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RV Chair Against MRC Everest Involvement

Posted on January 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The chairman of Racing Victoria has hit out at the Melbourne Racing Club's involvement in the $14 million Everest in Sydney. The MRC, one of three metropolitan racing clubs in Melbourne, struck a deal with the Australian Turf Club for its slot in the 2019 Everest at Randwick on October 19, the same day as[...]

Posted on January 6, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gate takings from the Victoria Racing Club's two remaining race meetings this month at Flemington will be donated to bushfire relief. Flemington hosts the Chester Manifold Stakes meeting on Saturday and a twilight meeting the following Saturday. Firefighters and their families will receive free entry on both days and race names for the January 18[...]

Posted on January 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Melbourne Racing Club will use it's two race meetings over the Australia Day weekend this month as a way to help raise funds for those affected by the bushfires. MRC chairman Peter Le Grand announced that gate admissions from the meetings at Mornington on January 24 and Caulfield on January 25 will be donated[...]

Posted on August 27, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne Racing Club members have a $250,000 incentive to attend the Caulfield Guineas meeting with one eligible to win the prize in the MRC Members' Everest Sweepstakes. The winning horse in this year's Group Two Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield on October 12 will be offered the MRC's slot in the $14 million Everest at Randwick[...]

Posted on August 20, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The winner of the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield will have Kevin Sheedy in its corner for the $14 million Everest at Randwick. The Melbourne Racing Club on Tuesday announced the AFL Hall of Fame legend as the face of the MRC Everest Series campaign. The MRC last month obtained the Australian Turf Club-owned slot in[...]

Posted on August 13, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria has tweaked some of the entry conditions for next year's All-Star Mile. The 2020 $5 million All-Star Milewill be held at Caulfield on March after Tasmanian-trained filly Mystic Journey won the inaugural race at Flemington earlier this year. The core structure of the race remains the same with the top 10 runners in[...]

Posted on July 26, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Melbourne Racing Club has revealed the conditions regarding its slot in the $14 million Everest which will be offered to the winner of the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. Having secured a slot in this year's Everest at Randwick after striking a deal with the Australian Turf Club, the MRC recently announced the Group Two[...]

Posted on July 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The turf wars between Victoria and NSW appear to be softening with the winner of the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield set to gain a start in The Everest. On Tuesday it was announced the Melbourne Racing Club had joined with the Australian Turf Club in its slot for the $14 million The Everest at Randwick[...]

Posted on July 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Global racing operation Godolphin has won the tender for the vacant slot in the $14 million Everest forfeited by Damion Flower's Jadeskye Racing. Flower is in jail awaiting the hearing of charges relating to the importation of drugs to Australia, invalidating his 2019 Everest slot. Racing NSW put the slot up for tender two weeks[...]

Posted on May 22, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Melbourne Racing Club has announced plans for a $300 million redevelopment of Caulfield racecourse that includes a second turf track. Redevelopment plans also include a new grandstand and raceday stalls and a relocation of the mounting yard. The MRC recently secured a 65-year lease on the crown land that Caulfield racecourse sits and under[...]

RV Chair Against MRC Everest Involvement

VRC To Donate Gate Takings To Fire Relief

Racing Club To Fundraise For Fire Appeal

MRC Announce Members’ Everest Sweepstakes

Sheedy To Be Face Of MRC Everest Series

RV Adjusts $5m All-Star Mile Conditions

MRC Outline Schillaci/everest Conditions

Schillaci Stakes Winner Gains Everest Slot

Godolphin Win Everest Slot Tender

Second Turf Track Announced For Caulfield

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