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Victoria Racing Club members have voted for an unchanged board to lead the financially stricken club into the future despite the Flemington organisation losing $70 million across the past four years.
The Victoria Racing Club axed 40 jobs – three weeks before Christmas – after losing $70 million across the past four years.
The former Racing Victoria boss is proposing a merger of the clubs that run Flemington,Caulfield and Moonee Valley.
Victoria Racing Club released its annual report on Tuesday,revealing a $24 million loss for FY24. It follows losses of $16.9 million and $14.9 million for the 2022 and 2023 financial years.
Besieged by debt,the Victoria Racing Club incurs significant expenses to promote and stage the Melbourne Cup week.
Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads,while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.
The revolution starts at stumps.
From Jamie Kah’s heroics to a singer winning the Melbourne Cup and owner Colin McKenna’s final words,the spring carnival has put racing back on the map.
On a day that celebrated the stars of the track,there was a sad ending to the racing career of “the people’s horse”,Pride Of Jenni,who was retired after bleeding from both nostrils.
While the big days of the Melbourne Cup carnival attract the height of fashion and society’s elite,there are also pre-dawn heroes who keep horse racing’s heart beating.