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BUYING A RACEHORSE
Buying a Yearling at Auction Buying at auction can be just as exciting as winning a race. More than 5,000 yearlings are sold at auction each year around Australia. The horses are old enough to be assessed by your advisers … Read more
WHAT NEXT AFTER THE PURCHASE?
CONGRATULATIONS you have successfully purchased a yearling in the auction ring! There are a few more decisions you need to make for your valuable livestock before it makes it to the track. Where is your yearling going to spell? Deciding where … Read more
WHAT IS QTIS?
QTIS (Queensland Thoroughbred Incentive Scheme) is internationally recognised incentive scheme designed to maximise market interest in Queensland bred horses and increase their racetrack earnings. How it Works Foals are eligible for QTIS with a payment by the 1st October (late … Read more
Racing in Queensland to benefit from additional $12 million
Media Release – Racing Queensland Racing Queensland has announced an additional $12 million in prize money will be injected annually into the industry in a move that will provide a major boost to all stakeholders. The $12m increase will deliver … Read more
Positive Start for Worthy Cause
By Breednet’s Tara Madgwick The team at Clear Mountain Fairview in Queensland are delighted to report promising Choisir stallion Worthy Cause is getting his mares in foal with his early coverings testing positive at 45 days including the dam of a … Read more
Son of Choisir Delights at Clear Mountain Fairview
By Breednet’s Tara Madgwick One of a handful of Australian bred stallions to achieve global success in both hemispheres, Choisir has sired 84 stakes-winners and left the winners of over $100million worldwide with his sons now standing at some of the … Read more
WANTED TO STAND AT CLEAR MOUNTAIN FAIRVIEW
Group One winning sprinter and son of champion sire Fastnet Rock, Wanted, will commence stud duties at Clear Mountain Fairview in 2017 after being sold and relocated from Victoria. A Group One winner and three-time Group One placed as a … Read more
WORTHY CAUSE TO STAND AT STUD
Worthy Cause, a powerful son of champion sire Choisir will commence stud duties at Clear Mountain Fairview in 2017 after an accomplished career on the track as an impressive Group winner. From the stable of Queensland’s top juvenile trainer John … Read more
RQ and Sky Racing launch live on-line coverage of Brisbane Racing Carnival
Racing Queensland Media Release Racing Queensland (RQ) and Sky Racing have announced a trial of live digital coverage of every Group 1 race day of the Brisbane Racing Carnival in a major showcase of racing in Queensland. The deal means … Read more
Hometown hope Upstart Pride draws short straw in Weetwood
News story by Courier Mail Sports Journalist Nathan Exelby – As seen on www.couriermail.com.au TOOWOOMBA will kick off this year’s Winter Racing Carnival with its third stand-alone Weetwood meeting on Saturday, as Racing Queensland launched a new “We’re Racing Everywhere” … Read more
