The Omicron threat was subordinate to having a good time for the racegoers who descended on Quirindi for the Boxing Day meeting on Sunday.
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As the temperature crept into the low 30s, an estimated crowd of up to 800 celebrated the festive season under a piercing blue sky.
The Quirindi Jockey Club secretary manager, Ted Wilkinson, said he lost four staff members on Sunday morning after they had close contact with a person(s) who tested positive for COVID-19.
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He said the meeting was never in danger of being called off.
"I'm really happy with it," he said of the crowd. "Because COVID has been around for a while, and a lot of people are still scared to come out."
On the track, the Jane Clement-trained House Wins (Madeline Owen) won the Murrurundi Cup (2000m).
The other feature race, the Cactus Wilson Memorial (1100m), was won by the Krissie Simpkins-trained Twittersphere (Billy Cray).
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Mark Bode
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