Australian Horse Racing

The Racing Officials

The officials who supervise a race meeting are called stewards.

Other officials include:

The Racing Secretary

the racing secretary or "Clerk of the course," in charge of the course and meeting arrangements;

The Weighing Officer

the weighing officer or "Clerk of the scales," who controls the weighing-in and weighing-out of each horse;

The Handicap Officer

the handicap officer, who arranges the weights for handicap races;

The Judge

the judge, who witnesses the finish and declares the result, after consulting photographs if necessary;

The Camera Patrol

the camera patrol, who film crucial points of the race to hep the stewards decide objections;

The Starter

the starter, who starts each race.

Melbourne Cup History.

The Melbourne cup is a horse race which is run at Flemington in Victoria on the first Tuesday of November each year. It is ran over a distance of 3200 metres and...

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Flat Green Bowling Index

also known as lawn bowls. Flat green bowls can be played by two players or by two sides of up to four players. In order to play...

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Australian Rules Football Index

Australian Rules Football (Aussie Rules) is played on a large oval-shaped pitch between two teams of 18 players each. Teams try to...

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The Australian Racehorse

In order to race in an official event in Australia, the horse must be registered with the Registrar of Racehorses...

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The Horse Race.

All riders must try to give his horse the chance to do as well as it can. If a jockey is dismounted...

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The Racing Officials

The officials who supervise a race meeting are called stewards. Other officials include:
the racing secretary or "Clerk...

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