Wednesday 10th March, 2021
Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse, Victoria. Prize Pool: $6,200,000. Architects: Bates Smart. Your complete guide to Australian and international horse racing tracks. We provide an in-depth overview of the racetrack including 360 virtual tour, upcoming races, form guides, news and results. Be in the know of all the latest information about your race track of choice. This month, eight people linked to a now-defunct racing stable in Australia were found guilty of charges related to the doping of horses over seven years from 2010.
Find out what horse racing meetings are running in Australia today. Use our Today’s Racing guide to view race meeting information including race programme, final field, form and results.
To use the HorseRacing.com.au Today’s Racing guide click on a race meeting to expand and see all of the scheduled races at that racecourse. You can then click on any of the races to see the full field. To see the form of a horse, trainer or jockey simply click the their name to open a complete profile and form guide. To close a race or meeting click on the race or meeting name again. If you are into racing, Ladbrokes offers premium racing tips on a daily basis and from here you can have your best shot at picking a winner.
Australia Horse Racing Picks
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When Did Horse Racing Start In Australia
The Totalisator Agency Board, universally shortened to TAB or T.A.B., is the name given to monopoly totalisator organisations in Australia and New Zealand. They operate betting shops and online betting. They were originally government owned, but in Australia most have been privatised. In Victoria, for instance, the Victorian Totalisator Agency Board began operating in March 1961 as a state enterprise,[1] and was privatised in 1994.[2]
Australia[edit]
Most Australian TABs have been progressively privatised, beginning with Victoria in 1994.
TABs in Queensland, South Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania were re-branded as UBET in 2015.[3]
The TABs have extensive radio networks in Australia, except in Victoria and Tasmania where other parties own equivalent networks. All these networks share the National Racing Service, a continuous broadcast of thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing. This makes up the bulk of these networks' content. Collectively, these networks own more radio licences than any other group in Australia – however, their terrestrial coverage is less than the ABC as they generally have tiny wattages. The heir of the NSW TAB also owns a national racing subscription TV service.
New Zealand[edit]
In New Zealand, the TAB owns TAB Trackside, a former near-national free-to-air and national subscription TV service. In the analogue era, most New Zealanders could sit at their TV with a standard aerial and watch racing. This channel is now only on Sky TV.
The New Zealand TAB was replaced by the New Zealand Racing Board in 2003, however the physical premises have retained the TAB branding.
Radio TAB is also used to live sports coverage (including horse racing) in parts of Australia.
Australia Live Horse Racing
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When Did Horse Racing Start In Australia Start
- ^The Melbourne Cup Research Guide
- ^TABCorp historyArchived 24 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^TAB gets a makeover to UBET