Winners a grinners. . . . Trifecta winners Geoff Scully (left), of Invercargill, and Glenn "Scooter" Reid, of Queenstown. The duo are part of a syndicate which netted $4800 at last year's Omakau trots so they said the Pressure was on. When the OTago...
Go you good thing . . . Alexandra residents Bryan and Dianne King (front) watch the progress of their pick in race 6 at the Omakau trots. PHOTO: LYNDA VAN KEMPEN
Picnic atmosphere . . . Spacious grounds at Omakau meant ample room for the 5000-strong crowd. PHOTO: LYNDA VAN KEMPEN
Top effort . . .Antonia MacDonald and Coupefield were the winners of the hack race at the Omakau gallops. PHOTO: LYNDA VAN KEMPEN
Enjoying the sunshine . . . Studying the action were (back, from left) Mark Glanville, of Clyde, Paula Perkins, of Alexandra, Paula and Shaun O'Connor, of Riversdale, and Wayne Perkins, of Alexandra. Nicosha O'Connor (13), of Riversdale and Ethan...
Racing this time . . . The hack race was one of highlights of the Omakau Gallops and it was won by Gallop South starting gate staff member Antonia MacDonald, of Dunedin. PHOTO: LYNDA VAN KEMPEN
Colour my world . . . Caitlin Anderton (7, left) , of Wingatui, and Britney (8) of Otautau, were entrants in the colouring competition at the Omakau gallops. PHOTO: LYNDA VAN KEMPEN
Staking their claim . . . Punters at the Omakau gallops queue to palce their bets. PHOTO: LYNDA VAN KEMPEN
Photos are by Lynda Van Kempen and prints are available from otagoimages.co.nz.