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The Team Williams and Pike juggernaut continued their stranglehold over the WA features when taking out the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot on Saturday - Graceful Girl returned a Timeform rating of 115, equalling Viddora in 2015.

Racing Victoria advises of an upcoming change to 1200m races conducted on the turf track at Pakenham - the extension of the sprint chute, which mirrors that in place at Sandown, has been completed and is now able to accommodate 1200m races in addition to 1000m races.

A major review into racehorse welfare has called for the development of national welfare standards that would protect thoroughbreds at all stages of their lives.

Racing NSW stewards' report from the Australian Turf Club's Festival Stakes meeting on Saturday

Racing NSW stewards' report from the Australian Turf Club's meeting at Canterbury on Friday night

Racing Victoria’s (RV) Off The Track (OTT) Program has partnered with Equine Pathways Australia (EPA) to offer more opportunities for off-the-track horses to support athletes with a disability.

If anyone in the Scone area needs to move their horse to shelter or higher ground, the race club is open and race day stalls are ready — Scone Race Club - water running everywhere at Scone - everyone stay safe #sconeracing

The Sporting Guide - Racing - from racingandsports.com - Racing's dedicated online newspaper - the weekend edition.

Racing Queensland records $6.2 million consolidated profit versus $4.3 million in FY20 - revenue grew to a record $336 million, an increase of 19.2%, while returns to participants reached $271 million, which was well above the organisation’s $250 million target, an increase of 22%.

Racing NSW has conducted a review of its COVID-19 policies - includes fully vaccinated Essential Personnel who attend Randwick, Rosehill, Warwick Farm, Kembla Grange and Newcastle racecourses will no longer be required to undertake a weekly PCR or RAPID COVID-19 test.

Gosford Racecourse is set to benefit from $8 million in funding from the NSW Government to construct an additional 200 stables - funding comes as part of the NSW Government’s investment in regional racecourses in NSW