Industry News

• Second Qld Hendra virus case confirmed

  A second case of the potentially deadly Hendra virus has been confirmed in Queensland.

   
• Horses test negative to Hendra virus

  Queensland authorities are testing more horses for the Hendra virus in a bid to contain the latest outbreak.

   
• Hendra Virus contained in Gold Coast Hinterland

  Biosecurity Queensland is confident it has contained and controlled the potentially deadly Hendra virus in Queensland’s Gold Coast hinterland.

   
• VRC alters Patinack Classic bonus scheme

  Australian sprinters, including unbeaten champion Black Caviar, are now eligible for a $600,000 bonus if they can win the Patinack Farm Classic and an overseas Global Sprint Challenge race before the end of next season.

   
• Danny Nikolic cops 15-meeting suspension

  Jockey Dan Nikolic was suspended for 15 meetings after he adversely affected the chances of several runners in the sixth heat of the Winter Championship at Flemington.

   
• RSPCA inspectors at Gosford

  RSPCA inspectors were at Gosford racecourse for Takeover Target Stakes day on Friday to investigate a complaint made to the animal welfare group in relation to whip use.

   
• Zac Purton cops big Hong Kong fine

  Top Australian jockey Zac Purton has been heavily fined by the Hong Kong Jockey Club after failing to tell them he was approached by the punter at the centre of the Chris Munce tips-for-bets scandal.

   
• Peter McGauran resigns from breeding post

  Former federal politician Peter McGauran has resigned his position as chief executive with Thoroughbred Breeders Australia (TBA) and Aushorse Marketing.

   
• Ciaron Maher fined $10,000

  Group One-winning trainer Ciaron Maher has been fined $10,000 for lying in regard to the condition of a horse he scratched at Casterton last month.

   
• Centrebet signs five-year Geelong Cup deal

  Geelong Racing Club has secured Centrebet as the naming rights sponsor for the Geelong Cup for another five years.

   
• Australian Turf Club name to stay

  Australian Turf Club will remain the name for Sydney’s merged racing entity.

   
• Corey Brown fined for modified safety vest

  High-profile jockey Corey Brown is the latest to be fined after being caught with a modified safety vest.

   
• Perth jockey fined over racing scam

  A Perth jockey who allowed his bank account to be used by his best friend in a scam to siphon more than $11,000 from Racing and Wagering WA has been fined $3000.

   
• Moonee Valley racecourse to have facelift

  Reconstruction of the famous Cox Plate course is set to begin in 2016 as part of a multi-million dollar redevelopment of the Moonee Valley precinct.

   
• New Zealand apprentice fined over illegal vest

  Apprentice Daniel Stackhouse, on loan to leading trainer Peter Moody, was among four riders fined $1000 for being in possession of a modified safety vest at the weekend.

   
• New Zealand racing administrator resigns

  The chief executive of the partnership that controls six of the main racing clubs in New Zealand’s lower North Island has resigned after less than two years in the job.

   
• Apprentice fined for modified safety vest

  Just a week after stewards found several modified safety vests in the jockeys’ room at Rosehill, Taylor Lovelock-Wiggins has been fined for going to the scales with the same equipment.

   
• Melbourne Racing Club announces new feature race

  The Melbourne Racing Club has announced the introduction from 2012 of a lucrative new feature race for three-year-olds on Caulfield Guineas day.

   
• Bonus to attract overseas sprint winners

  The Victoria Racing Club has announced a huge financial incentive to overseas Global Sprint Challenge winners to race in this year’s Patinack Farm Classic at Flemington.

   
• Bendigo to host premier Saturday meeting

  Bendigo has been granted a premier stand alone Saturday meeting for three years with the first to be held in March next year.