Racing officials in regional Western Australia are gambling on a last-ditch bid to keep country clubs alive in what has been described as a "game changer".
With shortages of horses, jockeys and volunteers, many country race clubs appeared to be on their last legs even before the pandemic.
But since the start of the year, the WA government-owned TAB and Tabcorp's Sky Racing have been putting country tracks on the radar of punters nationwide.