Cranbourne's New Training Centre Postponed.
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By Editor (26 Nov 08 6:10)
Installation of a synthetic track at the Cranbourne training centre has been postponed indefinitely. - Read Article
Flemington Racecourse & the Melbourne Cup 2008
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By Editor (04 Nov 08 20:55)
Australia's greatest event - the race that stops a nation!
The European raiders prayed for rain on the night before the cup but it didn't help as the worlds most famous race cup remained in Australia! Some parts of Melbourne received up to 10 millimetres of rain yesterday. Flemington had received only a fraction of that. - Read Article
Cup Track Running Dry
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By Editor (03 Nov 08 21:00)
With Melbourne Cup fever running high and Flemington Racecourse facing its busiest time of the year, the Victorian opposition has warned the famous racetrack is running dry. - Read Article
Werribee Cup will Return Home
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By Editor (31 Oct 08 19:40)
Although the Werribee Cup was held at Geelong on Wednesday, Werribee officials are confident they will again host their feature race. - Read Article
Racecourse Managers Newsletter
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By Arthur Stubbs (28 Oct 08 12:55)
Australian Racecourse Managers Association news and updates. - Read Article
Waipa Racing Club's Greg Chitty
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By Rob Jenkins (19 Sep 08 6:00)
A walk around Eagle Farm race course in Brisbane turned into a great insight into the life of track manager Greg Chitty, of the Waipa Racing Club in New Zealand's North Island. Greg has a chat to Pitchcare about racing in New Zealand and the Waipa Racing Club. - Read Article
Geoff Murphy Australian Racecourse Manager of the Year
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By Editor (05 Sep 08 8:00)
Geoff Murphy has been Track Manager for the Western Australian Turf Club for in excess of twenty years and has been responsible for managing Ascot and Belmont Park race tracks for both training and racing. - Read Article
ARMA Week in Brisbane
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By Rob Jenkins (31 Aug 08 6:00)
The Australian Racecourse Managers Association was formed in 2004 in Tasmania. The association is the voice for the industry in its quest for improvements in race and training track construction, management and presentation throughout the nation. Last week the annual conference took place in Brisbane. Pitchcare takes a look at the week that was. - Read Article
Pitchcare Live at Eagle Farm for the ARMA Conference
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By Rob Jenkins (18 Aug 08 10:00)
The Australian Racecourse Managers Association holds its annual conference and trade show which takes place this week at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane. Pitchcare Oceania takes a look around the conference and the famous Queensland track. - Read Article
The Penetrometer
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By Editor (18 Aug 08 8:00)
The Penetrometer has been used for many years assisting Racecourse Managers and Stewards with track ratings. This device comes from the road building industry where they used a device to measure the road profile prior to the final surfacing of asphalt. The device was modified to measure soil hardness turf. - Read Article
The Race That Stops A Nation
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By Mick Goodie (18 Aug 08 6:00)
Standing at the entrance to Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia is a majestic bronze statue of one of the country's greatest sporting icons. Indeed, there is a case for saying that he is the most famous sporting legend of all in a country that is awash with sports stars. - Read Article
Sale Turf Club Upgrade
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By Editor (18 Aug 08 6:00)
Sale racecourse is undergoing a significant facilities upgrade thanks to a $514,000 Brumby Government funding boost, Deputy Premier and Minister for Racing Rob Hulls said today. - Read Article
Ashley Williams & Tasmania's Summer Racing Carnival.
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By Editor (17 Aug 08 6:00)
Roses are in full bloom and lawns mowed, in anticipation for the 2008 Summer Racing Carnival. Every fine detail has been tended to and if it hasn't the scissors will come out, joked Elwick Racecourse manager Ashley Williams. - Read Article
Negotiations to Merge Brisbane Turf Club
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By Editor (15 Aug 08 6:00)
The Brisbane Turf Club (BTC) is pinning its future on a successful merger with the Queensland Turf Club (QTC). - Read Article
Second Turf Track For Morphettville Racecourse
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By Editor (14 Aug 08 6:00)
There will be money in next week's South Australian Budget to build a second turf track at Morphettville racecourse in Adelaide. - Read Article
Randwick's Turf Survives WYD
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By Editor (26 Jul 08 6:00)
Special turf grown in case Randwick Racecourse didn't survive World Youth Day (WYD) may not be needed, festival officials say. - Read Article
Flemington Update For Grand National
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By Mick Goodie (28 Jun 08 11:05)
Track manager Mick Goodie applied 3mm of water on Thursday. "I know some jumping people would like me to water again today but it has a great cover of grass" - Read Article
10,000Sqm Of Turf For Royal Randwick
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By Editor (20 May 08 6:00)
About 10,000 square metres of grass is being grown in case the turf at Sydney's Randwick Racecourse is damaged during World Youth Day in July. - Read Article
World of Golf for Canterbury Park Racecourse
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By Editor (12 May 08 6:00)
Canterbury City Council unanimously approved World of Golf Australia Pty Ltd's application at its meeting last night, paving the way for a new Australian standard in golfing facilities to be constructed at Canterbury Park. - Read Article
Toowoomba Turf Club Big Debate
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By Editor (03 May 08 6:00)
A Clifford Park development plan will be the next cannon rolled out by Toowoomba Turf Club (TTC) and Queensland Racing Limited (QRL) as debate surrounding the installation of a synthetic racetrack at the course reaches a climax. - Read Article
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