While the oldies play, club will sort out the racing surface

Dec. 4, 2014, midnight

WODONGA racetrack is set to cash in on a major event and, at the same time, have a major makeover.

WODONGA racetrack is set to cash in on a major event and, at the same time, have a major makeover.

The Ulysses Motorcycle Club is expected to attract up to 6000 members at its annual general meeting at the course in March.

The track will be closed to horses for more than a fortnight with trainers having to float gallopers to Albury for work.

The closure will also be a window of opportunity for the club to widen the track, correct the camber near the outside rail and improve the surface.

The Wodonga and District Turf Club general manager, Tom OConnor, said the first stage of the work would start next month.

That will involve widening the home straight, he said.

The track itself is 20 metres wide for most of the course but the home straight narrows to 14metres.

In January, we will start seeding grass up to four metres inside the running rail.

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While the oldies play, club will sort out the racing surface