The feature race at Trangie on Friday, December 29 has been given a name change, to honour Samara Johnson, the much admired jockey who lost her life in a motor vehicle accident last week in the Junee area.
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Sponsored by Three Rivers Machinery, the 1400 metres main event will now be known in 2017 as the Samara Johnson Memorial Macquarie Picnic Cup.
At the 2016 Macquarie Picnics held at Trangie, the Canberra based Samara Johnson was the star performer riding four winners including the Cup winner Dalhero for Cowra trainer Neil Smart.
Oxford Art and As Easy As both ridden by Samara Johnson became the career first winners for trainers Sarah McIlrick (Parkes) and Micaela Wheeler (Dubbo), respectively, while the other winner for the talented rider was Pimpala Norseman trained at Gilgandra by Collen Thurston. Her first race ride was on Kenjockety at the Cowra Picnics in July 2012. Next meeting for Samara Johnson was to be the Macquarie Picnics at Trangie.