Horseracing returns to Cooma

Tight security measures were in place at Cooma on Saturday for the return of horseracing to the area.

The Sundowner Cup meeting was the the Monaro's first since the outbreak of equine influenza in August and about 3,000 people turned out for the annual gathering.
Although the south-east is part of the green zone which has been free of the virus, Cooma race club spokesman Roger Norton says people at the meeting on Saturday appreciated the need for continued security.