Horse racing

  • Regional horse races get more cash

    COUNTRY Victorian racing officials say owners and trainers will benefit from an $11.7-million injection of prizemoney into bush races.

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  • Constant Force unstoppable in Colac Cup

    A HISTORIC day for Colac racing ended with connections of a Warrnambool horse celebrating the hardest as Constant Force won the 150th Colac Gold Cup.

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  • Trainer chasing historic cup with unlucky stayer

    YEO-TRAINED gelding Ship In The Night went within a nose of winning the 2010 Colac Gold Cup. Two years on, trainer Mark Young hopes luck will be on his side when the seven-year-old starts in the 150th Colac Gold Cup, at Colac Racecourse on Sunday.

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  • Cup ambassador on the road to recovery

    COLAC Gold Cup ambassador Neville Wilson admits he will feel a tinge of disappointment when the cup gates open for the 150th time. An injury last year means he is unable to race in this year’s cup.

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  • No regrets about race merger role

    VETERAN horseman Grant Downey was at the forefront of a push to merge Colac and Geelong racing clubs.

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  • Colac’s Secret Flyer takes on Black Caviar

    CONNECTIONS of Colac district sprinter Secret Flyer concede they’re racing for second when the gelding comes up against champion Black Caviar tomorrow.

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  • Meet turf legends at Colac Gold Cup

    RACING fans can get up and close with two legends of the turf while celebrating the 150th Colac Gold Cup.

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  • Jumps racing became lifelong passion

    JUMPS racing has fascinated former Colac Turf Club secretary Clarrie Steffen since childhood.

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