Record wagering result at Warrnambool

The Victoria Racing Club (VRC), Tabcorp and Nine Entertainment (Nine) announced a groundbreaking broadcast, media and sponsorship deal for the world-famous Melbourne Cup Carnival from 2024 to 2029. The landmark agreement will see the VRC and Tabcorp enter a game-changing partnership combining enhanced year-round sponsorship, and domestic and…

The landmark agreement will see the VRC and Tabcorp enter a game changing partnership combining enhanced year-round sponsorship, and domestic and international media rights for the Carnival. The Melbourne Cup Carnival will be broadcast on all SKY platforms and the TAB app, with Tabcorp having the right to on-sell the coverage to wagering…

The Victoria Racing Club, Tabcorp and Nine have signed a "groundbreaking" broadcast, media and sponsorship deal for the Melbourne Cup Carnival from 2024 to 2029. The agreement, believed to be worth up to $50 million, will see enhanced year-round sponsorship, and domestic and international media rights for the carnival. It follows months of tense…

Rockstar Ronnie gives Ciaron Maher his seventh Grand Annual win. Picture by Sean McKenna WITH the curtain coming down on the 2023 racing season, it's an opportune time to reflect on some of the highs and lows of the sport which appeared in this column over the past year. Former Koroit based jockey Declan Bates to be on the sidelines for a month…

Flutter -owned Sportsbet has announced a five-year partnership with Melbourne Racing Club (MRC), set to start on January 1, 2024, which includes the sports betting brand becoming the naming rights partner for the Caulfield Cup Carnival and the Caulfield Cup. The MRC is a not-for-profit members club with over 12000 members and conducts more than 80…

The feature jumps races at Warrnambool are likely to come around too soon for Wil John but the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained galloper could still be a player at the May Carnival. Wil John will make his long-awaited return to racing when he steps out in the VOBIS Gold Heath (2100m) at Sandown on Saturday. The gelding has not raced since…

Racing Victoria wants Melbourne Cup field finalised earlier to bump up betting We're sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. We're working to restore it. Please try again later. Racing Victoria will pitch for Derby Day and Champions Day to become 10-race cards from 2024 in an attempt to stop a decline in Cup week wagering. The governing body…

It has been a bucket list item for many a racing fan and the team involved at Punt Drunk embarked on the three-hour journey down the highway to live it up at all three days of the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival. From arriving in Warrnambool in freezing cold conditions and sideways rain, to thunderstorms at 7am on Wangoom Handicap Day, to the 5000+…

Steven Pateman rides Zed Em to victory in the Grand Annual Steeplechase Picture: Jake Nowakowski Rivals can expect jockey Steven Pateman to be as formidable as ever during jumps racing's version of Melbourne Cup week at Warrnambool. Jumps racing will provide showpiece contests on all three days of the carnival, starting with Tuesday's $175000…

Victorian jumps racing has received a welcomed injection of prize money for the upcoming 2023 season, with the Grand Annual Steeplechase and Grand National Steeplechase now worth $400000 apiece. Racing Victoria released the 2023 jumps racing program on Tuesday, announcing that $5 million in prize money will be up for grabs across 19 jumps…

Jockey William McCarthy celebrates after Heberite won the 150th running of the Grand Annual Steeplechase in May. The prizemoney will increase by $50000 in 2023. Warrnambool's time-honoured Grand Annual Steeplechase will have a $50000 prizemoney hike in 2023 with the feature jumps race at the famous May Racing Carnival worth $400000. The Grand…

A $10m Melbourne Cup is part of a Victoria Racing Club New Year's resolution. News Corp has established the Flemington hierarchy intends to lobby Racing Victoria for a $2m boost for the race that stops the nation. It follows last month's record Melbourne Cup Carnival for wagering and prizemoney, which culminated with the re-imagined $10m triple…

Australia's most celebrated horse racing event, the Melbourne Cup, will crown the best galloper a few days from now. Besides the coaches, trainers and runners, racing fans, establishments, and other stakeholders are preparing for a few days of unforgettable celebrations. With an AUD$8 million prize pot, Melbourne Cup is Australia's wealthiest…

Champions day punctuated a Melbourne Cup Carnival record betting bonanza across the four days of the Flemington carnival. The $10m raceday and carnival climax last Saturday, including three $3m Group 1 races, produced record wagering turnover of 144m - up 21 per cent on last year. A similar increase next year would see Champions Day rival Derby Day…

TRIBUTE: Veteran jumps trainer Eric Musgrove (pictured) has paid tribute to Collingwood great Bill Picken. Picture: Morgan Hancock VETERAN jumps trainer Eric Musgrove was shocked to hear of the sudden passing of Collingwood great Bill Picken at Hamilton on Saturday. Picken, 66, who played 212 games of VFL-AFL footy, received numerous accolades from…

The Warrnambool Racing Club is working hard to keep a pest from being a factor at next month's traditional May Carnival. The three-day carnival in the first week of May is a test for all that attend. Horses, riders, stable staff, track workers and punters themselves are thoroughly tested during the carnival, which culminates with Australia's…

As the cooler months come around, Australia's few remaining jumps festivals kick off, including this week's prolific Warrnambool May Carnival. However, there isn't a jumps meeting in Australia that goes off without animal welfare protestors these days. As the anti-jumps lobbies mobilise for a new season, Brad Waters outlines the state of jumps…

Racing Victoria has announced the 2023 jumps racing season that will see an additional $175000 in prize money added to the 2022 season. The prize money increase means more than $1 million has been pumped into an increase in prize money over the past two seasons. The Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool in May and the Grand National Steeplechase…

Australia's richest maiden series will return in 2024. Racing Victoria on Monday morning announced the Sportsbet Future Star Series will be back again at Pakenham with the first heats due for early January. The heats will be run on seven consecutive Thursday nights at Pakenham with $1.2m in prizemoney up for grabs. There will be 12 heats across…