Racing Orange has announced a 10-meeting season for 2017-2018 but for the first time in several years there will not be meeting on the first Tuesday in November.

Chairman of the board Campbell Hedley said attendances over the past two years had not been strong enough to hold the meeting this year.

“Our track attendances at that meeting have been a little bit disappointing over the past couple of years,” he said.

Hedley said it was a non-TAB meeting so Racing Orange had to rely on attendances and revenue at the track to run the day.

“We are heavily dependant on TAB revenue and revenue share,” he said.

“We decided against asking Racing NSW [for the Cup day meeting].

Hedley also said there were changes in the administration of the organisation.

He said they had parted ways with former executive officer Gavin Pilossof who joined Racing Orange in 2015.

Hedley said they wanted to spread the workload done by Pilossof over more people.

Sponsorship and administration manager Bree McMinn has taken on extra duties while a facilities manager is to start work soon.

McMinn said the Picnic Races on Saturday January 13 and the Orange Gold Cup, Friday April 18, would again be the biggest meetings.

The club is looking for a strong response from sponsors and the public for the Tradelink Tradies Day meeting on Friday, November 24.

McMinn said Towac Park would also host two trots meetings on January 21 and February 4 after the first events earlier this year.

“They did run well over the turf. It was well received," she said.

McMinn said local trainers were looking forward to the new season.

She said trainer Brad Draper had returned to Towac Park to train, bringing several horses to the facility for the coming season.

“[Orange] trainer Alison Smith, she thinks [Towac Park] is the best turf track in the Central West.”