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Racing Queensland Extends Metro Meetings

Racing Queensland will trial a new format for midweek and Saturday metropolitan racing, starting at Doomben on Wednesday. There will be seven races on Wednesdays with the usual eighth race being moved to make 10 races each Saturday. The experiment will initially run for four weeks. Racing Queensland chief executive Brendan Parnell said the Caulfield[...]
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Qld Trainers Upset At Photo Decision

Queensland trainers want a system of compensation introduced to cover events such as the decision to overturn a photo finish result two months after the race. After a race at Yeppoon on July 23, Great Fox was declared the winner despite connections of runner-up Victory Toast disputing the photo-finish decision. Stewards opened an inquiry into[...]
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Move To Help Increase Toowoomba Fields

Racing Queensland is taking steps to ensure race programming will encourage bigger field sizes at Toowoomba to help boost betting turnover. Toowoomba, which occupies an evening slot on Saturdays, has taken on an increasingly important role in recent years but turnover has been impacted with small field sizes because of the width of the track[...]
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Stewards Frustrated At Inquiry Delay

Queensland's chief steward Peter Chadwick admits he is becoming frustrated in his attempts to finalise an inquiry into the Queensland Derby fall more than two months ago. Dual Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown suffered serious injuries when Lord Arthur fell at the 300m-mark in the Derby at Eagle Farm on June 8. Brown suffered injuries[...]
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Boost For Queensland Summer Carnival

Eagle Farm racetrack will return to full operation to head a revitalised Queensland summer carnival. In a joint statement on Monday, Racing Queensland and the Brisbane Racing Club released details of the nine-week carnival which will include 22 black-type races and improved prize money. Officials are hoping the fact Eagle Farm, which has been operating[...]
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New Queensland Highway Race For Doomben

Officials will monitor the turnover on Queensland's first Highway-style race before any decision is made on whether the series will be permanent. The Queensland Country Highway Plate (1350m) is at Doomben on Saturday which coincides with the first weekend of the Royal National Association show in Brisbane. The race is restricted to Queensland trainers who[...]
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