Year: 2022

Ablaze on his way to winning the Grand National Hurdle (4200m) at Sandown. (Pat Scala/Racing Photos) 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 $400,000 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 meetings. That figure marks an increase of $175,000 on the 2022 season, and more than $1 million on 2021. While…

Leading Darwin jockey Jarrod Todd starred in Alice Springs on Sunday when he ended the day with four wins. (Photo: NT News) Christmas came early for top Darwin jockey Jarrod Todd when he landed four winners during the final Alice Springs meeting of the year on Sunday. Todd, who missed a recent Top End meeting through suspension, cleaned up on the six-event program at Pioneer Park in one of his rare trips to the Red Centre when he won four straight on Dick Leech’s Lethal Encounter ($5), Terry Gillett’s Supreme…

What Sandown Lakeside Races Where Sandown Racecourse – 591-659 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171 When Wednesday, December 21, 2022 First Race 3:40pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Sandown Racecourse will host another twilight meeting this Wednesday when it hosts a very competitive eight-race card. The track is currently rated a Good 4 and with good weather forecast across Victoria on Tuesday and Wednesday, we expect to be in the Good range come race day. The rail will be in the +3m position for the entire circuit, which historically plays favourable to leaders.…

What Warwick Farm Races Where Warwick Farm Racecourse – Governor Macquarie Dr, Warwick Farm NSW 2170 When Wednesday, December 21, 2022 First Race 2:20pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes NSW racing heads back to Warwick Farm Racecourse on Wednesday afternoon for a competitive seven-race program. The rail moves out +5m from the 1000m marker to winning post and resides in the +3m the remainder of the circuit. It should be picturesque conditions for race-day with a fine forecast predicted throughout the week and a Good 4 track expected when racing gets underway…