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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 April 29, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Melbourne Cup, it is the race that stops the nation on the first Tuesday of November and it is our showpiece race each and every year. The Cup is set to transform like we have never seen before due to the horrific death and injury rate in our most recognisable race. On Wednesday morning,[...]

Posted on February 12, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

The latest COVID-19 outbreak has again forced Victorian officials to close the doors to spectators, although racing will be allowed to continue.

Posted on December 16, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Victorian government has paved the way for the general public to return to Flemington racecourse after giving the VRC approval to host 5000 people.

Posted on December 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Victoria Racing Club will host 500 members and owners at Flemington as it welcomes back crowds for the first time in nine months.

Posted on November 12, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Victoria Racing Club has officially ushered in experienced sports administrator Steve Rosich as its chief executive officer.

Posted on October 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Victorian government's decision not to allow owners at Flemington during the Melbourne Cup festival has been met with disappointment by racing officials.

Posted on August 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Victoria Racing Club chairman Neil Wilson is still hoping minimal crowds can attend the Melbourne spring carnival and the club is making plans around this scenario. Wilson said the VRC had been working on a number of contingencies in response to the COVID-19 situation but they had the advantage of Flemington being a huge package[...]

Posted on June 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former Fremantle Dockers chief executive Steve Rosich has been announced as the new chief executive of the Victoria Racing Club. Rosich will join the VRC in September and transition into the chief executive role currently held by Neil Wilson before taking over after the Melbourne Cup carnival in November. Wilson will then assume the role[...]

Posted on June 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria CEO Giles Thompson is hoping patrons will still be allowed on-course by the end of July, but admits it's less likely because of the latest coronavirus spike in the state. Owners returned to the racetrack at Ballarat on Tuesday and it was hoped members and spectators would be back in July after restrictions[...]

Posted on June 5, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria has rejected a proposal to make sweeping changes to the 2020 spring carnival. In a Melbourne Racing Club-backed move, plans were tabled to shift the Caulfield Cup from a traditional mid-October date to a late November timeslot. The proposal would have upended decades of thoroughbred racing tradition by running the Caulfield Cup after[...]

Posted on May 28, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Racing Victoria says its has two options it is exploring for the programming of Melbourne's spring carnival races. The Melbourne Racing Club has told RV it wants to transfer the Caulfield Cup from its traditional mid-October date to the end of November. Such a move would result in a dramatic overhaul of the spring carnival.[...]

Posted on May 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes believes the further the Melbourne spring carnival can move away from winter the better it will be for horses. Hayes, who is moving to Hong Kong next month and trains in partnership with son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, does not see the need to alter the order of[...]

Posted on May 26, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny O'Brien would like to see the whole spring carnival shifted and the Melbourne Cup run in the first week of December. A major overhaul could be on the agenda with the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) exploring the option of moving its Caulfield carnival, including the Caulfield Cup, from mid-October to the end of[...]

Posted on May 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Grahame Begg would like a quick resolution to possible changes for the Victorian spring so he can map out a proper carnival program for his team. While the Victoria Racing Club is steadfast in not changing the date of the Melbourne Cup carnival and the Moonee Valley Racing Club is keen to run the[...]

Posted on May 1, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The handicap conditions for a number of winter series races at Flemington have been changed to cater for higher quality horses. With travel restrictions in place and a reduced number of feature races in Queensland during the winter carnival because of the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, all the races on Flemington Finals Day on[...]

Posted on April 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny O'Brien will use staying races on his home track at Flemington for his bid to defend Vow And Declare's Melbourne Cup crown. The first of those is Saturday's William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) which leads to the Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington on May 16. O'Brien is hopeful the Victoria Racing Club[...]

Hot weather forces early start to Flemington races

Melbourne Cup Changes To Affect International Hopefuls

Owners, Public Locked Out Of Group One Day

Flemington Racecourse Reopening To Public

Flemington Set To Welcome Back Crowds

VRC Officially Welcomes New CEO

VRC Disappointed In Roadblock For Owners

VRC Maintains Hope For Carnival Crowds

Steve Rosich To Take Over Reins At The VRC

Coronavirus Hiccup Hits Race Club Members

Victorian Spring Carnival Dates Unchanged

RV Reveal Options For 2020 Spring Carnival

Push Entire Spring Carnival Back: Hayes

Changes Ahead To Melbourne Spring Carnival

Spring Uncertainty Puts Begg Plans On Hold

Flemington Finals Day Conditions Changed

Flemington Assignment For Vow And Declare

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