RQ to follow disqualified persons rule
Racing Queensland is likely to follow Victoria and introduce a rule preventing disqualified persons from winning premierships.
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Weir ruled ineligible for Vic premierships
Racing Victoria has announced eligibility criteria for its racing awards, ruling disqualified trainer Darren Weir out of the season's premierships.
Wife of disqualified trainer set to train
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has ordered Dierdre Hope, wife of disqualified trainer Shannon Hope, be granted a restricted trainer's licence.
RV sets new track preparation guidelines
Racing Victoria has updated its guidelines for the preparation of race surfaces to come into effect from the start of the new season.
Change to Cup weight benchmark for NH 3yos
The benchmark weight for a northern hemisphere three-year-old in the Melbourne Cup has been lifted by 1kg after a review.
Alf Matthews takes job as apprentice coach
Alf Matthews has been appointed as an apprentice jockey coach for Racing Victoria, filling the position left by Matt Pumpa who has taken up a...
Two turf meetings at Ballarat transferred
RV has transferred two upcoming meetings which were scheduled for the Ballarat turf track, while an extra turf meeting at Bairnsdale has been added.
Jumps jockey Martin Kelly cops lengthy ban
The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has disqualified top jumps jockey Martin Kelly for 20 months after he pleaded guilty to betting offences.
Jarrod McLean’s ‘jigger’ hearing adjourned
Victorian trainer Jarrod McLean will face a racing tribunal again in September for allegedly possessing a 'jigger' after the case was adjourned on Monday.
McLean faces hearing over ‘jigger’ charge
Victorian trainer Jarrod McLean, Darren Weir's former Warrnambool assistant, will front a hearing on Monday charged with possessing an electrical device.
RV stewards charge bookmaker Simon Beasley
Racing Victoria stewards have issued one charge to bookmaker Simon Beasley over alleged misconduct in his betting operations.
Nash Rawiller back riding trackwork
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Nash Rawiller is back riding trackwork ahead of a return to race riding when he finishes a 15-month ban.
Heavy rain forces another Ballarat switch
Ballarat has been forced to transfer another of their turf track meetings, this time to Echuca, because of heavy rain.
Ballarat jumps transferred to Warrnambool
Racing Victoria has announced the transfer of three jumps races from a meeting at Ballarat to Warrnambool.
RAD Board to hear Jarrod McLean charges
The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has set a date to hear the charges against trainer Jarrod McLean, Darren Weir's former Warrnambool assistant.
Rain forces meeting switch to Casterton
Heavy rain has forced the transfer of the Warrnambool meeting to Casterton which has come with race distance changes.
Ballarat card switched to synthetic track
The new Ballarat synthetic track has proved its worth as it stages another transferred turf meeting.
Flower stood down in Victoria and NSW
Racing Victoria has followed Racing NSW in barring racehorse owner Damion Flower from the sport pending the hearing of drug charges against him.
Stephanie Thornton has win at RAD Board
Melbourne apprentice Stephanie Thornton has won an appeal over a careless riding suspension.
More meeting transfers for Seymour track
The Seymour racetrack will be over-sown with kikuyu grass and when mixed with the current rye grass is expected to see the track race well...
Ballarat synthetic track in early call-up
A scheduled turf meeting at Ballarat has been transferred to the venue's new synthetic track, the first meeting to be run on the surface.
Jumps rider Martin Kelly on bets charges
Jumps jockey Martin Kelly has been hit with four charges by Racing Victoria stewards in relation to betting and giving false or misleading evidence.
Vic jockeys outed for betting on races
Jockeys Daniel Schmitt and John Robertson have been suspended for betting offences at hearings before the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board.
Vic apprentice coach heading to Singapore
Former jockey Matt Pumpa is heading to Singapore in a new role to coach the apprentice and claiming riders.
Two Victorian country meetings transferred
A burst water main has resulted in Donald taking over the upcoming Ararat meeting with synthetic track works at Ballarat seeing a meeting moved to...