Victoria

From Meteorology To Horse Racing

The Weather Network's Chris Mei paid a special visit to Flamboro Downs on a chilly -12 degree Sunday evening and took over the announcer's booth to share the nightly forecast and call the third race a...

Trainer Fined Over Twitter Tweet

It has become commonplace to see professional athletes and participants reprimanded and fined for their use of Twitter and other social media platforms. Apparently, participants in the world of horse ...

Kangaroos Force Cancellation Of Race Card

January 31, 2011

Over the past few years the horse racing industry has seen programs of live racing affected by bears, skunks, geese, ducks, seagulls, rabbits and raccoons. You can now add another to that list

Opposition To Down-Under Jump Ban

December 01, 2009

According to a report, the recently announced ban of steeplechase and jumps racing in the Australian state of Victoria has led to overwhelming support from industry stakeholders for the Australian Jum...

Jurisdiction Bans Steeplechase, Hurdles

November 27, 2009

After the deaths of 20 horses over the past two years in steeplechase and hurdle racing in the Australian state of Victoria, it has been decided that both types of racing will be banned at some point ...

Coleman To Give Back To Burn Unit

October 21, 2009

Surrey, BC native Casie Coleman has been riding a wave of training success for the past few years, but it wasn’t that long ago when what she refers to as “a self-inflicted barn fire” threatened to end...