CHAMPION Sydney jockeys Tommy Berry and Nash Rawiller will be special guests at this year's Wagga Gold Cup carnival.
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Berry has confirmed he will ride on both days of next month's carnival, while Rawiller is locked in for Wagga Gold Cup day.
Both jockeys will also be guest speakers at various Murrumbidgee Turf Club (MTC) functions over the two days.
Berry, currently second on the Sydney metropolitan jockey's premiership, will return for the first time since his triumph on Abdon in the 2019 Wagga Gold Cup.
MTC chief executive Steve Keene was rapt to see jockeys like Berry never hesitate when committing to the Wagga carnival.
"He's one of the premier jockeys at the moment in Sydney so it's great to get a jockey of his calibre to come down and commit early each year," Keene said.
"It helps the carnival's profile."
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Berry's win on Abdon in 2019 was his first Wagga Gold Cup triumph after years of trying, while a Town Plate victory still eludes him.
He dedicated his Gold Cup win to his good mate Tye Angland in 2019, not long after his Hong Kong race fall that left him a quadriplegic.
In heartening news for race goers, Angland will return to the Wagga Gold Cup carnival this year for the first time since his fall.
He will be on hand to present the Tye Angland Medal to the leading jockey over the two big days of the carnival.
"It will be the first time since he rode Life Less Ordinary to win (in 2018) that he will be back on course at Wagga," Keene said.
"Being a local lad, a lot of people will get a great kick out of having him home.
"It's great that he's able to be there and present the medal on the day. We're really looking forward to it.
The Tye Angland Medal, sponsored by William Farrer Hotel, is awarded to the rider with the most jockey's challenge points over Town Plate and Gold Cup day.
Leading Southern District jockey Blaike McDougall has won the medal in the first two years.
The Gold Cup carnival is shaping as a big one for the MTC this year, after the general public was shut out of the 2020 running due to COVID-19.
All hospitality for Wagga Gold Cup day is sold out, with only general admission available.
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