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 »
Coolmore is the new owner of John Singleton’s famed Strawberry Hill Stud after finalising a deal to acquire the Central Coast property. In a deal brokered by Donovan & Co in partnership with Magic Millions, the property has been secured by Tom Magnier of Coolmore Australia for an undisclosed price…. Read More »
The ATC Foundation delivered further assistance to NSW race clubs as part of its ongoing work with communities hi t by floods and natural disasters. A $10,000 donation to the Lismore Turf Club, from funds raised on-course at ATC tracks will go to purchase a new tractor with the destroyed… Read More »
“I feel like they actually relate to me, and the same second chance that they’re given and I feel like I’m getting.” said inmate Joel Kuck on the benefits of working with former racehorses. Joel is just another story of the medium security Wallkill Correctional Facility in New York, that… Read More »
Pony Racing is up and going across the nation with the first of the National Pony Racing Series to be conducted at Brisbane’s Eagle Farm Racecourse on Saturday 12 August. Staged under the banner of the Thoroughbred Industry Careers (TIC) and Pony Club Australia (PCA), its TIC Chief Executive Officer… Read More »
It’s winter racing in Sydney, and it’s the launch of the Australian Turf Club charitable racing season at Royal Randwick on Saturday with longtime partner the ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation. With the Australian Turf Club and ATC Foundation host Racing for Good, ‘it celebrates the final Sydney meeting of the… Read More »
In a groundbreaking move that’s set to send ripples through the world of online horse racing coverage, the renowned platform JustHorseRacing.com.au has taken a strategic leap by acquiring Galloper.com.au. This acquisition marks a significant step forward in the evolution of digital equine journalism, solidifying JustHorseRacing’s position as a dominant force… Read More »
It’s June, and inaugural BASET Thoroughbred Endeavour Award has been made to Grace McBeath, a talented young equestrian from New South Wales, Australia. “I am really thankful for this amazing opportunity and I look forward to expanding my knowledge internationally,’ said Grace. “This is a huge change for a girl… Read More »
Just seven months since opening its doors Kick Up will be staging its first workshop on this Friday 9 June at 12noon, in the Royal Randwick Racecourse Owners Pavilion. ‘Since the launch of Kick Up in November 2022, we have been inundated with requests to help from those within our… Read More »
‘A true titan of Australian racing, ‘Crewie’ stands as a symbol of dedication having devoted his life to the thoroughbred,’ voiced the Australian Stud & Stable Awards for 2023. ‘In celebrating a remarkable 70-year milestone marked by commitment and passion,’ the 86 year-old John ‘Crewie’ Brady is recipient of the… Read More »
