COVID-19

Unvaccinated Pike set to link up with Team Hawkes in Sydney

Posted on January 19, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion Western Australian jockey William Pike will call Sydney home from February as he looks to dodge the current COVID vaccination measures in his home state.

Posted on December 8, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australia's Rockhampton Jockey Club has been forced to bring forward its December 17 meeting to Monday, December 13, with staffing issues flaring up because of the vaccine mandate kicking in later this month.

Posted on October 11, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Up to 30,000 racing fans will be allowed into Flemington for the 2021 Melbourne Cup Carnival as Victoria prepares to further ease COVID-19 restrictions. On Sunday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced that 10,000 fully vaccinated patrons will be able to attend the races on the first Tuesday in November. Andrews also stated that the same[...]

Posted on August 11, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The iconic Birdsville Races in Queensland, Australia, have been postponed until 2022 due to COVID-19 concerns.

Posted on July 28, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two of Australia's top jockeys, Hugh Bowman and James McDonald, have each been fined $1,000 over a breach of the Queensland Government’s health directions whilst in North Queensland on July 1.

Posted on June 8, 2021
in Tips

The three-day Swan Hill Racing Carnival is set to get underway on Friday, but for the second year in a row it will be held behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria, Australia.

Posted on May 26, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Top Australian jockeys John Allen, Craig Williams, Ben Allen and Jye McNeil have all made the decision to leave Victoria following the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Greater Melbourne.

Posted on May 19, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Queensland Winter Racing Carnival in Australia has been thrown a curveball with health officials suddenly stopping horse flights out of Victoria.

Posted on May 3, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The whip flourish and excited salute said it all as popular New Zealand Central Districts jockey Madan Singh registered his first win in the saddle since resuming from a lengthy stint on the sidelines courtesy of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. Singh guided the Fraser Auret-trained Uareastar to victory in the last race at Hastings on[...]

Posted on March 5, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Group 1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) meeting will take place at Ellerslie on Sunday after New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden announced Auckland would drop to COVID-19 Alert Level 2 at 6am on Sunday. “We realise that this has been a very testing time for our trainers, jockeys and owners leading into one[...]

Posted on June 3, 2020
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

After a devastating 10 weeks for the sport, online bookmakers are expecting a manic week of betting as horse racing returns in the UK.

Unvaccinated Pike set to link up with Team Hawkes in Sydney

Rockhampton races moved to December 13 due to vaccine mandate

Victorian government announces Melbourne Cup crowd plan

Birdsville Races postponed until 2022 due to COVID restrictions

NSW stewards fine Bowman & McDonald for COVID breaches

Swan Hill sweating on COVID restrictions for annual carnival

Top jockeys flee Melbourne as COVID cases rise

Queensland stops horse flights from Victoria

New Zealand jockey Madan Singh back to winning form after tough twelve months

Derby remains in Auckland

UK racing leads the way for live sport behind closed doors

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