1/65Jack Pateman, Joani-Lee Greenhalgh and Ben Simmonds. Picture: Gianni Francis
Ballina Boxing Day races 2022 | Photos
Hundreds flocked to the Ballina Jockey Club for the Boxing Day Race meet. See the 100+ familiar faces.
2/65Left to right: Jayden Ellis, Gabby Venn, Ashleigh Glenn, Tarnie Hilyard and Leah Meyer. Picture: Gianni Francis
3/65Front row left to right: Tia Woulfe, John Newton, Thomas Quinn. Back row left to right: Josie Forrest, Erin Quinn, Elizabeth Quinn, Grace Quinn and Brett Quinn. Picture: Gianni Francis
4/65Left to right: Chantel Olive, Brooke Kinna, Zoe Brown, Tayah Smith and Zoe Maguire. Picture: Gianni Francis
5/65Grace Quinn, Elizabeth Quinn, Erin Quinn and Josie Forrest. Picture: Gianni Francis
6/65Left to right: Stella White, Cait Gilligan, Luka Dalla-Libera, Georgia O’Connor, Annabelle Gover and Matilda Elliott. Picture: Gianni Francis
7/65Left to right: Georgia Everson, Zali Hill and Billie Reid. Picture: Gianni Francis
8/65Jack Smith and Brad Rowling. Picture: Gianni Francis
9/65Left to right: Logan Stewart, Sam Seccombe, Taj Edmunds, Charlie Martin and Hamish Torrens. Picture: Gianni Francis
10/65Riley Pettit and Darius Renwick. Picture: Gianni Francis
11/65Left to right: Sue Brady, Clay Kearney, Kylie Kearney, Rebecca Brady, Ben Brady, Mark Brady, Rod Dargie, Kimberly Dargie, Owen Dargie and Steele Dargie. Picture: Gianni Francis
12/65Left to right: Tarah Cunynghame, Milton Cunynghame, Robyn Cunynghame, Rebel Cunynghame, Carlos Guerreiro, Murray Cunynghame, Shae Hall and Kalki Rose. Picture: Gianni Francis
13/65Left to right: Lydia Pawlus, MJ Martinus, Mark Elsley, Tanner Muir and Jax Muir. Picture: Gianni Francis
14/65Kurt Orlanno, Taylor Sidney, Lachlan Jones, Lucy Sidney and Poppy Stevens. Picture: Gianni Francis
15/65Left to right: Hunter West, Brodie Johns and Noah Callan. Picture: Gianni Francis
16/65Gabby Bolger and Lily Smith. Picture: Gianni Francis
17/65Left to right: Nathan Smith, Ros Smith, Anita Sherwood, Peter Chambers and Wendy Smith. Picture: Gianni Francis
18/65Brooke Kinna, Nick Key and Shaun Browne. Picture: Gianni Francis
19/65Left to right: Lydia Payne, Leanne Walker, Drew Launders and Brodie Caddick. Picture: Gianni Francis
20/65Mate (horse), clerk of the course Ben Newton and Maverik (horse). Picture: Gianni Francis
21/65Left to right: Hunter Smith, Carrington Smith, Nathan Smith, Wendy Smith, Ella Johnson and Carter Smith. Picture: Gianni Francis
22/65From left to right: Natalie Johnston, Connor Johnston, Olivia Johnston, Mikaela Johnston and Nathan Johnston. Picture: Gianni Francis
23/65Leigh Asser and Elyse MacDonald. Picture: Gianni Francis
24/65Mark Simpkins, the bookie, at the Ballina Boxing Day races 2022. Picture: Gianni Francis
25/65From left to right: Adam Walsh, Barbara Walsh, Lara Morris, Indiana Finch, Despina Finch, Georgia Walsh, Paul Finch, Pheonix Finch, Sam Walsh, Natasha Merat and Andrew George. Picture: Gianni Francis
26/65Left to right: Kerry Grayndler, Olwyn Grayndler, Leanne Coy, Wayne Bennett and Eddie Grayndler. Picture: Gianni Francis
27/65Jeff Conroy, bookie. Picture: Gianni Francis
28/65From left to right: Morgan, Rhianna Rudgley, Will Callen, Holly Rudgley and Benson Lockier. Picture: Gianni Francis
29/65From left to right: Debbie Livanos, Heidi Huber, Klaus Kerzinger and Rhonda Kerzinger. Picture: Gianni Francis
30/65Crowds at the Ballina Jockey Club celebrating Boxing Day family race day 2022. Picture: Cath Piltz
31/65Winning first place in race 2 at the Ballina Jockey Club on Boxing Day: Xuannu, 6-year-old black mare trained by Gold Coast-based Angela Plumb. Picture: Cath Piltz
32/65Crowds at the Ballina Jockey Club celebrating Boxing Day family race day 2022. Picture: Cath Piltz
33/656-year-old bay mare, Factorize, ridden by Ben Looker and trained by Grafton-based Jason Reilly at the 1260m Class: BM50, Handicap at Ballina Jockey Club on Boxing Day 2022. Picture: Cath Piltz
34/65Mum Cindy Packham with Charlotte, Isabelle, dad Michael and Wendy Ryder at the Ballina Jockey Club family race day on Boxing Day 2022. Picture: Cath Piltz
35/65Dexter Riley and Jazmyn McIntyre from Ballina/Lennox Head having a great time out at the Ballina Boxing Day family races. Picture: Cath Piltz
36/65Natasha and Emma Jackson with Darcy and Sara Hodges at the Ballina Jockey Club for Boxing Day races. Picture: Cath Piltz
37/65Jockey Chris Taylor with a fan after winning race 2 riding 6-year-old black mare, Xuannu – trained by Angela Plumb from the Gold Coast. Picture: Cath Piltz
