In response to concerns expressed by some country clubs and a number of industry participants that a deadline of Friday, 6 February 2009 for feedback to the recently released Directions Paper was unreasonable, RVL today announced that a new deadline of Friday, 27 February 2009 would apply.
read more
The program for the 2009 Victorian jumps racing season has been finalised after consultation with the Australian Jumps Racing Association (AJRA) and the Victorian city and country clubs.
read more
Following consultative meetings held around Victoria this week, Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) and Country Racing Victoria (CRV) today released the Victorian Racecourse and Training Facilities Directions Paper and commenced the response stage of the consultative process.
read more
NSW and Victorian TAB customers can win more in 2009 with the reintroduction of Tabcorp’s TAB Power Pays.
read more
Champion jockey Greg Childs will retire from riding after fulfilling engagements this Saturday at Flemington, bringing to an end an enormously successful career spanning 30 years.
read more
The Hong Kong International Races produced a mixed bag of results for the Australian contingent, with champion sprinter Apache Cat running third in the Group 1 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) and Douro Valley ninth in the Vase (2400m).
read more
The catalogue for the 2009 Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, to be held from March 1-4 and comprising 780 lots, is now on-line.
read more
The Australian Racing Board has announced that fundamental changes are required to the current controls on whip use. These changes fall into 5 categories.
read more
Racing Victoria Limited Chief Executive Officer Rob Hines has declared racing “open for business” at the public release of Racing to 2020, RVL’s vision for the Victorian Thoroughbred Racing Industry.
read more
