the warracknabeal-wimmera racing club, in conjunction with the local murtoa/marma racing club, schedules two race meetings a year at murtoa, including the murtoa cup meeting in october and the marma cup on new year's day. from 2016, the marma cup will no longer be run on new year's day as this event was canceled in conjunction with the local club and racing victoria. in lieu of this decision, murtoa will host a mid-week race meeting in july 2016. these two meetings are very popular with all wimmera residents.