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Ipswich Set For Record Cup Meeting

Ipswich is on course for a record crowd at its Cup meeting with the club buoyed by news its redevelopment will be completed on schedule. There has been unparalleled early demand for tickets for Saturday's Cup meeting despite some redevelopment delays leaving parts of the course as a work site. The Ipswich Turf Club has[...]
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Beau Appo Fails In Internal Review

Jockey Beau Appo has been unsuccessful in an internal application into a four-week suspension for weighing in light on a winner at Toowoomba. Appo rode Pieridae who won the last race at Toowoomba on April 22. He was suspended for four weeks and the horse disqualified after Appo weighed in 0.8kg light. Appo sought an[...]
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Push To Move Queensland Derby Date

The Brisbane Racing Club is keen to change the winter carnival schedule so the Queensland Derby is run before the Queensland Oaks. Eagle Farm will host three straight meetings next season with the Kingsford Smith Cup, Oaks and Stradbroke/Derby scheduled to be run in that order. This year the Oaks was run at Doomben to[...]
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Further Boost For Qld Racing Industry

Racing Queensland will abolish starters' fees and increase prize money in selected areas as part of the latest measure in a state government boost for the industry. Key Queensland racing participants went on strike last year which led to a government commitment to help the industry. The government announced it would fund a $26 million[...]
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Ben Currie Found Guilty On Swab Charges

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has been found guilty on a further five charges, this time involving positive swabs. Currie is already serving a four-year disqualification over text messages which stewards found indicated the use of an electrical device (jigger). He is awaiting sentence on 12 other charges after being found guilty of race day treatments.[...]
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Insurance Win For Queensland Trainers

All Queensland trainers have been urged to join their association after it successfully negotiated a new insurance policy with Racing Queensland. The Queensland secretary of the Australian Trainers Association, Cameron Partington, said in simple terms the average cost to trainers a year for insurance was approximately $8000. Partington said RQ had now agreed to totally[...]
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Trainer Ben Currie Loses Application

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has failed in an application to the Supreme Court for a temporary order preventing Racing Queensland from refusing his nominations. RQ invoked a recently revamped Australian Racing rule AR55 which it says allows it to refuse Currie's nominations. It meant a large number of horses have been transferred from Currie's stables[...]
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More Queensland Country Meetings Get Tab

Racing Queensland has negotiated TAB coverage for country race meetings linked to iconic regional tourist events such as the Barcaldine Tree of Knowledge Festival and the Mt Isa Rodeo. In a media statement RQ announced it would provide TAB opportunities to a further seven regional thoroughbred clubs, including national television coverage on Sky Racing. The[...]
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