Archive for category: Racing Industry

  • Warwick Farm officially abandoned

    Racing Industry February 4, 2012 5:12 pm

    Efforts to reschedule Saturday’s Warwick Farm races have failed and the meeting has officially been abandoned. Heavy rain throughout the week and again overnight left surface water on the track making it unfit for racing. Officials from the Australian Turf Club and Racing NSW contacted all trainers with runners to [...]

     
  • ATC trying to save Warwick Farm races

    Racing Industry February 4, 2012 12:54 pm

    Racing officials will monitor Sydney’s weather with a view to holding Saturday’s washed out Warwick Farm meeting on Monday. But Australian Turf Club chief executive Darren Pearce admitted there would have to be a dramatic improvement in the track to attract trainers. Surface water on the track prompted Racing NSW [...]

     
  • Tim Bell back focused after illness

    Racing Industry January 31, 2012 6:16 pm

    Leading apprentice Tim Bell has declared his fitness and is fully focused ahead of his metropolitan comeback at Eagle Farm following a short hospital stay and a mystery stomach bug. Bell, who has four rides on Wednesday, was serving a careless riding suspension when admitted to hospital with pneumonia earlier [...]

     
  • 2012 Magic Millions protest replay

    Racing Industry January 16, 2012 10:33 pm

    Just Horse Racing was able to locate a video showing the protest video and replay of the interference between Gai Waterhouse trained runners No Looking Back and Driefontein in Saturday’s Magic Millions 2yo Classic.

     
  • Magic Millions protest still under scrutiny

    Racing Industry January 16, 2012 6:06 pm

    Queensland’s chief steward Wade Birch has confirmed officials will view television footage of Gai Waterhouse talking to stable jockeys Nash Rawiller and Tommy Berry before Saturday’s controversial Magic Millions protest.

     
  • Multi-million grant for Gold Coast

    Racing Industry January 11, 2012 12:11 pm

    The Queensland government has pledged more than $35 million towards the redevelopment of the Gold Coast racetrack.

     
  • Women prominent in racing

    Racing Industry January 8, 2012 6:22 pm

    Gai Waterhouse and Katie Page have launched a $500,000 incentive aimed at attracting women to racehorse ownership.

     
  • Hanging Rock meeting moved to Kyneton

    Racing Industry January 6, 2012 3:02 pm

    Hanging Rock’s Australia Day meeting has been transferred to Kyneton after a drainage inspection found the popular country track’s racing surface could be compromised.

     
  • Peter McGauran joins Racing NSW in senior role

    Racing Industry January 5, 2012 6:28 pm

    Former federal minister Peter McGauran has joined the team at Racing NSW, it was announced on Thursday.

     
  • Hanging Rock’s Australia Day meeting in doubt

    Racing Industry January 3, 2012 5:43 pm

    The fate of Hanging Rock’s Australia Day race meeting lies with pictures from under the ground.