Bathurst’s Racing NSW Country Showcase meeting next week is not only certain to attract plenty of horses of the highest calibre, it has also attracted one of the biggest names in the sport.
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Champion jockey Jim Cassidy will be in attendance next Friday when Bathurst’s Tyers Park offers up the most prizemoney it ever has.
“I am hoping that it is going to be a very strong day of racing,” Bathurst Thoroughbred Racing general manager Michelle Tarpenning said.
“We are very happy to be part of the showcase of racing and privileged as a club to be involved in the lead up to the Championships.
“For Bathurst to be chosen...is very humbling.”
If the $275,000 which is up for grabs was not a big enough boost for the meeting in itself, Cassidy will be in attendance
To have Jim Cassidy as our ambassador is a great coup.
- Michelle Tarpenning
The man affectionately known as ‘Pumper’ is one of three jockeys to have ridden 100 Group One winners.
His resume includes a pair of Melbourne Cup victories, the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate.
“To have Jim Cassidy as our ambassador is a great coup,” Tarpenning said.
“Every year we look to have an ambassador who is an identity in racing and has great stories to tell – he’s certainly a colourful character.”
The Bathurst Cup (1800m) is the main event.