Trots is back

Eight races will be staged at Warragul’s first trots meeting for 2019 on Wednesday afternoon.

It will be an early start for the card, with the first race at 11.41am and the last event run by 4pm.

A morning melodies concert, staged for the first time by the Warragul Harness Racing Club, has attracted good bookings and will be staged before racing begins.

There are some smaller fields throughout the day, but the meeting has attracted support from locals. Even trainers from the state's western district will head across to compete.

Top horseman Gavin Lang got away to a flying start in the Warragul driver's premiership with five winners at the meeting on December 23, and has a strong hand again with four drives on Wednesday.

Lang is bringing some of his own horses to compete at the meeting, and will also drive the impressive last start Warragul winner “Just Anything” in the Trotters Handicap for local trainer Michael Hughes.

Veteran 11-year-old pacer “Astronaut”, who first raced at Warragul in June 2010, is running in the last race on Wednesday.

Wednesday's meeting is part of a busy week of racing locally - there will also be greyhound racing at Logan Park on Thursday afternoon followed by the big Warragul Cup card at the dogs on Saturday, January 12.