Club Forbes Cup thoroughbred race meeting for Country Racing NSW and celebrating 24 years association with Bankstown Sports Club.
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This will be the 158th year of the Forbes Cup and the Forbes Jockey Club. Forbes residents can show their support to Forbes Jockey Club and our sponsors by attending the day and boosting our numbers.
Admission is free, but Forbes Can Assist will man the gates and would be very grateful for donations. There will be bar and canteen facilities on course with the canteen being operated by Forbes Junior Rugby League.
The club has had an excellent association with all our sponsors and their supporters. Sponsors from afar and local are IGT, City Club Group Sydney and Stockton, Aristocrat Technologies.
Long-term local support has been received from Shead and Nicholson, Daikin, Seeley International, Lawrence and Hanson/ Auslec and Forbes Services Memorial Club where Forbes Jockey Club host the very popular Calcutta on the Sunday night prior to the race meeting.
What a treat Forbes Jockey Club have in store for our sponsors and all the lucky punters and supporters who attend the Calcutta on Sunday night 4 August 2019 at the Forbes Services Memorial Club with doors open at 6pm for a 6.30 pm start.
Forbes Jockey Club committee are extremely pleased and excited to invite a guest who has a huge following throughout Australia. Sharing the committee's excitement is leading SKY personality and presenter Dave Carlson who is compere on the night.
The guest we have is from our own backyard. He is one of the leading greyhound trainers in the country.
He and his wife are very successful greyhound breeders. His name Raymond "Jack" Smith. What an interview it will be especially with the recent success of the Jack Smith trained greyhounds.
Thoroughbred racing will see two interstate race callers attending the night and both have been regular guests of the Forbes Jockey Club namely Josh Flemming Queensland and Adam Crettenden Victoria.
And NSW will be well represented by the voice of the Central District Racing Association with international experience, Forbes very own Colin Hodges OAM. What great, interesting stories this trio can relate.
All three are successful tipsters. So, all those attending Sunday night's Calcutta should look forward to an enjoyable day on Monday August 6 for the Bankstown Sports Club Forbes Cup.
President of Forbes Jockey Club Inc John Rennick invited several dignitaries and so far, those attending will be Dr. Saranne Cooke, Board Member Racing NSW and her husband Jason, Mayor of Forbes Phyllis Miller OAM and Max Walker Central District Racing Association Delegate Racing NSW Country.
Forbes racetrack is in excellent shape and should be a picture on race day. Visitors to the Forbes Racecourse will notice several improvements to facilities and equipment.
The heritage grandstand has been completely renovated and improved and should stand for another 150 years. Two toilets have been constructed closer to the grandstand.
Thanks to Bathurst Thoroughbred Racing and Racing NSW Country "new" barrier stalls are being used and will promote Forbes and Forbes Jockey Club's major sponsors around Australia and the world.
Forbes Jockey Club Incorporated held two very successful thoroughbred race meetings in 2018 and through public demand an application was made to Racing NSW to have another TAB meeting.
This application was lodged, and the date requested is Saturday March 21, 2020. To date no official notification has been received as to the success of the application.
Our budget for 2019/2020 included the race meeting but that was removed by Racing NSW. Great attendance at this meeting can only help the club's submission.