38/65Out having a great time at the Ballina Jockey Club for Boxing Day 2022 are Lucas Hunnisett, Joseph Barnes and Lee Pagotto. Picture: Cath Piltz
39/65Ellen Peisley with Nate Woodward at the Ballina Jockey Club for family day races on Boxing Day 2022. Picture: Cath Piltz
40/65Mum Cindy Packham with Charlotte, Isabelle, dad Michael, and Wendy, Zoey, Ben and Mark Ryder at the Ballina Jockey Club family race day on Boxing Day 2022. Picture: Cath Piltz
41/65Fun in the sun at Ballina Jockey Club on Boxing Day 2022: Jarred, Hannah, and Cindy Graham. Picture: Cath Piltz
42/65Betty Lindsay has been coming to race meets for years. She is at the Boxing Day races at the Ballina Jockey Club celebrating family time, donning her best Christmas outfit to boot.
43/65Trainer Chris Manson with strapper Caitlyn Smith and their 6-year-old bay/brown gelding Seaczar – although not placing today, Seaczar was ridden by Danny Peisley on December 16 at Ballina, winning $30,000 in the Westlawn Country Boosted Maiden Handicap. Picture: Cath Piltz
44/65Having a great day out at Ballina Jockey Club on Boxing Day 2022 are: Annabelle Gover, Bridie Brown, Isaac Jones, Taneisha Duroux, Eva Rudgley and Stella White. Picture: Cath Piltz
45/65Strapper Tayla Poy and Shane Everson from Grafton, with Rioli, their eight-year-old bay gelding from New Zealand. Rioli placed first in race 1 of 6 on the day. Picture: Cath Piltz
46/65Strapper Tiarni Gamlin with three-year-old brown filly, Vandaceous. Trained by Own Glue in Ballina, Vandaceous placed second in race 3 at Ballina Boxing Day BM 50 HCP (1600m). Picture: Cath Piltz
47/65Susan and Sean Everson (strappers) with Alison Ostenfeld and six-year-old bay mare, Factorize – trained by Jason Reilly out of Grafton. Picture: Cath Piltz
48/65Having a fun day out at the Ballina Jockey Club on Boxing Day 2022 are: Rubie, Louis, and Shannon Shields and Jake Drobny. Picture: Cath Piltz
49/65Strapper Tayla Poy and Shane Everson from Grafton, with Rioli, their eight-year-old bay gelding from New Zealand. Rioli placed first in race 1 of 6 on the day. Picture: Cath Piltz
50/65Boxing Day at the Ballina Jockey Club pulled in the people for the first meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
51/65Boxing Day at the Ballina Jockey Club pulled in the people for the first meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
52/65Racing to the lead to take Race 3 at Ballina Jockey Club Boxing Day 1600m Class: BM50, Handicap is 7-year-old brown gelding, Subrunner – ridden by Tegan Harrison. Picture: Cath Piltz
53/65Boxing Day at the Ballina Jockey Club pulled in the people for the first meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
54/65Boxing Day at the Ballina Jockey Club pulled in the people for the first meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
55/65Boxing Day at the Ballina Jockey Club pulled in the people for the first meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
56/65Boxing Day at the Ballina Jockey Club pulled in the people for the first meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
57/65Boxing Day races at Ballina Jockey club brought in a healthy crowd for the first race meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
58/65Boxing Day races at Ballina Jockey club brought in a healthy crowd for the first race meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
59/65Boxing Day races at Ballina Jockey Club brought in a healthy crowd for the first race meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
60/65Boxing Day races at Ballina Jockey Club brought in a healthy crowd for the first race meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
61/65Boxing Day races at Ballina Jockey Club brought in a healthy crowd for the first race meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
62/65Boxing Day races at Ballina Jockey Club brought in a healthy crowd for the first race meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
63/65Boxing Day races at Ballina Jockey club brought in a healthy crowd with the first race meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
64/65Ballina Boxing Day Races brought people from up and down the coast to spend time with family and have a punt. Picture: Cath Piltz
65/65Boxing Day races at Ballina Jockey Club brought in a healthy crowd for the first race meet without Covid restrictions. Picture: Cath Piltz
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