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Negotiating The Steeplechase

At present, horse racing (and life in general) is a little akin to the trials and tribulations weathered by jumps jockeys.

All Local Race Meetings Cancelled

South Burnett race clubs will be taking an enforced break over the next two months – and possibly longer – due to COVID-19.

Nanango Races To Be ‘Patron-Free’

Nanango will be holding a patron-free race meeting on Easter Saturday as Queensland struggles to keep its racing industry alive during the COVID-19 crisis.

First Bid Was Successful

Trainer Janene Armstrong and her fellow part owner Barry Goodwill chalked up their second victory with First Bid when the chestnut saluted Benchmark 50 Handicap (850m) at Gympie on March 7.

Glad Times For Barry And Hannah

The Central Queensland port of Gladstone has become a haven for trainer Barry Phillips and his jockey-daughter Hannah.

Lee Park A See-Saw For Trainer

Leading trainer Nanango Glenn Richardson has experienced the industry’s highs and lows lately

Punters In The Pink At Nanango

Nanango Race Club’s Valentine’s Day meeting had one more race than initially expected, giving punters a bonus at Lee Park’s first meeting of the year.

Ruby Is Anderson’s New Gem

Last year, Hivesville trainer Lindsay Anderson tightened the race day girth for 25 runners, and accrued six wins courtesy of Clouds, Kentford and Momentum Glory, along with six placings

A Flying Start To 2020

Several South Burnett players have kicked off the calendar year in winning style.

Hannah’s Treble Trick At Bundaberg

Racing on the first Saturday of this month produced an extra bonus for South Burnett jockey Hannah Phillips.

Silly Season Hits Nanango Races

Nanango’s special Christmas race meeting on Sunday had everything … spills, thrills and even a spot of cooling rain between races.

Full Fields For Nanango Races

The Nanango Race Club will be holding its annual Christmas Race Meeting at the Lee Park Raceway on Sunday, December 1.

Nanango’s Shooting Star Shines

On A Comet, a lightly raced son of the unraced Redoute’s Choice mare Starwish, brightened Gympie racecourse on Saturday

A Top Day For Dalby Duo

Trainer David Reynolds and his jockey-wife Leeanne McCoy scaled the heights at Mount Perry on Saturday.

Man Charged Over Alleged Doping

Police from the Queensland Racing Crime Squad have charged a 25-year-old Toowoomba man as part of an ongoing investigation into suspected horse doping.

Hidden Budget Banks A Doomben Berth

Oakey trainer Graham Banks was victorious in the 1998 Bat Out Of Hell Flying at the Gold Coast with Royal Rego, piloted by Mick Dittman

Cup Day Triumph At Kumbia

Hats off to the Kumbia Races … literally! Despite the incredibly windy conditions, the annual Kumbia Cup race went off with only a few hitches on Tuesday.

Omens For Kumbia On Cup Day

While serious punters will have done some exhaustive study before they head to the Kumbia betting ring on Cup day, other patrons will just be looking to have fun

Full Fields For Kumbia Races

The Kumbia Race Club will be holding its popular Melbourne Cup race meeting this Tuesday, November 5

Easy Enough For Hard Enough

Rookie Ipswich trainer Darren Evans is experiencing a lucky streak in more ways than one, and the change of of fortune is timely.

Rain Washes Out Spring Races

Wondai’s big Caulfield Cup Day race meeting was cut short on Saturday afternoon when a storm dumped rain and hail on the course

Rain Causes Cancellations

A wild storm that swept across parts of the South Burnett on Saturday afternoon caused a string of cancellations

Judge’s Wondai Cup Deja Vu

Toowoomba trainer Jason Judge, having collected the 2014 Wondai Cup with Aashiq, has a chance to repeat the dose with Palace Tycoon in the race’s 2019 renewal on Saturday

Full Fields For Wondai Races

Wondai Race Club will be holding its annual Caulfield Cup race meeting – always one of its biggest meetings of the year – at the Wondai Racecourse in Baynes Street on Saturday (October 19)