Ballarat Turf Club Newsletter 23rd February 2024

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FEBRUARY 23RD 2024 From The CEO Inside Training Grass Update New Caterer Alert Next Race Meeting - Mortimer Petroleum Summer Family Day February 25th Free Courtesy Bus - Sunday 25th February Condolences to Shay & Extended Family Container Collection on Racedays support McCallum/BRI Latest Jumpouts Ballarat Turf Club News Ballarat Turf Club Quiz Labour Day Monday Racing 11th March Quiz Answers Local Winners: Power FM Summer Twilight Meeting 14th February BTC 2023-2024 Season Leaderboards Members Wheel BTC 2023/2024 Membership CUB Summer Series Event Schedule Sponsor in Focus- Eureka Concrete

From The CEO We’re racing full steam ahead now! Come join us Sunday for the Mortimer Petroleum Family Summer Raceday – gates opening from 11.30am.

Enjoy live music, an animal farm, face painter, castle and FREE showbag for the first 40 kids through the gate. There’s a food van, coffee cart, the ever-popular BBQ and the Terrace Bistro is open for dining from 12noon-3pm with Relished by Nunan taking over our catering in 2024.

You are welcome also to bring your own picnic and enjoy inside seating in the Bookies Area or Downstairs Bar or take up a picnic table & umbrella on the front and enjoy cold beverages from the CUB Pop Up Bar. And for this meeting only, BTC are trialling a FREE courtesy bus from Itinerant Spirits at the Goods Shed adjacent the Ballarat central train station. A small 12 seater bus will depart the Goods Shed at 12pm, 1pm and 2pm for an express service to the track.

Return trips made back into town and dropping off at the Goods Shed will leave at 4pm, 5pm and 6pm.

The weather forecast is bright, so get yourself trackside and enjoy a great day out!

See you on track.

Belinda Glass CEO

Training Grass Update: Track Manager Gabe Erbes’ Update

A lot of work has been completed since the last newsletter. This includes the laying of kikyku grass over the sand base profile.

This type of grass lays a strong foundation and will be over sown with rye seed in the incoming months. The sand profile will bring better drainage and the inside and outside rail will be replaced with a new polyrail to complete.

The upgraded Training Grass will be a great new training facility for Ballarat trainers and we look forward to welcoming horses onto the track for use by June if all conditions work in our favour.

New Caterer Alert We would like to announce that our new caterer is Relished by Nunan and Co. See below, her menu for Mortimer Petroleum Family Race Day this Sunday!

Book in for your next race day experience in the Bistro upstairs.

Next Race Meeting: Mortimer Petroleum Family Race Day THIS Sunday 25th February

FREE Courtesy Bus for Mortimer Petroleum Summer Family Race Day Sunday 25th February

Sunday 25th February- BTC Will be running a FREE courtesy bus from Itinerant Spirits at The Goods Shed 200 Lydiard Street North

Pickup times: Itinerant Spirits from 12pm, 1pm and 2pm.

Return Times from BTC Admission Ticket Box to Itinerant Spirits at 4pm,5pm and 6pm.

Condolences to Shay and Extended Family Earlier this month, the industry lost a local stalwart in Val Brown, mum of local trainer Shay Keating.

Val was a regular on track supporting her late husband and trainer Daryl Brown for many years and behind the counter as a TAB seller on racedays here at Ballarat and across the region.

In more recent years, Val was generally seen around the mounting yard assisting, supporting and cheering on stable runners trained by Shay.

In a fitting tribute Shay’s runner “Into You” saluted at Ballarat on the 1st meeting back in 2024, only days after Val’s passing and in memory of her dear mum.

Sincere condolences to Shay and all the family following the passing of Val Brown.

Into You Winning at Sportsbet Ballarat on Wednesday 14, 2024

Container Collection on Racedays supports McCallum/BRI The Ballarat Turf Club (BTC) is proud to be partnering with McCallum / Ballarat Regional Industries (BRI) for the collection of cans and bottles from racedays. McCallum / BRI has delivered specially marked 240L bins with blue lids which patrons can use to separate empty bottles and cans from general waste. The bins are then collected and returned to a purpose built bulk container collection site in Wendouree for sorting and recycling. The initiative is an important employment initiative for McCallum / BRI and generates jobs for local people living with a disability. The 10c rebate via the Victorian Governments Commercial Container Collection Program will support McCallum Disability / BRI. So now when you are enjoying a bottle of water, can of coke or beer at the races, you are supporting a good cause as well if you help us sort it into the right bin!

