Decker, the eight-year-old bay gelding trained by Jerilderie’s Ross Purcell took out the Elders Hay Cup at the annual spring race day on Saturday.

Josh Curtis, son of racing royalty Allan Curtis and Lisa Gee, is part of the Purcell stable of trainers and was at the track on Saturday.

The 2023 Tapper Agri Hay Races were a roaring success.

Amidst the spectacular Fashions on the Fields, marquees which were sold out within the first week of sale, reunions and special events held, was some outstanding racing and considerable prize money on offer.

The combination of jockey Connor Murtagh and trainer Craig Weeding proved to be widely successful, with the pair cleaning up four wins, including the $20,000 Tapper Agri Services Hay Cup.