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Racing Victoria confirms major prizemoney hike for 2022/23 season

Posted on June 7, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria (RV) on Tuesday announced significant prizemoney increases and changes to race dates, including some major alterations to the Melbourne Cup Carnival schedule.

Posted on November 8, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

James McDonald capped off a remarkable Melbourne Cup Carnival with a Group 1 double at Flemington on Saturday, claiming wins aboard both Nature Strip and Zaaki.

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 October 1, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Victoria Racing Club has tabled a bold plan which could see up to 11,500 racegoers attend each day of this year’s Melbourne Cup Carnival.

Posted on October 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Victorian government's decision not to allow owners at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup festival has been met with disappointment by racing officials.

Posted on June 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victoria’s Racing Minister Martin Pakula says there won’t be a clash between the opening day of the Melbourne Cup carnival and the Grand Final if the AFL fixture falls that way. The COVID-19 pandemic has clouded the AFL fixture with uncertainty over when the Grand Final will be played. With the borders remaining closed in[...]

Posted on November 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

A drop in crowd numbers at this year’s Melbourne Cup carnival has continued on the final day, with the Stakes Day attendance of 57,268 the lowest for 15 years. With occasional showers during Saturday’s Stakes day program, the crowd figure was 10,000 less than last year and the lowest since 2004. The overall attendance for[...]

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