Harness Racing NSW has announced an easing of its regionalisation measures and Dubbo Harness Racing Club will benefit.
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From Monday Bathurst will no longer be the only track in the western region hosting meetings, as racing gets set to return to Dubbo, Young and Parkes.
Regionalisation was came into effect during March as the coronavirus threatened to put a stop to the industry.
The measures prevented trainers from sending their horses outside of their own zone, and in the western region Bathurst was the only track hosting events.
Racing can return to the three other tracks from Monday while HRNSW also announced country trainers can travel to Menangle Saturday meetings from July 13, and by July 1 all restrictions will be removed, allowing trainers to send their horses to any track they wish.
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Bathurst-based Steve Turnbull, one of the most well-known trainers in the industry, was delighted to start targeting Menangle events again while he said the opening of more tracks was a massive plus for those trainers struggling to find appropriate races.
"Our tighter assessed horses are only getting a run only every two to three weeks so that's going to be really good," he said.
"We've all got horses who like racing in the bush on the smaller tracks and that will be a good change.
"We've been getting a bit slack on the travelling part. The only worry is if we're only racing for $4,000 then you've got the travel costs on top of that, but in saying that guys from Parkes and Dubbo have had to travel here racing for less money."
The removal of restrictions still comes with strict measures being taken at tracks to ensure everyone's safety.
"Established COVID-19 Protocols will be retained at all tracks until such time as rescinded by NSW Health," the statement from HRNSW said.
"HRNSW will monitor health concerns and continue to follow the lead of Government in respect of the COVID-19 pandemic."