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RV Targets Date For Return Of Race Crowds

Racing Victoria is working towards allowing racehorse owners and some race club members to be back on course in July. RV chief executive Giles Thompson said June 22 was a key date as the Victorian state government announces any changes on further relaxing COVID-19 restrictions. Victorian racetracks have been crowd-free since the Alister Clark Stakes[...]
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Pride Calls For Sydney Winter Revamp

Trainer Joe Pride is calling for changes to the Sydney racing calendar to cater for horses who would otherwise be competing in the Brisbane winter carnival. Queensland has drastically reduced its black-type offering because of the coronavirus pandemic and biosecurity protocols mean travelling horses interstate is logistically complex. Given the timing of the national virus[...]
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Sydney Carnival Ends At Randwick

The Sydney autumn carnival has been run against the odds under extraordinary circumstances and unprecedented restrictions. Saturday's All Aged Stakes brought the curtain down on eight weeks of racing at the highest level in the shadow of the global by coronavirus pandemic. New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson rode the All Aged Stakes winner Tofane to[...]
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Marquand Fined $2000 For Protocol Breach

Jockey-of-the-moment Tom Marquand has been fined for a breach of the protocols surrounding coronavirus. The visiting English rider won his second Sydney Group One race on Addeybb in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. With racing continuing in the absence of spectators, Marquand celebrated by embracing Addeybb's groom Safid Alam when he returned[...]
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Racing NSW Announces Prize Money Cuts

Prize money for races in NSW will be cut by 20 per cent until the end of the financial year because of the flow-on effects from the coronavirus crisis. While racing is continuing in Australia under strict biosecurity protocols, meetings are being held without spectators, reducing the income from wagering, hospitality and sponsorship. Pubs, clubs[...]
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Rosehill Meeting Abandoned After One Race

The midweek Sydney meeting at Rosehill has been abandoned after one race with the track in an unsuitable condition following heavy rain. Shortly after the Matthew Smith-trained two-year-old filly Rock My Wand raced to a 4-1/2-length maiden win in Wednesday's Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1200m) on a heavy track, the decision was made to call[...]
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Prize Money Cuts Understandable: Bott

Prominent trainer Adrian Bott is grateful racing is still proceeding during the coronavirus crisis and supports prize money cuts for The Championships at Randwick. The Championships are scheduled to go ahead over the next two Saturdays under strict biosecurity measures with prize money for the eight Group One races halved. Bott trains in partnership with[...]
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Prize Money Slashed For Championships

Prize money for Sydney's signature autumn races has been halved in response to racing's reduced income stream during the coronavirus crisis. Racing is scheduled to go ahead subject to government regulations on April 4 and 11 with eight Group One races programmed for the two days of The Championships at Randwick The Australian Turf Club[...]
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Racing On Tenterhooks Over Covid-19 Test

The rich Sydney autumn carnival is on a knife edge and Queensland's winter extravaganza has already been scuppered because of the coronavirus. Queensland authorities on Thursday pulled the pin on the rich feature races over winter amid the uncertainty surrounding the sport. Other sports have already been postponed or have cancelled their seasons. Group One[...]
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