TALK ABOUT A ROLLERCOASTER FEW MINUTES Exclusive Richard Callender https://www.racenet.com.au/.../why-the-delay--surely... What a roller coaster of emotions it was for gun Wyong trainer Damien Lane. Damien saddled up the favourite Tidal Impact in the $200,000 Wellington Boot as well as Sonnet Star in the famous colours of Vinery Stud. The big fella positioned up right over my left shoulder and when Tidal Impact went up in the gates and was subsequently scratched it was a few

Covid restrictions have forced Wellington Race Club to reluctantly cancel the traditional luncheon at the Hermitage Hill Wellington Boot race meeting on Sunday March 28. “Because of the larger than usual number of jockeys who will be riding at the Boot, the tea rooms which host the luncheon will be used as the male jockeys’ room,” race club secretary Dale Jones said. “The club explored a number alternatives to allow it to hold the luncheon elsewhere on the racecourse, but cov

For the past 40 years, autumn in Wellington has been known as Boot Time, but this year it is Re-Boot Time. The town is gearing up for the 41st Hermitage Hill Wellington Boot Carnival on Saturday March 27 and Sunday March 28, with crowds allowed back on Wellington Racecourse after the Covid 19 lockdown last year meant the race was run without any racegoers at the track. However, while Covid restrictions have eased, crowd caps are still in place so a limited number of people wi