Racing Victoria

Seymour To Undergo Another Reconstruction

Posted on December 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victorian racing officials have decided the Seymour racetrack needs to be reconstructed for the second time in five years after a period of turbulence.

Posted on December 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star jockey Ben Melham has been rubbed out for five months after the Victorian Racing Tribunal found him guilty of betting and providing false information.

Posted on December 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria has decided not to proceed with hosting some 'whip for safety only' races after seriously considering the proposition.

Posted on December 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria says animal welfare is its main focus as it conducts a review into the spate of international horse deaths during the spring carnival.

Posted on December 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

First nominations for the $5 million All-Star Mile will be taken this week ahead of the third running of the unique race.

Posted on November 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australians showed they still love a punt on the Melbourne Cup with the race attracting record turnover despite the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted on November 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A new study has again thrust the use of the whip into the headlines, two months after Racing Victoria called for national reform on the issue.

Posted on November 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria stewards had no alternative other than to abandon Bendigo after two races due to an electrical storm which had settled in for the day.

Posted on November 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A post mortem will be conducted on Anthony Van Dyck after the European stayer became the latest Melbourne Cup fatality.

Posted on November 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Melbourne Cup field has been reduced to 23 with the race morning scratching of the Danny O'Brien-trained King Of Leogrance.

Posted on October 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The majority of the top 35 horses still in contention for the Melbourne Cup have been passed fit to start by Racing Victoria veterinarians.

Posted on October 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Glen Boss has continued his late-career rejuvenation with his fourth win in a Cox Plate on import Sir Dragonet, trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace.

Posted on October 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two international raiders from the powerhouse stable of Aidan O'Brien are in doubt for the Cox Plate after failing their initial fitness tests.

Posted on October 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Caulfield Cup favourite Anthony Van Dyck is among a group of Aidan and Joseph O'Brien-trained horses cleared to race following out of competition testing.

Posted on October 6, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Horses from the international stables of Aidan and Joseph O'Brien have undergone testing at Werribee over concerns they may have ingested contaminated feed.

Posted on October 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A valuable planeload of northern hemisphere raiders, headed by Aidan O'Brien's stars, is expected to arrive late this week for the spring carnival.

Posted on September 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Although international numbers are down, racing officials are thrilled that there is the highest number of first acceptances for a Melbourne Cup in ten years.

Seymour To Undergo Another Reconstruction

Ben Melham Disqualified For Five Months

Whip Free Racing Put On Hold In Victoria

RV Ramps Up Review Into Overseas Horse Deaths

Countdown To All-Star Mile Set To Begin

Aussies Bet Huge Amount On Melbourne Cup

Racing Officials Reviewing Use Of Whip

Lightning Causes Bendigo To Be Called Off

RV Investigating Melbourne Cup Horse Death

King Of Leogrance Out Of Melbourne Cup

RV Vets Inspect Melbourne Cup Entrants

Boss Makes It Four Cox Plates On Import

Drama For O’Brien’s Two Cox Plate Runners

Irish Spring Raiders Cleared To Compete

RV Awaits Test Results On O’Brien Horses

Overseas Cup Raiders On Way To Melbourne

Highest Cup First Acceptances In A Decade

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