Racing Victoria

Hot weather forces early start to Flemington races

Posted on March 8, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria (RV) and the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) have jointly announced adjustments to the Super Saturday meeting at Flemington due to anticipated hot weather conditions. In response to the Bureau of Meteorology's forecast of a late afternoon temperature of 39 degrees at Flemington, the eight-race event will kick off earlier, starting at 10.45am AEDT[...]

Posted on February 27, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria (RV) has announced adjustments to the race times for Wednesday's Sandown meeting due to the anticipated hot weather. In a proactive measure to mitigate the effects of the heat, race times have been rescheduled to commence earlier in the day. The first race will now kick off at 10:30 am, with the final[...]

Posted on December 19, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The racing scene in south-east Victoria is about to undergo a transformation with the merger of Cranbourne Turf Club (CTC) and Pakenham Racing Club (PRC). This merging of the two clubs, approved by their members on Monday evening, has been hailed as a game changer by Andrew Jones, Chief Executive of Racing Victoria (RV) and[...]

Posted on July 24, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria stewards confirmed on Monday morning that the Peter Moody-trained Brereton had returned a positive swab for a prohibited substance.

Posted on February 22, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria (RV) confirmed on Wednesday morning the primary structure of the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival program.

Posted on January 17, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Cox Plate is one of the greatest weight-for-age races in the world, but 2023 could see the Group 1 feature moved from its regular October slot for the first time in 100 years.

Posted on December 7, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria (RV) announced on Wednesday morning that the Melbourne Autumn Carnival will receive a rich revamp and key date changes.

Posted on November 28, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

On Monday morning, Racing Victoria (RV) announced the launch of Australia's richest maiden series - Future Stars - to be held exclusively at Pakenham Racecourse throughout the first quarter of 2023.

Posted on November 22, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) on Tuesday handed down a three-month ban and a $4500 fine to ex-Victorian jockey Noel Callow after he pleaded guilty to six betting-related charges.

Posted on October 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

On Tuesday morning, Racing Victoria (RV) advised that the meeting scheduled at Kyneton on Thursday, October 13, had been transferred to the Ballarat synthetic track owing to the impacts of wet weather.

Posted on July 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Smaller Victorian trainers have received a welcome boost ahead of the 2022 spring racing season, with eligibility criteria for the Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Series and The Valley Sprinters Cup Series set to favour them.

Posted on June 7, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria (RV) on Tuesday announced significant prizemoney increases and changes to race dates, including some major alterations to the Melbourne Cup Carnival schedule.

Posted on February 23, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

South Australia Racing is set to cop another blow as McEvoy Mitchell Racing is set to move all operations to Ballarat in Victoria after the Adelaide Autumn Carnival due to the prize money difference in the two states.

Posted on February 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Leading Australian trainer Peter Moody has lashed the Caulfield track on Saturday, saying that the surface was “rooted” and favoured imported horses. With four of the first five winners on the Group 1 program coming down the centre of the track, Moody took to social media before the running of the C.F. Orr Stakes, claiming[...]

Posted on February 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Marine One defeated a strong field to win the Group 2 Rubiton Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. Really Full Article here at RacingOnline.com

Posted on February 8, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Melbourne is set to see a new-look Autumn Racing Carnival from 2023, with administrators planning on shifting key race days in a bid to increase participation some of the season's feature events.

Posted on February 3, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

On Thursday morning, Bryce Stanaway was disqualified by the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) for three years in relation to multiple misconduct charges dating back to October 2020.

Hot weather forces early start to Flemington races

Sandown meeting adjusted due to hot weather

Pakenham and Cranbourne set to form ‘Super Club’

Brereton tests positive for banned substance

Manikato Stakes move headlines major changes to Spring Carnival schedule

Cox Plate could move from October to November in 2023

Australian Cup up to $3m as part of Victorian prizemoney boost

Racing Victoria unveils $1.2m Future Stars maiden series

Noel Callow banned from riding for three months for betting

Kyneton meeting moved again to Ballarat synthetic

Racing Victoria confirms changes to spring country series

Racing Victoria confirms major prizemoney hike for 2022/23 season

South Australia loses another racing stable due to prize money

Moody declares Caulfield track “rooted” in Twitter rant

Marine One lifts when it matters to win G2 Rubiton Stakes

Racing Victoria confirms key schedule changes for autumn 2023

Stanaway banned for three years over 2020 misconduct charges

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