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By ABC Riverland/Matt Stephens/Sophie Landau/Sam Bradbrook
Two small towns in South Australia’s Mallee are celebrating the return of the region’s only horse racing event after it was controversially axed last year.
The Mindarie-Halidon races attracts more than 1,000 punters to the two towns, with a combined population of around 50 people, a fixture of SA Racing for 107 years.
Issues with the condition of the track and sorting a club committee to organise the event led to Racing SA taking if off the calendar for 2022 and beyond.
Community members launched a petition to save the event in March, with Racing SA yesterday confirming the races would not only return this September but remain a permanent fixture in years to come.
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