A boom crowd of just over 2000 made the Way Out West race meeting hosted by the North Gregory Turf Club at Winton on Saturday one for the record books.
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Pictures by Sally Cripps
Locals said the last time there was such a crowd was for the Waltzing Matilda centenary in April 1995.
It was the national song that drew a similar crowd, thanks to the opening of the new Waltzing Matilda Centre, an event celebrated by thousands on Friday, and solidified by a four-day festival with music at its core.
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