MURRUMBIDGEE Turf Club hope to get council approval for their $6.8 million stable complex within the next 'four to six weeks'.
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MTC chief executive Steve Keene expects to get an answer in July.
"Council came back to us with a number of questions and we have 28 days to answer that, which we're a couple of weeks into," Keene said.
"We should have an answer in the next four to six weeks. I don't think we'll have too many issues."
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WHILE owners are welcome back at Randwick this Saturday, there is no word on they could be welcome back on track in country areas.
MTC chief executive Steve Keene said Wagga has been pinpointed as a potential venue to experiment with an ease in restrictions.
"We're talking to Racing NSW and obviously owners are allowed back at Randwick on Saturday," Keene said.
"MTC has been earmarked as a potential place to test some of the easing of restrictions. We'll know more in coming weeks."
You would think with the lack of positive coronavirus cases in the country, it might be the starting point for such easing in restrictions.
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EXCITING Corowa three-year-old Front Page is bound for Wangaratta on Thursday.
Trainer Geoff Duryea originally had plans to start Front Page at Wagga on Friday or Flemington on Saturday, but has opted for the $31,500 Benchmark 64 Handicap (1170m) at Wangaratta.
Lewis German replaces Jordan Mallyon for the ride.
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ALBURY trainer Mitch Beer has set his sights on another Highway victory with talented mare Princess Cordelia.
Beer enjoyed Highway success with Princess Cordelia at Rosehill in November and is keen to have another crack with the four-year-old mare.
She tuned up for the city trip with a third placing in Benchmark 66 grade at Albury on May 15.
Princess Cordelia is drawn barrier 13 in the Class Three Handicap (1100m) with Brenton Avdulla booked to ride.
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ALBURY jockey Brodie Loy has set his sights on the 100-win milestone for the season.
Loy registered his 70th winner for the season at Canberra on Wednesday when steering Fever Tree ($11) home for the Barbara Joseph, Paul and Matt Jones team.
Loy has already surpassed his previous best for a season, 58 winners, and wants to reach triple figures by the end of the season on July 31.
"My first goal was to beat my previous best which I have been able to achieve," Loy told The Border Mail.
"So now I want to raise the bar and try and get to the 100.
"I've been working hard and clocking up plenty of kilometres riding in the bush while being based in Sydney."
There can be no doubting Loy's commitment of late. He rode at Canberra on Wednesday and has rides at Wellington on Thursday and Wagga on Friday.
"I obviously need 31 winners and I've looked at the calendar and marked 38 meetings that I want to ride at," he said.
"So it's going to be touch and go but with a bit of luck I should be able to give it a decent nudge."
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PRIZEMONEY will return to their previous levels at the beginning of next month.
Racing NSW chairman Russell Balding AO this week announced that prizemoney will be restored to the pre-COVID-19 levels as of July 1.
In the country, that means prizemoney for each race at full TAB meetings will jump back up to $22,000 from $20,000.
"Collectively, the industry has done a great job at ensuring that racing has continued during these uncertain times. Industry participants across all sectors complied with the very strict and successful bio-security measures adopted by Racing NSW, which were critical to enabling racing to continue during COVID-19," Balding said.
"This in turn meant that wagering turnover, which is the main source of funding for prizemoney, was not as adversely impacted as initially feared, such that Racing NSW is in the financial position to be able to restore prizemoney levels much sooner than expected.
"It is important that the thoroughbred racing industry is able to move forward with confidence. Restoration of prizemoney levels to their pre-COVID-19 levels, to be distributed to the industry participants who continued to put on racing during COVID-19, enables those participants to plan their future with confidence."
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Albury Racing Club will persevere with racing on Boxing Day for a second successive year.
Racing NSW offered the club the choice of racing on either Melbourne Cup day or Boxing Day this year.
Despite only attracting an average crowd of 500 for its inaugural Boxing Day meeting last year, the club believes the festive holiday has the most potential for growth.
"From a strictly financial viewpoint, Boxing Day has the most potential," club chief executive officer Steve Hetherton told The Border Mail.
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RACING NSW's zones system will undergo a significant change, effective immediately.
Jockeys were informed on Wednesday that Racing NSW will be lifting some of the restrictions surrounding where they can ride.
The north and south zones will cease to exist, but country jockeys will still be unable to ride at metropolitan meetings. Metropolitan jockeys will also be not allowed to ride at country tracks.
The change will allow metropolitan jockeys to ride at provincial meetings, where they will be segregated from their peers who previously rode in either the northern or southern zones.
Interstate jockeys are still not allowed to compete in NSW, or must isolate for 14 days before doing so.
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WHAT'S ON
GALLOPS
Friday: Wagga (TAB)
Tuesday: Corowa (TAB)
TROTS
Friday: Wagga (TAB)
Tuesday: Leeton (TAB)
DOGS
Sunday: Temora (TAB)
