Victoria's View | 15 July 2025

Hiya Hinchinbrook Shire! This past weekend was so packed with events that it was difficult to make it to them all, but rest assured, I tried my best. Thank you to all who sent in reports on the events I couldn't get to!

I took my mother out to the races and we enjoyed the sunshine and the horses at the Ingham Gold Cup. So many beautiful people out in their race-day best, I know the Fashion On The Fields competition was just as fierce as the horse racing! I didn't place any bets myself, but in hindsight, maybe I should have. My mother and I had a little friendly competition between us, and our picks kept coming in the top 3. I guess we knew how to pick them! I greatly enjoy most horse sports, and I am happy I got to share the memories of my first horse races with my wonderful mother.

I also had a quick moment to visit the Conroy Hall Markets after Parkrun on Saturday, and it was quaint with some stalls inside the hall and some outside. Many talented stallholders let me take their pictures for my next market feature (coming soon!). I picked up a little sponge cake and it was so soft and fluffy, I enjoyed it as a post-Parkrun pick-me-up.

Victoria

Fun Fact: champion racehorse Winx's filly by stallion Pierro sold for a world record $10 million in 2024. The sale set an all-time southern hemisphere record for a thoroughbred yearling, doubling the $5 million paid for Black Caviar's half-brother in 2013.

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