Racing Victoria (RV) has today announced the framework for its Minimum Bet Limit (MBL) policy that will apply to approved Wagering Service Providers (WSPs) betting on Victorian thoroughbred races from 1 October 2016. RV announced in May 2016 its intention to implement an MBL before undertaking comprehensive stakeholder consultation to… Read More »
Racing Australia welcomes ASIC’s announcement today of its new legislative instrument to replace three Class Orders on Horse racing syndicates and Horse breeding schemes that were due to expire in the near future. ASIC’s key changes to Horse racing syndicates are: 1. Raising the investment limit for a horse racing… Read More »
A stellar field will line up for the 134th Birdsville Races on September 2 & 3 2016, with Australia’s most iconic outback thoroughbred racing carnival attracting Group 1 jockey talent for the first time in 15 years. Competing in the final field will be Brisbane Group-1 winning jockey Ryan Wiggins, who… Read More »
A horse defeated by a collective 50 lengths in three career starts stole the show at Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday. While no star on the track, Viewbank Icon – who raced as Grande Lago for Colin and Cindy Alderson – proved that racetrack ability is no prerequisite for Off the… Read More »
Ladbrokes will assume naming rights of Caulfield Guineas Day, including branding of the famous $1 million Group 1 classic and the newly-coined Group 1 Ladbrokes Stakes (formerly Caulfield Stakes), the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) and Ladbrokes jointly announced today. The Guineas Day collaboration will grant up to 1000 Ladbrokes customers… Read More »
Racing NSW will be announcing the launch of a new peer support program called ‘Racing Mates’ at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday (27th August). The main objective of the Racing Mates program is to empower ‘mates to look out for mates’. “Looking after the mental health of our participants in New… Read More »
The experience stakes of the Melbourne Cup Carnival are set to get even higher with the Victoria Racing Club (VRC) unveiling The Park, an exciting new fashion and entertainment quarter, FREE for all racegoers. With a footprint of 10,000 square metres, The Park will be a playground of endless excitement… Read More »
Cassidy remembers it like it was yesterday, and why wouldn’t he? The experienced hoop won six races on the famous mare, which included two Group 1’s, the 1999 Flight Stakes and the Doncaster. The Kiwi mare edged out Tie The Knot in the Warwick Stakes. Later that year Cassidy was… Read More »
William Hill has just released the following media release after they won the tender to be the exclusive ‘corporate bookmaker’ to stream vision of NSW Racing on website and apps. Media release: In a landmark deal online wagering company William Hill has won a hotly contested tender, that it is… Read More »
Greyhound Racing NSW say the industry is devastated by the state government’s shock decision to ban the sport and has immediately suspended racing for the next seven days. In a statement released on Thursday, Greyhound Racing NSW said the decision announced by Premier Mike Baird to ban racing from July… Read More »
Exactly three years after Emma Booth was paralysed from the waist down, the Para-equestrian rider has qualified for the Rio Paralympics. The 24-year-old Victorian rider and her horse Zidane received a 74.1 per cent score at the Sydney dressage qualifying event on Thursday, enough to earn a spot at the… Read More »
Tabcorp have released a media statement explaining how Sky Racing has been placed in to a no-win situation by Racing Victoria. Read it below. View Tabcorp’s media release below: Yesterday afternoon, Racing Victoria advised that it would schedule Saturday’s Caulfield and Yarra Valley race meetings with 30-minute race gaps as… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup Carnival was declared the winner of the Major Festivals and Events category at the Australian Tourism Awards for the second time in three years. The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) was recognised for the 2014 event’s remarkable economic impacts and promotion of Victoria and Australia to audiences around… Read More »
Tabcorp have released the following media statement this morning outlining their partnership with News UK to enter the UK online wagering market next year. Media Release: Tabcorp Holdings Limited and News UK have today announced the signing of an agreement to partner in the launch of a new online wagering… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup Carnival was declared the winner of the Major Festivals and Events category for the third consecutive year at Monday’s Victorian Tourism Awards. The third straight win for the celebration that stops a nation saw it inducted into the Victorian Tourism Hall of Fame. Presented at the Melbourne… Read More »
A month’s worth of rain in an hour couldn’t dampen the spirit of the 57,560-strong crowd at Flemington on Thursday as star filly Jameka delivered Ciaron Maher back-to-back victories in the Group 1 Crown Oaks, and yet another feature race for Damien Oliver. VRC Chief Executive Simon Love said the… Read More »
It may be the race that stops a nation, but on Twitter, the Melbourne Cup does anything but. In 2014, Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings recorded 9.9 million Tweet impressions for Melbourne Cup Day – the most recorded impressions by Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings for any Australian event, ever. This was more… Read More »
Larrikan Today show host Karl Stefanovic is favourite to out guzzle his colleague Eddie McGuire at Flemington tomorrow. Sportsbet.com.au has posted a suite of novelty markets for the big day with the online bookmaker tipping a close battle between the TV heavyweights, but Stefanovic is a $1.80 favourite to have… Read More »
One savvy punter is in for a few sleepless nights leading up to the Melbourne Cup, with a massive $467,900 dollars riding on the race that stops the nation. It all started back in the first week of October when GW from Melbourne put on a $100 multi spanning across… Read More »
Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au rates Chris Waller a $1.25 chance to cry if he wins tomorrow’s Cox Plate. Waller will saddle the $5.50 favourite Winx, Kermadec ($7.50) and Preferment ($13). Winx is $2.00 to be his first runner home ahead of Kermadec ($2.60). If Winx wins, the $4.00 for Waller not… Read More »
