Pressure is mounting on Racing Queensland to reverse its decision to scrap the winter carnival which was due to start later this month. The Brisbane Racing Club, breeders, and some trainers and owners are pushing for a scaled down carnival to be run in June and July after RQ cancelled all stakes racing because of[...]

Queensland race clubs are preparing a submission to seek federal and state government financial help as the coronavirus crisis causes huge financial losses. As is the case throughout Australia, race meetings are being conducted without public attendance. If the situation continues into the winter carnival it will cost the south east Queensland clubs at least[...]

The Brisbane Racing Club is confident Eagle Farm will at the worst have a soft surface despite being hammered by 325mm of rain in the past 10 days. The Doomben meeting on Thursday was abandoned after 66mm of rain fell overnight flooding the already saturated course proper. But Eagle Farm, which is across the road[...]

The Doomben twilight meeting has been abandoned after around 60mm drenched the track in three hours. Course manager Jim Roberts and stewards inspected the track and decided racing was not possible and officially abandoning Thursday's meeting at 7am. “We had 53 mils from 3.45am until we inspected the track but we have had at least[...]

The Brisbane Racing Club is facing a hefty bill to buy water for its Doomben track as the impact of the drought moves into the city. BRC chairman Neville Bell said Doomben had no water while Eagle Farm was running short with two to three weeks supply left. “We spent $15,000 last week buying water[...]