FARMERS said 'cheers' to a well-earned day off the farm at the Terang Racecourse.
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The club's Farmers Day Out event raised over $5000 on Monday to go to Terang charity Cooinda.
Club president Wayne Johnstone said the event was well-attended.
"The theory of the day is to get farmers off the farm and come and enjoy a day at the races," he said.
"We had really good attendance and a lot of guest speakers.
"We had around 70 farmers come through and raised $5100 to go to Cooinda to buy furniture for a house they've just bought."
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For over 50 years Cooinda has served the communities of Terang, Camperdown and the surrounding district providing a quality range of services to adults with a disability and their families.
A horse to be trained by Lindsey Smith was auctioned on the day.
The yearling colt was bred out of Foxwedge mare Foxlago and was contributed by Darren and Liz Dance from Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock.
"Lindsey donated the training fees and Darren Dance donated five per cent of the share," Mr Johnstone said.
"He's given us shares in horses before but this is one of the better ones and it's gone really good."
Guest speakers on Monday included thoroughbred horse trainer and dairy farmer Adam Chambers and Former Essendon player Paul Weston.
A BBQ lunch was provided by The Midfield Group and there was a machinery display courtesy of Cervus Equipment.
"It's great for the local Terang community to have a gathering like this and get off the farm."
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