Country classic: the 2025 Walcha Cup

The Walcha Cup is staged at Walcha Racecourse in Walcha, Australia, on February 7, 2025.

Transcript

00:00Now, you guys have been here before, haven't you?

00:17Yes, we're regulars at the races.

00:19This is a great event, an annual event for Volker, isn't it?

00:22What does it mean to the community?

00:24Oh, I think it's one of the events that probably brings the most people into town

00:27and brings money into our businesses so everybody stays.

00:30It hasn't been a nightmare.

00:32Chris and Christy Reid, is that right? And you're from Bendemere, are you?

00:35Yeah.

00:36Have you been to this event before?

00:38Yeah, I usually come every year.

00:39And what's the most special part about this race meeting?

00:42Oh, it's just the one-off for the year and it's big.

00:46All the locals come together.

00:48It's a great spot, under the trees, it's always nice and cool.

00:51Yeah, do you get the chance to catch up with people that maybe you haven't seen for a while?

00:55Yeah, we get to have a lot of people we know.