The introduction of Trundle Night was a big success for the Parkes Harness Racing Club last year and a lot of effort has gone into ensuring Thursday's meeting is even better.
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Residents of the small community, 40 kilometres west of Parkes, flooded in for the inaugural Trundle Night and businesses were also keen to support the meeting.
This year looks set to be no different with the Parkes club receiving 102 nominations. They extended the meeting from the scheduled six races to eight and the fields for every one of them is full.
The town of Trundle has a proud history in harness racing with many top trainers, drivers and horses produced there.
Racing kicks off at 6.32pm tonight with the Trundle Services & Citizens Club Pace (2040m) and punters should overlook the run of Truly Miss Terious (Jason Turnbull) who ran nearer to last when last in town.
She made amends with a second placing at Bathurst last Friday night and, despite drawing the second row here, she is the one to beat.
Fantasy Level (Darryl Davis) mixes his form but is a smart customer when he is on song.
He was just beaten when second at Cowra on March 30 and has drawn to give a good sight again.
Owner Debbie Stephenson will be hoping her youngster, Big On Bling (Bernie Hewitt) can back up his strong win at Dubbo last Wednesday when he contests the Bob & June Stephenson Memorial 3yo Pace (2040m), a race sponsored by her husband Robert who is honouring his late parents.
The gelding is an improving type but will need to be as he comes up against some nice pacers including last start Parkes winner Max Is Back (David Harris) and former New Zealander, Forbes pacer Conical Hill (Jeff Brown) who has ran some handy placings of late.
Wendy Turnbull has her stable firing and one of her most consistent horses is Likeallofus (Emma Turnbull) which has drawn off the back row in the Bill & Linda Taylor Pace (1660m).
He was most impressive in winning here at Parkes on April 5 and, if the race is truly run tomorrow night, he will be right in the finish.
Rafferty Delights (Steve Maguire) has strung together smart wins at Canberra and Wagga and he too needs to come from the back row but has the ability to do so.
Smart Eugowra pacer, Burra Sullivan (Nathan Townsend) is returning from a six month layoff but he is the class runner in the Darriwell Stud Pace (1660m).
His form in Victoria was very good and the Jones family would be preparing for bigger things over the next few months with their stable star.
Trundle mare Big Hat (David Harris) hasn't had a lot of luck in recent starts but she gets back onto her favourite track and is above average.
Forbes pacer, Loch Lochy (Murray Sullivan) turned it all around when he scored a very strong win at Young on Sunday night.
He has been thrown into the Les & Millie Whatling Competitive Stakes (1660m) which is tightly restricted with conditions not normally framed around recent winners.
Local pacers, Three Point Turn (Nathan Townsend) and Valiant Lustre (David Harris) both have recent placings to their credit and are sure to finish in the money.
