Racing Victoria has approved a Cox Plate eve race meeting for the Moonee Valley Racing Club featuring its premier sprint, the Group One Manikato Stakes. The Manikato moves from the club’s AFL grand final eve meeting in late September to headline the program on the Friday night before the Cox [...]
Racing Victoria stewards are investigating a positive swab returned by a Tony Vasil-trained horse subsequent to a Moe barrier trial. Stewards on February 27 informed Vasil of Racing Analytical Services Limited (RASL) confirmation of a prohibited substance found in a urine sample taken from Cloanthy after the mare ran second [...]
Plans to give Bel Sprinter a familiarisation gallop at Flemington ahead of the Newmarket Handicap have been scrapped after he suffered a minor leg injury in a stable accident. Trainer Jason Warren is confident the star four-year-old will be able to compete in Saturday’s Group One 1200-metre sprint but will [...]
Victorian prizemoney will rise to $160 million next season with an $18.7 million funding injection of which 63 per cent will be allocated to country meetings. The across-the-board increases to minimum prizemoney levels will take effect from August 1 with country minimums up from $12,000 to $15,000, showcase races up [...]
The Australian Racing Board (ARB) will at its March meeting consider the approval of a second racing laboratory to conduct arsenic testing following the outcome of a Racing Victoria (RV) stewards’ investigation. The RV integrity sub-committee announced on Monday that it would not pursue the trainer whose winner returned an [...]
Nick Hall will consider appealing against an eight-meeting careless riding suspension incurred at Flemington on Saturday.
Racing Victoria and Victoria Racing Club officials are rejoicing after AQIS gave official approval to two Japanese quarantine facilities, effectively allowing Japanese horses to compete in this year’s Emirates Melbourne Cup.
Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter had an unenviable task when selecting the field in the Greatest Cup Never Run.