CLIFFORD PARK CAPTURES MELBOURNE CUP DAY SUCCESS CLIFFORD Park rivalled Flemington for Melbourne Cup Day success yesterday. More than 1000 racing lovers flocked to the Toowoomba Turf Club to celebrate the “Race That Stops The Nation”. Toowoomba Turf Club Chief Executive Officer Blair Odgers said the TTC was “delighted” with the attendance figures for yesterday’s [...]
CLIFFORD PARK RACING AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED CURRIE was definitely on the menu at Saturday night’s Ladbrokes Toowoomba Turf Club 2016-17 Racing Awards. Clifford Park trainer Ben Currie was the toast of the event after picking up four of the 11 awards presented on the night. He won Premiership Trainer of the Year, Premiership Owner of [...]
DARREN GAUCI GUEST AT 2017 LADBROKES RACING AWARDS CHAMPION former jockey Darren Gauci will feature as guest speaker at this year’s 2016-17 Ladbrokes Racing Awards. This year’s awards night, to be held on Saturday, September 16, will recognise the outstanding racing achievements from the Toowoomba Turf Club’s 2016-17 racing season. TTC Chairman Kent Woodford said [...]
JOCKEY CELEBRATION DAY CLIFFORD PARK HONOURING FALLEN & INJURED JOCKEYS THIS WEEKEND CLIFFORD Park Racecourse will come to a standstill this Saturday afternoon to celebrate National Jockey Celebration Day. Half an hour before race one, Toowoomba Turf Club Committee, staff, jockeys and Queensland Racing & Integrity Commission representatives will stand side-by-side at the track’s winning [...]
CLIFFORD PARK ANNUAL TRACK RENOVATION IN SEPTEMBER IN PREPARATION FOR PAT O’SHEA PLATE TOOWOOMBA Turf Club will embark on its annual track renovation during September in preparation for feature race day, the Pat O’Shea Plate (formerly the Hopeful Plate). The race, the first two-year-old race for the Australiasian racing season, will be held on Sunday, [...]
RACING REACHES OUT A SUCCESS MORE than $165,000 was raised for injured trackwork riders Ben Saunders and Wade Clasohm at the Saturday night’s Racing Reaches Out fundraiser at Clifford Park. The evening was extremely emotional, but an enormous success, according to Toowoomba Turf Club Chairman, Kent Woodford. “The TTC is delighted to be able to [...]
SPORTING FLAVOUR TO AUCTION ITEMS SPORTING enthusiasts are encouraged to come along to the Racing Reaches Out fundraiser dinner at Clifford Park this Saturday night to bid on incredible memorabilia pieces. Pieces going under the hammer in both live and silent auctions during the evening include: • Makybe Diva framed and signed (Glen Boss) print [...]
STALLION SERVICE DONATIONS HIGHLIGHT FUNDRAISER STALLION sire service donations totalling almost $70,000 have been donated to the Racing Reaches Out Fundraiser at Clifford Park on Saturday, May 13. The generous donations have been made by: • Sizzling – Newgate Stud, Aberdeen, NSW • Hidden Dragon – Lyndhurst Stud, via Warwick, Qld • Scissor Kick – [...]
STALLION SERVICE DONATIONS HIGHLIGHT FUNDRAISER STALLION sire service donations totalling almost $50,000 have been donated to the Racing Reaches Out Fundraiser at Clifford Park on Saturday, May 13. The generous donations have been made by: • Sizzling – Newgate Stud, Aberdeen, NSW • Hidden Dragon – Lyndhurst Stud, via Warwick, Qld • Panzer Division – [...]
RACING REACHES OUT FUNDRAISER TO HELP FAMILIES OF INJURED TRACKWORK RIDERS Ben Saunders & Wade Clasohm The “Racing Reaches Out” fundraiser will be held at Clifford Park on Saturday, May 13. It will raise money to assist the families of injured trackwork riders Ben Saunders and Wade Clasohm. Mr Saunders and Mr Clasohm are still [...]
