Since the Southland club's withdrawal from the group, both organisations have completely overhauled their staffing structures.
Under the changes, popular Invercargill trainer Jo-Ann Gordon has been appointed to handle the day-to-day administration of Gallop South.
Kirsty Robertson, of Mosgiel, would handle the organisation's race-day secretarial duties, Gallop South chairman Peter Grant said.
Though the Southland club's exit is not official until the next Gallop South AGM, it effectively withdrew from the administrative organisation in July because it had become disillusioned with its direction.
Before the Southland club's departure, the Gallop South board had already signalled it was eyeing a possible staffing restructure.
Gordon said she was excited about her new venture and expected her new role to complement her work as a trainer.
She brings a decent amount of administrative experience at club level to the role, as well as vast hands-on experience with horses and knowledge of racing.
Despite the split between the Southland Racing Club and Gallop South, Gordon believes it is in the best interests of the Southern racing industry for all clubs to work together.
''For us to survive down here, we have all got to be helping each other. Even though the Southland Racing Club has pulled out, we all still have to help each other,'' she said.
The question arose of whether a trainer administering meetings at which she could have runners presented a conflict of interest. Peter Grant ran it past the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) legal team, who were satisfied it was not a problem, he said.
All the club's nominations and collating of fields were handled by NZTR so there was no cause for concern, Grant said.
Gordon said that largely, she would be working collaboratively with individual club officials and NZTR, which would avoid any potential conflicts.
The Southland Racing Club hopes to finalise its employment arrangements at a meeting tonight.
It intended to handle its own administration and racing services, president Sean Bellew said.
It had already contracted a marketing manager but the appointments of a racing manager and other staff were yet to be finalised.
Former Gallop South employee Jason Spencer is widely tipped to take a position in the club's new administrative structure, but that was not able to be confirmed, Bellew said.
