Racing Queensland

Racing Queensland announces $31m prize money boost

Posted on December 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Queensland racing industry is set to receive an additional $31 million in prize money from next year, adding to the $35 million in increases already instituted since the start of 2021.

Posted on July 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Queensland on Monday morning released the 2022/23 summer programme, which sees the two-day Magic Millions Carnival boosted to more than AU$13 million in prizemoney.

Posted on July 6, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Redevelopments for the Gold Coast Turf Club got underway on Tuesday, with the A$63 million enhancements set to make the venue "bigger and better".

Posted on July 6, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Rockhampton Jockey Club (RJC) has been granted A$2.3 million by the State Government and Racing Queensland in order to upgrade the female jockeys' rooms and improve the venue's flood resilience.

Posted on May 30, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Queensland (RQ) on Monday morning announced that all Queensland jockeys and harness drivers would receive a 12% pay rise over the course of a five-year period.

Posted on May 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Brisbane Racing Club and Racing Queensland have made the decision to transfer Saturday's Doomben 10,000 meeting to Eagle Farm due to rain.

Posted on May 10, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Queensland have advised that Wednesday's metropolitan meeting at the Gold Coast has been transferred to the Sunshine Coast Polytrack surface.

Posted on March 1, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Queensland will have its best chance yet at taking out the National Apprentice Race Series (NARS) as it returns in 2022.

Posted on December 14, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Queensland (RQ) has increased prizemoney for eight races over the Queensland Winter Carnival, meaning there are now seven $1 million events to be run and won each year in the Sunshine 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 December 1, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

After more torrential rain in Queensland’s southeast, Doomben’s midweek metropolitan meeting has been moved to the Sunshine Coast’s Polytrack circuit this afternoon.

Posted on November 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Queensland has announced that thoroughbred racing across the state will receive a prizemoney boost of AUD $5.5 million from 2022.

Posted on September 17, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The scheduled redevelopment of the Gold Coast Turf Club is one step closer to commencing today, with expressions of interest opening on the $37.5 million project which will bring night racing to Aquis Park by 2024.

Posted on September 1, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Abandoned race meetings in South East Queensland could be a thing of the past as Racing Queensland looks to implement an all-weather track procedure from October.

Posted on July 30, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Queensland announced on Friday that they would be partnering with the Royal National Agricultural and Industrial Association of Queensland (RNA) for the 16th year in next month’s Royal Queensland Show, the Ekka.

Posted on April 27, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian thoroughbred racing's Gold Coast Turf Club (GCTC) has bold plans to rival the Asian racing powerhouse, the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC); with rebuild to enable night racing at the venue. The Gold Coast Turf Club is on its way to becoming the premier racing attraction in Queensland after the state's Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk,[...]

Posted on October 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Top jockey-turned-trainer Chris Munce is at the centre of a Queensland stewards' inquiry after an inspection of his stables found an alleged rule breach.

Racing Queensland announces $31m prize money boost

Racing Queensland confirms prizemoney boost for 2022/23 Summer Carnival

Gold Coast aiming to finish redevelopment by Magic Millions 2024

Rockhampton Jockey Club set for $2.3m in upgrades

Queensland jockeys score 12% pay bump over five years

Doomben 10,000 moved to Eagle Farm due to rain

Gold Coast’s Wednesday meeting moved to Sunshine Coast

Strong hand for Queensland as NARS returns in 2022

Queensland gains two more $1m races after latest prizemoney boost

Rockhampton races moved to December 13 due to vaccine mandate

Abandoned Doomben meeting moved to Sunshine Coast

Racing Queensland confirms $5.5m prizemoney boost from 2022

Gold Coast redevelopment moves to EOI phase

Racing Queensland’s synthetic solution to abandoned meetings

Racing to return to Royal Queensland Show for 2021

Australia’s Gold Coast night racing to rival Hong Kong?

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