Cover photo: Jocelyn Omand JLO Photography
By Andrew Smith
A book celebrating the club’s history and a visit from legendary trainer Peter Moody have the Twin Hills Race Club primed for what could possibly be their biggest ever race meeting.
The remote Central Queensland club will celebrate its 100th anniversary with its annual two-day meeting on Friday and Saturday.
Around 2,000 people are expected to flock to the racetrack, which sits around 140 kilometres from the nearest town, Clermont.
Twin Hills Race Club president Warren Connelly said the finishing touches were being put on the venue after months of preparations to get the track and surrounding area ready for the big two-day event.
“The grounds are nice and tidy, and we’ve got all the marquee tents up now, and the track is looking really good, we are just dragging it now to get a nice crispy surface,” Connelly said.
“We’ve had a very kind person donate a water truck, and they are driving and laying water around all the roads to keep all the dust down, which you can imagine a place 134 kilometres from the nearest town that dust is going to be a thing!
“The weather here was quite cool this morning, so we’re hoping it’ll be nice, and hopefully will be lovely weather for racing.
“The Twin Hills Raceday is the major event in our Shire for people getting together, so it’s good to be able to have the races for the amazing community we have.
“It’s a big thing for the people selling the outfits, the fuel stations, the caterers, whatever you like – it’s wonderful how it all pulls together.”