With numbers finalised yesterday, organisers say that crowds to the Swan Hill June Racing Carnival were at record totals.

The three day racing carnival marked the first time it could be held with proper crowds since 2019 - with the past two years restricted to crowds of zero, and just 75, respectively.

Local jockey Harry Coffey placed third in the Swan Hill Cup - but the first place was taken out by Warrnambool based trainer Peter Chow.

Swan Hill Jockey Club President David Wilkins says crowds were big.

“All indications are that we’ve achieved a record crowd…the sheer number of presales did suggest we’ll hit a record crowd. And we saw an overall 10,859 over the three days.”

That was a 2.5% increase on crowds in 2019 - with six thousand on Sunday alone.

“Swan Hill, like every other place, we like our tourists, and while we were able to race over Covid, there were no crowds here.