All-conquering mare Frith relinquished her crown as NSW Horse of the Year to Beautide, but was unanimously voted as the Aged Mare of the Year.

The honours comes after Frith was named Australian Mare of the Year.

Shes A Runa was named Three Year Old Filly of the Year, with the NSW Oaks winner receiving 46 per cent of the votes.

Wagga was beaten by Dubbo in the Carnival of Cups Level 1 award, but West Wyalong claimed the honours in the Carnival of Cups Level 3 category.

West Wyalong beat out Cootamundra and Cowra for the award.

Paul Kahlefeldt had five horses he bred or owns nominated for awards, and while none of the horses he owns were successful in their respective age groups, he did come away with an award.

Kahlefeldt, through Redbank Lodge Standardbreds, won the award for outstanding service to the breeding industry.

The Redbank Lodge Standardbreds-bred Bamako Mail claimed Two Year Old Filly of the Year honours.

Elaine Sullivan and Kevin Wheatley were recognised for the lengthy efforts in the industry on the night.

Both were given NSW Volunteer Appreciation awards.

The luck didn't stop there with Wagga's Tony Harrington coming home with a new car.

Harrington won the Carnival of Cups promotion for a Toyota Yaris.

Former Ganmain horsewoman KerryAnn Turner was recognised for training and driving 100 winners last season, announced as one of 11 Tabcorp Centurions.

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FOUR years off the track didn't prove a hindrance for Brancore Major at Wagga on Friday night.

The seven-year-old hadn't raced since December 2011, but led all the way to win the Village Jolt Pace.

A soft palate problem and the tendency to pull left owner Ross Pike frustrated and he was sent to David Heinjus for a spell.

Years later Heinjus worked up the gelding before convincing Bruce Harpley to train the gelding.

Harpley has only had the gelding for eight weeks, and if it wasn't for his daughter Madison the win never would have occurred.

"Donny" has become the stable favourite of the 13-year-old and she convinced her father to persevere with the son of Art Major.

Standing just under 18 hands, the big horse's strength is almost too much for Harpley, but Madison wasn't to be denied.

She made her father watch videos of his previous runs looking to see what gear he wore and was determined to keep him, so Harpley agreed.

"I was half amused and gave into her basically, and if it wasn't for her I would have sent him home," Harpley said.

"He can run, but he's very aggressive and in the seven weeks I think I'd sacked him four times.

"I tried everything on him but just couldn't control him.

"I've never had a horse like him, he pulls harder than anything I've ever had anything to do with, but he's got the kindest nature and it's like he doesn't know how strong he is."

Harpley said he was "virtually vomiting" trying to hold him when working at home, but a piece of gear has helped alleviate the problem.

Although not approved to be worn when racing, a cotton net muzzle calms the seven-year-old and makes him manageable.

He wore it before racing on Friday night and didn't pull during the run.

If he can keep his head, Harpley believes Brancore Major has a few more wins left in him.

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HARNESS Racing NSW chief executive John Dumesny will meet with concerned North Wagga residents over Wagga's new harness racing track.

Dumesny, Wagga chief executive officer Graeme White and a delegate of officials will meet with residents November 17.

The impact on the track being built in a flood plain on Cartwrights Hill will be the main topic of discussion.

The Wagga track is planned to be built like Bathurst's which was officially opened on October 19.

However, inconsistencies in the track forced a meeting last Wednesday to be abandoned.

Harness racing returned to Bathurst last night.

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AFTER two second placings on her return, Soo Special greeted the judge first at Shepparton on Thursday night.

Spending nine months off the track following a race fall at Canberra, which broke her jaw, the Shaun-Snudden mare won in a mile rate of 1:57.1.

Winning her first start before falling in January, Soo Special had to do it the hard way.

Sitting outside leader Highly Persuasive, the daughter of Sutter Hanover sprinted away to score a 4.5-metre victory.

She wasn't the only horse with Riverina connections to win on the night with Supreme Genes also successful.

Brought out from New Zealand by the Kahlefeldt family, the David Aiken-trained gelding has won three races from six starts in Australia.

Thursday's win was his second successive, after winning at Echuca the previous week.

He mile rate of 1:56.9 took almost two seconds off his best time.

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THE Riverina's Tim Doherty, Michael Day Jnr and Martelle Maguire all came away from Menangle's Fisher Ghost meeting on Sunday with a winner.

Day and Maguire combined with Cardinial Rule to win the Blue Blood Pace.

The 11-year-old was having his third start for Day after two down the track performances, but clocked a fast mile rate of 1:53.7.

The win was his 18th from 121 starts.

The son of Stature also has 31 other minor placings to his name.

Day also finished third in the race driving Bullzeye Lobell.

After being placed in her four starts after finishing eighth behind Frith in the group one Breeders Crown, Paradise Ranch also returned the winners' list at Menangle.

In a race for trainers that hadn't won at Menangle, the Tim Doherty-trained mare scored a 4.4-metre victory.

The win was her first since March and has remained in the care of Doherty's brother-in-law Jarrod Alchin, who drove her on Sunday.

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NOMINATIONS for the MIA Breeders Plate close on November 7.

The Leeton Harness Racing Club has altered the conditions for the $25,000 Listed feature.

The club has established a one-off $200 fee, which replaces a sustaining fee system.

In an attempt to get more horses coming for Leeton's biggest race, a float will again be given as a prize.

The float replaces the gig that has been the given to the winning trainer in previous years.

Heats worth $5000 will be run on December 26 before the final on January 1.

Tuesday night trials have also returned to Leeton.

The weeks where a race meeting is on the Tuesday, trials will be run on the Sunday morning prior.

Horses are to be nominated with the club the night before.

Trials will start on Tuesday nights at 6.30pm and Sunday mornings at 9am.

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WAGGA will host the last regular Friday afternoon meeting before summer tomorrow.

The eight-race card starts with a C0 at 1.14pm.

Friday afternoon racing will be replaced by Tuesday night racing.

The move is aimed at avoiding racing during the hottest part of the day and increasing the space between meetings in the Riverina.

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HARNESS racing returns to Griffith on Tuesday, with a non-TAB meeting to be run.

Since Griffith's return in 2011 the club has run a meeting on Melbourne Cup day.

Tuesday's meeting is a seven-race program with the first race at 1.10pm.

Three heats will be run for C0 and C1 pacers with the finals to run at Griffith's cup meeting on November 16.