The Murrumbidgee Turf Club is keen to recognise the Wantabadgery wonder, who won 11 Group One races in a brilliant international career cut short by injury.

"I'm pretty excited," Angland said.

"Obviously I missed it last year and Wagga's always been a good carnival. Being a local boy and growing up in Wagga, it's good to get back there."

Angland claimed his hometown feature in 2018, before his life was turned upside down later that year in a horrific fall in Hong Kong.

The accident left him a quadriplegic but Angland's spirit since has inspired many.

The MTC last year introduced the Tye Angland Medal for the leading hoop at the carnival and chief executive Steve Keene is thrilled he'll be trackside.

"We're quite honoured to have Tye Angland coming down," Keene said.

"This will be the second year that we've run the medal in his honour.

"We wanted to celebrate his career. Being a Wagga boy, the Wagga carnival is the perfect way to do that and it was really successful last year."

At this stage, the MTC is full steam ahead towards the May 1 Gold Cup, despite the chaos being wreaked by the coronavirus pandemic.

"We'll see what the government and Racing NSW directives are (between now and May) but at this stage it's all systems go," Keene said.

Angland thanked the MTC and William Farrer Hotel publican, David Barnhill, for introducing the medal.

He said the generosity he's been shown over the past year has been overwhelming.

"I think that's the biggest thing it's taken me to get used to, the support that everyone's shown," he said.

"The racing community has definitely come together and they've been great for me and my family."

Earlier this year, his good mate Ryan Robertson raised more than $35,000 by swimming the Rottnest Channel in WA.

Angland said it was 'pretty incredible' to witness what the Wagga teacher went through.

Angland began a television commentary career last spring and expects to continue that association with Channel Seven in the autumn.

But, coronavirus-permitting, all roads will lead to Wagga in the first week of May, where his dominant 2018 win aboard Life Less Ordinary remains a memorable achievement.

"Ever since I started riding I wanted to win the Wagga Cup and yeah I was lucky enough to tick that off a couple of years ago. I was pretty proud of that. It was a really good carnival for myself actually," he said.

"Obviously things have changed now but to be able to come down and still be a part of it is good."