There is no doubt that is the best way to drink in the excitement and atmosphere of the race that stops a nation.

The club is staging a five-race meeting to coincide with the cup and plenty of space will be dedicated to the cup between local races.

What is more racegoers able to satisfy the strict COVID 19 protocols will be able to choose between the TAB and bookies as to where their wagers go.

The Taree meeting has races restricted to eight runners but with the nearest country venue to stage a meeting on the day being Tamworth the club should have full fields, unlike previous years when clubs closer were in competition for runners and jockeys.

The Taree card boasts $50,000 prizemoney with races being over 1600m for a Benchmark 50 race, a same benchmark race over 1250m,one a class 1 event over 1000m and two maiden races over 1000m and 1300m.

Nominations close on Wednesday and acceptances will be known on Friday.

Wauchope hobby trainer Ronald Broomhall saw his five-year-old gelding Maid A Quid have six starts and beaten a combined 58 lengths before four months after an operation seeing it win by 7.5 lengths at Wauchope.

What is more winning jockey Luke Rolls told him that the galloper may have a future as it could have won by further over the 1000m.

Broomhall is not getting carried away by the win as it was "a low class maiden".

"It would have cost me to barrier trial the horse but a few mates said why not start it in a race and earn some prizemoney," he said.

The galloper is lucky to be racing as Broomhall said it had been in a paddock at Telegraph Point "and hadn't been caught in 19 months.

"I put a head-stall on him, started to lunge him, and the more I tended to him the more I liked him.

"He is not very tall but real stocky and I nicknamed him bull.

"Grant Prosser (fellow Wauchope trainer) and I broke him in after I bought him for $5000.

"After he started racing I found out he was a roarer and jockey Matt Bennett recommended I get his wind problem fixed."

Maid a Quid was sent to a vet at Coffs Harbour and $3500 later after four months recuperating, the gelding had the Wauchope win just over a week ago.

And its naming came from an old saying given by his late father,Roly, who would return home after work an remark "made a quid" from the job.

Maid A Quid has banked $6900 so far.

Two Taree five-year-olds, mare Charmmebaby, trained by Bob Milligan; and gelding Standing Bear, trained by Tony Ball, fought out the finish of the $37,000 Jungle Juice Cup (1350m) at Newcastle on Monday.

In my column last week Ball said it would be great if the two got the quinella, only a half-length being between them.

Charmmebaby ($3.30), ridden by Grant Buckley, was slow out of the barriers, was well back early on the rails, then came with a big run to record her 6th win at her 23rd start.

Standing Bear ($7.50) won its fourth race at Taree's last meeting, Jeff Penza, having him just stalking the leaders, and it couldn't withstand the finish off Charmmebaby.

Milligan's son,Glen, said Buckley put in a 10 out of 10 ride..."she goes well for Grant."

Kempsey's Prima Stella ($21), trained by Rocky Simonetta, was always towards the rear and finished last.