acing Victoria (RV) has today announced further enhancements to Victoria’s lucrative owners’ and breeders’ incentive scheme, VOBIS, for the 2016-17 racing season, headlined by a major boost to Super VOBIS bonuses.
118 supplementary entries have been added to the 2016 Inglis Great Southern Sale, taking the total number of lots to be offered at the four day auction to an extensive 905.
TRAINER Darren Weir passed another milestone in a momentous season when he cracked the 300-win barrier when Yulong Yongxing scored in a two-year-old maiden at Swan Hill on Saturday.
Bryan Guy delivered champion Hong Kong trainer John Moore his first Group 1 winner in Australia as an owner when Eagle Way took out the Group 1 BRC Queensland Derby.
A brilliant return to racing at Eagle Farm on Saturday saw a 20,077 strong crowd watch on as Inglis graduate Under The Louvre won the $1.5 million Group 1 BRC Stradbroke Handicap.
Set to retire to Aquis Farm in Queensland this spring, brilliant Snitzel colt Spill the Beans added further lustre to his resume when taking out the Group II QTC Cup over 1300 metres at Eagle Farm on Saturday in his final raceday appearance.
The Victoria Racing Club, in conjunction with Racing Victoria, on Monday announced significant changes to the Melbourne Cup Carnival racing program, headlined by the swapping of the Longines Mackinnon Stakes and Emirates Stakes and a million dollar prizemoney boost.
Stunning Stratum colt Attention put his opposition on notice for the JJ Atkins in two weeks’ time with a strong victory in the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Doomben today.
A last start winner of the $60,000 Wagga MTC Guineas, progressive I Am Invincible gelding Invincible Knight made it three wins in a row when scoring in a thrilling head bobbing finish at Canterbury on Wednesday.
Over 100 stallions are represented by the largest weanling catalogue in the Southern Hemisphere in 2016, the Inglis Great Southern Sale. Over 400 weanlings by 109 sires present a selection of unmatched depth and breadth, affording buyers a wealth of opportunities ahead of the 2017 yearling sales.