THE 2021 Bedgerabong picnic meeting is on that Bathurst apprentice Will Stanley will long remember, and come next month the track is set to bring more highlights.
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It will signal the start of the picnics circuit for the year and trainers, jockeys, owners and race clubs around the western area are hoping for a successful few weeks and months ahead.
Connections and clubs were dealt a huge blow last year as more than half the scheduled picnics meetings around the state were abandoned due to the COVID pandemic.
The annual Bedgerabong meeting is scheduled for February 12, and has already sparked plenty of interest with 1500 of the 2000 allowed tickets sold.
The 2021 edition was one of few picnic events that went ahead, and it was memorable for a number of people in attendance.
Stanley was one of those as he had his first ride and won a maiden handicap with the Wanda Ings-trained Dot The Eye as a 17-year-old.
Putting the icing on the cake, Stanley then won the Bedgerabong Picnic Cup on Song One for Gilgandra trainer Bryan Dixon.
Another winner at Bedgerabong last year was the Brett Robb-trained and Maddison Wright-rideen On A Promise, which then went on to win the $50,000 Picnic Championship Final.
The $9000 Bedgerabong Picnic Cup (1400m) headlines the six-race meeting this year.
Following that race day, Saturday picnic meets are also scheduled for Condobolin (February 19), Yass (February 26 ) and Tottenham (March 5).
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