Melbourne Cup Carnival to end with VRC Champions Stakes Day
Racing Victoria (RV) on Tuesday announced significant prizemoney increases and changes to race dates, with more than $300 million in prizemoney on offer across the...
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Caulfield inner track dubbed ‘massive setback’ for racing
The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has confirmed plans to build a new inner racetrack at Caulfield after the 2022 Melbourne Spring Carnival, frustrating participants.
Sale Turf Club to host Victoria’s first Good Friday horse racing meeting
The Sale Turf Club is set to go down in history, hosting Victoria’s first Good Friday thoroughbred raceday, backed by a funding package from the...
Probabeel retirement shakes up All-Star Mile field
The sudden retirement of star Kiwi mare Probabeel has thrown a spanner in the works, as the announcement of the mare’s career-ending injury came less...
Australian Cup to follow All-Star Mile from 2023
Melbourne is set to see a new-look Autumn Racing Carnival from 2023, with administrators planning on shifting key race days in a bid to increase...
Stanaway cops three-year training ban over misconduct charges
On Thursday morning, Bryce Stanaway was disqualified by the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) for three years in relation to multiple misconduct charges dating back to...
Racing Victoria CEO Giles Thompson announced his resignation
After five years in the job, Racing Victoria CEO Giles Thompson announced his resignation on Friday afternoon.... See the full article here at Horsebetting.com.au
Alister Clark Stakes prizemoney bumped up to $750,000
Racing Victoria has announced that the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes has received a major prizemoney increase, with the three-year-old feature now worth $750,000.
Superstorm leads nominations for 2022 All-Star Mile
Nominations for the fourth instalment of the All-Star Mile are now open, with Racing Victoria saying it is “extremely proud” about the way racing participants...
Spanish Mission among three Melbourne Cup injury concerns
An injury cloud has fallen over three potential Melbourne Cup starters, with Spanish Mission, The Chosen One and Delphi all needing to be passed on...
Away He Goes ruled out of Melbourne Cup with tendon injury
Another international runner has been ruled out of next Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, with Away He Goes suffering a tendon injury while quarantining at Werribee.
Cox Plate hopes Gold Trip & Callsign Mav declared lame
Two horses set to line up in Saturday’s $5 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley will have to undergo a second fitness check on Friday...
Incentivise handed 1.5kg penalty for Melbourne Cup
After Saturday’s emphatic victory in the Caulfield Cup, Incentivise has been issued a 1.5kg penalty for the $8 million Melbourne Cup by Racing Victoria.
Tatura meeting switched to Echuca on Friday due to heavy rain
Friday’s scheduled race meeting at Tatura has been transferred to Echuca due to wet weather, Racing Victoria has confirmed.
Kah ban extended by two months due to ‘misleading evidence’
Just days after becoming the first female jockey to win the Scobie Breasley Medal, Jamie Kah is once again the talk of the racing industry...
Reigning champ Twilight Payment tops Melbourne Cup weights
The weights for both the 2021 Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup have been released by Racing Victoria, with Twilight Payment allocated the top weight of...
Racing Victoria confirms prizemoney boost for Spring Carnival
Racing Victoria (RV) has announced a number of enhancements to the upcoming Spring Racing Carnival, with total prizemoney for the 2021/22 edition to exceed $110...
Only 15 internationals among Melbourne Cup nominations
Nominations have been released for the three major Melbourne Spring Carnival feature races - the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate - with only...
Good Friday racing set for Sale in 2022
On Thursday morning, Racing Victoria (RV) alongside Country Racing Victoria (CRV) announced that Sale Racecourse will host the inaugural Good Friday race meeting in Victoria...
Punt Drunk: The race-free week nobody asked for
Punt Drunk returns to your screen as we delve into the events of the week that has gone and look forward to what is ahead,...
Country Victoria to hold Good Friday racing from 2022
On Tuesday morning, Racing Victoria announced that from 2022 an annual Good Friday meeting will take place in country Victoria pending State Government approval.
Racing Victoria announce $16m bump in prizemoney for 2021-22
Racing Victoria announced on Monday that there will be an increase of more than $16 million in prizemoney for the 2021-22 racing season.
O’Brien in strife after Coin Collector returns positive drug test
Danny O’Brien is the latest trainer to find himself in hot water, with his galloper Coin Collector returning a blood sample which contained a prohibited...
The Melbourne Cup is in danger of losing its status in Australian racing culture
The Melbourne Cup is without a doubt the biggest and best race in Australia each and every year. But, is it slowly losing its appeal...
Racing Victoria Makes Big Changes To The Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup, it is the race that stops the nation on the first Tuesday of November and it is our showpiece race each and...