Over the past six Saturday’s a record $46.1m in prizemoney was distributed making this Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival the best since The Star Championships had begun in 2014. The new darling of the Australian turf Pride of Jenny gave a spectacular front-running display for a 6½ length victory in the… Read More »
It’s the Schweppes All Aged Stakes Day at Royal Randwick, the final day of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival, and it’s also the finale of the National Pony Racing Series. “The finalists are very excited about the opportunity to ride at Sydney’s premier racecourse” said Lindy Maurice, the Chief Executive… Read More »
Damian Browne has many memories of his race riding career, from the pleasure of his multiple Group 1 victories … who will ever forget Browne’s international success on Buffering in the Group 1 Al Quoz in Dubai … to the despair of severe injuries, one of which resulted in him… Read More »
Yes, it’s the $6.7m Pathway express that’s terminating at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday for the $5m TAB Golden Slipper, a journey that’s been seven months in the making. Under the direction of former ATC Gen. Manager Racing Services Peter Downs, this journey began with Espionage winning the Breeders’ Plate on… Read More »
Sydney’s 2024 Racing Fraternity Mass will be celebrated on Sunday 17 March at 11.00am in the Gallery North Room, Winx Stand, Royal Randwick, with refreshments provided afterwards. Celebrated again by Father Tom Stevens, it’s held in addition to the Australian Racing Christian Chaplaincy with Anglican Minister Rev Colin Watt as… Read More »
With news of $19.8m in NSW Government funding to nine race clubs throughout NSW, it’s $1.5m to Wyong Racecourse for irrigation, drainage and machinery storage. “Wyong Race Club acknowledges and appreciates Racing NSW and the Minister’s support for Provincial racing,” said Wyong Race Club Chairman, John Waghorn at Wyong Racecourse…. Read More »
Applications are open for the Thoroughbred Breeders Australia flagship ‘Fash Track’ program that sees some 90% of trainees now with thoroughbred careers. “Walking around the Magic Millions sales a few weeks ago it was great to see so many of our past trainees working for farms,” said Tom Reilly, the… Read More »
The independent review into the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC), announced by the Queensland Racing Minister Grace Grace in December, gets under way today when a steering committee will meet for the first time. While the review covers all three codes, Cameron Partington, from the Queensland’s Thoroughbred Alliance’s, will be… Read More »
“I’m passionate about the Pony Race Series because I think it brings families together,” stated Gai Waterhouse with the National Pony Racing Series at the Inglis Australia Day Raceday. Of course, Gai will be there at Warwick Farm, with granddaughter Sophia riding in the smaller pony category, and in the famous green… Read More »
The ATC Foundation has released a seventh round of grants totalling $205,000, with funding to successful applicants ranging in grants from $5,000 to $35,000. In assisting the racing industry and community groups around the Club’s four racecourses, it brings a total of over $1.2 million distributed since the ATC Foundation… Read More »
‘We believe there is no better place to race a horse than in Australia,’ stated Tom Reill, the Aushorse Chief Executive Officer on launching the 2024 Aushorse Investor’s Guide. ‘Let us help you get involved as the experience of racing a horse in Australia is unique, and comes down to… Read More »
‘The most significant opportunity in the history of Sydney racing,’ stated ATC Chairman Peter McGurran, with $5 billion in revenue returned to the ATC and the racing industry. ‘The NSW Government agreed to commence negotiations with the Australian Turf Club on a proposal to develop Rosehill Gardens racecourse, creating 25,000… Read More »
The crowning glory is there for the $1.55 Ladbrokes race favourite Spywire in being the first of the Snitzel-Redout’s Choice-Danehill sire line to claim the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic. In fact, Spywire can establish a new branch of the Snitzel- Redout’s Choice line through his Champion 3YO Colt sire… Read More »
The government has formally entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Australian Turf Club (ATC) following their proposal to repurpose Rosehill Gardens Racecourse into a residential enclave comprising up to 25,000 homes and a school, accompanied by a strategically located station. Under the terms of the agreement, the ATC… Read More »
“Women are at the heart of this industry that is a cornerstone of our economy, and hence why the launch of our Hall of Fame and National Racing Woman of The Year.” “It will be a source of enormous inspiration to review all nominations and near impossibility of the winner,”… Read More »
Now in only its 20th running, and already the James Squire Hot Danish Stakes has history of ‘turning race winners into Group 1 winners or has added valued to the career of Group 1 winners.’ And Saturday will be no exception with The Goodwood winner Royal Merchant at $2.70 with… Read More »
With IFAR Chair Di Arbouthnot quoting “there’s something good about the outside of a horse that’s good for the inside of a man,” it was Dr Eliott Forbes at the 23rd ICRAV in Hong Kong. Racehorse welfare featured at the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities Conference in Paris this month,… Read More »
General Admission tickets for next Saturday’s Ladbrokes Cox Plate Day (October 28) at The Valley are officially sold out. The total allocation of General Admission tickets was exhausted on Friday morning. The day features two Group 1 races, Australia’s Best Race, the Ladbrokes Cox Plate, along with the Ladbrokes Manikato… Read More »
“It is a really important opportunity for us all to celebrate this important industry,” said Murray Watt, the Federal Minister for Agriculture, “and the support from the Albanese government.” “I want to convey to you the support, as there’s a lot of collaboration going on between our government here and… Read More »
It’s on again, and it’s the COVID-19 delayed International Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys that returns on Thursday, 28 September at Auteuil Racecourse in Paris. Staged in conjunction with the 57th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities at the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, its associated with… Read More »
