For many people, it's the time of year to take a couple weeks off and relax. Not the racing industry, though.
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There's a stack of race meetings over the Christmas and New Year's Day period right throughout the state, including at Towac Park on December 28.
While the Christmas period has come and gone (for most) there's still plenty to look forward to headed towards 2024.
And if you are in the right part of the state, you may be saying sayonara to work for 2023 with a day at the races.
There were nine meetings throughout NSW, seven of those at country race tracks, on December 26 across a massive day of racing on Boxing Day.
Ballina, Inverell, Queanbeyan, Quirindi, Tumut, Wauchope, Wellington, Newcastle and Randwick all hosted meetings.
Racing NSW Country senior executive Michael Buckley said Boxing Day race meetings were well attended right around the state.
"Boxing Day is naturally one of the big community days for racing in NSW, particularly country racing," he said.
"They're days we see above regular patronage from people wanting to get trackside.
"There's always plenty to see for a sporing purist. You can be at the races but you can be watching the start of the Sydney to Hobart yacht race, you can be watching the Boxing Day Test - it is a good day to get everyone together."
Mr Buckley said there was a number of factors that make a date enticing for a race club.
If the day coincides with a feature meeting - like a Doncaster Mile or an Everest or a Melbourne Cup - in Sydney or Melbourne, that is a big tick.
Add in nice weather or a public holiday and then you've hit the trifecta.
"Whether it be in the autumn or in the spring, where they're now getting around the Golden Eagle or The Everest race day, clubs are wanting to try and have a race meeting as well so they can engage the crowd," Buckley said.
"And naturally when the weather's better as well, it's more conducive to getting better crowd numbers.
"We see the Easter period, Christmas-New Year period and then any sort of pubic holiday throughout the year as days where there's always interest and demand from country clubs to host a race meeting."
Racing Orange
Towac Park will play host to its Oriana New Year Celebration on Thursday, December 28.
It's a full TAB meeting with race one jumping from 2.05pm. Gates open at Towac Park from 1pm.
Tickets are available at 123tix.com.au or general entry at the gate.
Strong fields have been accepted for all seven races, with the final race to jump at 5.45pm.
RACE DAYS
Thursday, December 28
Towac Park, Orange
Nambucca River Jockey Club, Bowraville: Phillip Hughes Memorial race day
Racing Orange: New Year Celebration
Gosford Race Club: Belle Of The Turf Race Day
Friday, December 29
Canberra Racing Club: Clan O'Sullivan Race Day
Coffs Harbour Racing Club: Summer Cup Race Day
Saturday, December 30
Corowa Race Club: Holiday Celebrations Meet
Gilgandra Jockey Club: New Year's Racing Carnival
Kembla Grange: Kembla Grange Race Day
Royal Randwick: Royal Randwick Race Day
Sunday, December 31
Shoalhaven City Turf Club, Nowra: New Year's Eve Race Day
Gosford Race Club: New Year's Eve Race Day
Monday, January 1
Gundagai-Adelong Racing Club: New Year's Day Races
Inverell Jockey Club: New Year's Day Races
Canterbury Park: Kia New Year's Day
Tuesday, January 2
Manning Valley Race Club, Taree: Harrington Cup Day
Wednesday, January 3
Kembla Grange: Kembla Grange Race Day
Thursday, January 4
Muswellbrook Race Club: TAB Race Day
Friday, January 5
Ballina Jockey Club: TAB Race Day
Murrumbidgee Turf Club, Wagga Wagga: TAB Race Day
Canterbury Park: Kia Friday Night Racing
Saturday, January 6
Queanbeyan Racing Club: TAB Race Day
Wyong Race Club: Wyong Race Day
Royal Randwick: Royal Randwick Race Day
Sunday, January 7
Gilgandra Jockey Club: Gilgandra Cup
Lismore Turf Club: Summer Sunday Racing