Black Caviar to attend Lightning Stakes
Retires champion Black Caviar will make a rare racetrack appearance when she is paraded before the Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
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Metro jockeys win at Rapid Racing meeting
Just over 4000 people have attended the first Rapid Racing meeting at Flemington, with the metropolitan riders winning the jockeys' challenge.
Rapid Racing set for Flemington racecourse
VRC official Leigh Jordon is happy with the fields for the Rapid Racing meeting at Flemington which comprises seven straight races and a jockeys' challenge.
Metro and country hoops set for challenge
A new seven-race Sunday twilight meeting at Flemington featuring straight racing will include a jockeys' challenge between a metropolitan and a country team.
VRC to donate gate takings to fire relief
The Victoria Racing Club will donate gate takings from two upcoming meetings at Flemington to a bushfire disaster appeal.
Fast and furious action at Flemington
A jockeys' challenge is the feature of a twilight meeting at Flemington which features seven races over 1000m to 1200m on the straight course.
Living Legends to share in new VRC fund
A Victoria Racing Club Equine Wellbeing Fund has been established to provide extra funds for Living Legends as well as post-race recovery tools at Flemington.
Twilight racing comes to Flemington
The VRC is preparing for the first of four experimental twilight race meetings at Flemington in the off-season.
Vic racing funds for old racehorse welfare
On the eve of the Melbourne Cup carnival, Victorian racing authorities have announced a major financial commitment to the welfare of retired racehorses.
Taylor Swift a Melbourne Cup day no-show
A change to the Asian Tour dates for international singing superstar Taylor Swift has forced her to pull out of her Melbourne Cup day gig...
Time changes to Oaks meeting at Flemington
The Victoria Racing Club hopes to attract a bigger attendance to VRC Oaks day during Melbourne Cup week with a later start to the meeting.
New early spring Flemington race for 2YOs
The Victoria Racing Club has introduced a new early season race for two-year-olds at Flemington over 900m.
Prize money boosts for Vic spring races
A number of prize money increases and bonuses have been announced for the Victorian spring racing carnival.
Spring battle between Vic and NSW heats up
The NSW push into spring racing has angered VRC chairman Amanda Elliott who has labelled Racing NSW's Peter V'landys a silly little man.
Melbourne Cup to be worth $8 million
The Melbourne Cup will be worth a record $8 million with the winner to earn connections $4.4 million.
Melbourne Cup to tour 39 destinations
This year's Melbourne Cup tour will feature 39 destinations around Australia and five other countries.
Flemington mounting yard has been extended
The Flemington mounting yard will be better equipped to handle the 24 runners of the Melbourne Cup following an extension.
Elliott honoured for racing contribution
Victoria Racing Club Chairman Amanda Elliott has been honoured for her contribution to racing on International Women's Day.
VRC shake-up claims Flemington track man
Two senior management roles at the Victoria Racing Club have been lost in a leadership shake-up.