Racing

Easter Meeting Was A Pearler

Easter Meeting Was A Pearler

Nanango Race Club’s Easter meeting drew a bumper crowd on Saturday, and many were stylishly attired.

A Touch Of Makybe Diva At Lee Park

A Touch Of Makybe Diva At Lee Park

Duchess Staghurst begins her racing life at Nanango’s Easter meeting on Saturday.

Full Fields For Nanango Races

Full Fields For Nanango Races

The Nanango Race Club will be holding its popular annual Easter Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway on Saturday.

Lucks In Again

Lucks In Again

Nanango trainer Glenn Richardson experienced a tense but satisfying finish at Chinchilla last Saturday

Mount Perry Finishes On Top

Mount Perry Finishes On Top

John and Gaye Harvey, the principals of Croyden Park Stud at Cottonvale on the Granite Belt, are inadvertent Burnett tourism promoters

Dame Fortune Smiles On Lillian Eliza

Dame Fortune Smiles On Lillian Eliza

Wondai trainer Tony Williams was a relieved man after the Past Members Memorial Maiden (1030m) at last weekend’s Eidsvold meeting.

Mixed Emotions For Nanango Teams

Mixed Emotions For Nanango Teams

The outcomes of last Saturday’s work day for several Lee Park identities were positive overall, despite some elements of frustration and sorrow.

Pollies Take A Punt On Races

Pollies Take A Punt On Races

With the Council elections just a month away, politics was in the air at the Nanango Race Club’s Valentine’s meeting on Saturday … but no one really seemed to mind.

Promptly In The Pink

Promptly In The Pink

The leading pair in the parade for the opening event at Nanango on Saturday will both display pink hearts in their jockeys’ colours.

Full Fields For Nanango Races

Full Fields For Nanango Races

The Nanango Race Club will be holding its popular annual Valentine’s Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway on Saturday.

Most Racing Incentives To Stay

Most Racing Incentives To Stay

Racing Queensland has decided to retain key features of the Queensland Thoroughbred Incentive Scheme (QTIS).

Pandemonium Can Be Fun

Pandemonium Can Be Fun

Nanango Race Club’s pre-Valentine’s Day meeting on February 13 is certainly fashionably popular

Government Clarifies Racing Plan

Government Clarifies Racing Plan

The State Government has clarified its position on changes it plans to introduce to the prize money on offer at regional race meetings over the next four years.

English To The Fore On Australia Day

English To The Fore On Australia Day

Nanango apprentice Hannah English continued her remarkable run by saluting at Kilcoy last Tuesday, then doing it again three days later at Toowoomba.

Partial Reprieve For Rural Racing

Partial Reprieve For Rural Racing

Racing Minister Grace Grace has confirmed that State Government funding will override the cuts detailed in Racing Queensland’s Tracking Towards Sustainability document published last December.

Deadline Looms For Racing Submissions

Deadline Looms For Racing Submissions

The State Opposition is urging people in the racing industry to not miss out on having a say about the Racing Integrity Bill.

English And Phillips Power On

English And Phillips Power On

Nanango apprentice Hannah English has rocketed to the top of the state’s all-age, all-district country riding premiership. And fellow apprentice Hannah Phillips isn’t very far behind her

Industry Rallies For Good Governance

Industry Rallies For Good Governance

The gathering of racing industry participants at Doomben on Wednesday from the thoroughbred, harness and greyhound codes brought a strong focus to bear on the issue of governance.

Rally Calls For Halt To Racing Cuts

Rally Calls For Halt To Racing Cuts

Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington has joined the Queensland racing industry in urging the State Government to halt plans to slash almost $19 million of prize money until a new Racing Queensland board is elected.