There will be no crowd trackside on Monday or at the upcoming Chamber of Commerce race day but Dubbo Turf Club general manager Vince Gordon hopes the venue will be packed for the biggest meetings of the year.
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Restrictions have started to ease around the state as the coronavirus infection rate starts to slow but the temporary suspension of crowds at public events remains in place.
That means Dubbo Turf Club will again be empty for Monday's eight-race meeting while there will be no one outside selected participants at the next meeting on Friday, June 12.
That meeting will feature two of the major events on the Dubbo Turf Club schedule, the Silver Goblet and the Winter Country Classic Final.
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Monday's meeting will be the third Gordon and his team have run without members of the public present.
"But there's always good coverage and that encourages us to keep going," he said.
Monday's meeting is still expected to gain plenty of attention as it is the only meeting in the state that day.
Gordon remains hopeful the track will be packed later in the year for events like the $100,000 Dubbo Gold Cup and Derby Day.
"The Gold Cup is one of the ones we're targeting and that's in September," Gordon said.
"We'd love to have a crowd there but you'd have to think about you police things so it's all a lot of crystal ball stuff at the moment.
"The best thing we can do is ensure everyone stays safe and well."
There were reports this week Racing NSW CEO Peter V'Landys wants crowds back at race meetings on July 1.
That is the same date V'Landys, who is also the Australian Rugby League Commission chair, has targeted for crowds to return to NRL matches.
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Nick Guthrie
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
I started working at the Daily Liberal in 2013 and now hold the position of senior journalist. I cover all that's happening in sport in Dubbo and the wider western area and have a passion for doing so. If you've got a story that needs telling, reach out.