Ballarat Turf Club’s Belinda Glass taking delivery of bins from McCallum/ BRI’s Stuart Simmons.

LATEST JUMPOUTS Please click on the Image Below to View

LATEST JUMPOUTS Please click on the Image Below to View

JUMPOUTS- BURRUMBEET 19TH FEBRUARY 2024

BALLARAT TURF CLUB NEWS: Vagrant scores a Stakes win Vagrant has made it three consecutive wins by winning the Group 3 Bellmaine Stakes on Saturday 3rd February.

Congrats Mitch, connections and all the team at Mitch Freedman Racing.

To read the full article, please click on the picture of Vagrant below!

BALLARAT TURF CLUB NEWS: PAT KEARNEY TRAINS FIRST METROPOLITAN WINNER Two weeks ago was a special milestone for Pat Kearney and his team with their first metropolitan victory with Yellowbrick Road.

Congrats to Pat and team team and all connections!

Yellowbrick Road will be back at the races this week at Morphetville running in the Group 3 Lord Reims Stakes with a plan to go onto the Adelaide Cup on March 11th all going well. Good luck Pat!

BALLARAT TURF CLUB NEWS: Maher Eyes Diamond Day Ciaron Maher is set to welcome three stars back on Saturday at Caulfield. This includes 2YO Magic Millions placegetter Spywire, 2022 Melbourne Cup winner Gold Trip and former import Nugget.

To see what Ciaron Maher has said about these runners on Saturday, click the photo below.

Q1: Which Ballarat horse won the Group 3 Bellmaine Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday 3rd February making it three consecutive wins?

Q2: Which horse was the first Ballarat trained horse to win at Sportsbet Ballarat in 2024?

Q3: Which horse am I? *I am Ballarat trained *I am a 2x Group 2 and 2x Group 3 Winner *I came 2nd behind Imperatriz in Group 1 at Moonee Valley in the Spring

Labour Day Monday Racing Monday 11th March

Q1: Vagrant Q2: Sunshineinmypocket Q3: Asfoora

Local Winners: Power FM Summer Twilight Meeting 14th February R3: Whitford Liquid Waste Maiden Plate Sunshineinmypocket Trainer: Ciaron Maher

R4: Veolia 3YO Fillies Maiden Plate Into You Trainer: Shay Keating

R5: Power FM Class 1 Handicap Mount Olympus Trainers: Tony and Calvin McEvoy

BALLARAT VETERINARY PRACTICE BTC SEASON 2023/2024 LEADERBOARD 4CYTE LEADING TRAINER

TRAINER NAME

WINS

TONY AND CALVIN MCEVOY

17

BEN, WILL AND JD HAYES

8

MICK PRICE AND MICHAEL KENT JNR 6

HENRY DWYER

6

CIARON MAHER

6

MATT CUMANI

4

MITCH FREEDMAN

3

PETER MOODY AND KATHERINE COLEMAN

3

DAN O’ SULLIVAN

3

ANDREW NOBLET

3

BALLARAT VETERINARY PRACTICE BTC SEASON 2023/2024 LEADERBOARD MITTYS LEADING JOCKEY

TRAINER NAME

WINS

HARRY COFFEY

20

MICHAEL DEE

7

RHYS MCLEOD

5

BILLY EGAN

4

JORDAN CHILDS

4

TAHLIA HOPE NEIL FARLEY DECLAN BATES

3 3

3

PAUL GATT

3

RYAN HOUSTON

3

BALLARAT VETERINARY PRACTICE BTC SEASON 2023/2024 LEADERBOARD 4CYTE LEADING HORSE

HORSE NAME

WINS

GIVE GIGGLES

3

SUNSET DREAMING

3

TOMMY

2

ALL SO CLEAR

2

Members Wheel Launch Last Wednesday, at the Power FM Summer Twilight Raceday we launched the members wheel.

Congratulations to our winner for this raceday Stan Haintz who won a BTC Cap. Congrats Stan!

Be sure to not miss out on Sunday to be in the draw. To register, please show your membership card at the bar to receive your ticket for entry.

Thank you to our sponsors for supporting this activation!

BTC 2023/2024 Half Yearly Membership

It is not too late to get a hold of your BTC 2023-2024 half yearly membership. We love seeing our members on course to enjoy our hospitality and great racing action.

Our Summer/ Autumn schedule of racing offers plenty of opportunity to get on track.

The half yearly membership gets you all the benefits of a full member including a free racebook and a free beverage, as well as entry into our new Members Wheel Draw for EVERY RACE MEETING !

Only $60!

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