Prior to the 1952 Summer Meeting the winning post was moved about half a furlong (100 metres) down the straight from in front of the public grandstand to around its present location. Scottish born Tom McGinley was having only his second ride over Warrnambool on the 9-4 favourite Falsetto in the 1966 Brierly Steeplechase.
Before the 1952 Summer Meeting, the winning post was moved about half a furlong (100 metres) along the straight from its original position near the public grandstand to where it is now. Tom McGinley, born in Scotland, was making his second ride at Warrnambool on the 9-4 favorite Falsetto in the 1966 Brierly Steeplechase.