The History Of Geelong Racecourse

Geelong Community Partnership

The Geelong Racecourse is one of Victoria’s major regional horse racing venues. The current racecourse dates back to 1908. The annual Geelong Cup is held at the course every October, as well as a number of other race meets through the year. The Geelong Racing Club was formed in 1866, holding their first meet on January 18 1866. February 23 1872 saw the first Geelong Cup held at the Marshalltown course. RELATED NEWS: Belong to Geelong In 1907 it was decided to relocate the Geelong Racecourse and Geelong Showgrounds to their current site on Breakwater Road, East Geelong. The first…

EVENT: Meet leading trainer Bjorn Baker & Rubick X Slainte PLUS receive your first month FREE!

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miRunners will be running a complimentary event from 5.45pm Wednesday 24 October where you can get a taste of the ownership lifestyle, meet Bjorn Baker and the miRunners thoroughbred he’s training, Rubick x Slainte. Find out more here.

Zoushack owners thrilled with exclusive barrier trial experience at Rosehill

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With the sun shining and Spring in fine form, Tuesday morning saw Zoushack’s inaugural barrier trial at Rosehill Racecourse. Lining up for a mid morning start Zoushack looked fit and strong making for a very good first trial away from home coming in 4th. He handled the situation really well, paraded calmly, saddled up nicely and had great temperament – all in all making a top day. Related news: Your Song x Sheeznodoubt’s full sister wins impressively. Tim Nixon, owner in Saganaki and Zoushack, was there on the day and expressed that he loved the miRunners model. “It’s cheap and…

Queensland trainer Tony Gollan talks miRunners

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We recently took some time out of Your Song x Sheeznodoubt’s trainer Tony Gollan’s hectic training schedule to obtain his thoughts on miRunners and it’s benefits. Watch below. As Queensland’s Premiership winning trainer for the last four years running and one who has tasted Group 1 success with horses such as Spirit of Boom and Temple of Boom, not to mention prizemoney wins of over $31 million dollars… He knows his thoroughbreds. “I love this concept. It gives everyday people the chance to grab a unit in a horse otherwise inaccessible; even someone like myself. She’s a quarter-of-a-million dollar filly.” “They…

Vote for Your Song x Sheeznodoubt’s new name

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You may have seen that we recently ran a competition to nominate what you want Your Song x Sheeznodoubt’s new name to be. After 700+ entries they’ve been whittled down to a shortlist for owners to vote on. Voting went live yesterday and as much as we would like to share the front-runners, our lips are sealed. However, voting is still open for a few more days now (closes 11pm AEST 1 October) so if you’re considering purchasing you’ve still got time to buy in and sway the vote. This filly is a perfect match for Queensland’s undisputed champion trainer,…

Great wins by miRunners trainers (Lees & Waterhouse)

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Waterhouse might be a household name but a win is a win no matter who you are and sometimes the wins are all the more sweet because they are the culmination of work by the whole team or they are a first of a kind. Here are some amazing moments from some of our miRunners trainers. Gai Waterhouse: Trainer of Not a Royal Doubt As the undisputed leading lady of racing, wins for Gai Waterhouse might seem like a weekly occurrence. However Gai has had to build her own reputation in a industry with few female participants and beside her…

Winners are grinners! Our trainers top wins

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Winning a group race on the big stage is seen as the pinnacle of racing and for our trainers this rings true. However sometimes there are races that just mean so much more. Some races have brought owners, trainers and stable staff together for the most exciting ride of their lives. Can you pick which races might be the most exciting of these trainer’s careers? Mick Price: Trainer of Shezawitness Pushing nearly 2,000 career wins you might think it would be hard to find 3 special races in that career but Mick Price just keeps coming up with incredible wins.…

Science says: Want to be happy? Become a member of a team

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It’s well documented in science and sports arenas that being a part of a team intensifies the highs experienced by the individual members of the team. Team Geelong – the first community horse to be released by miRunners and in partnership with Geelong Race Club – is giving you the chance to experience this sensation with ownership on the Not a Royal Doubt X Countess Dehere filly. When you join a team you join a group of like minded people. It could be a team of volunteers, it could be a team of players or it could be a team…

Your Song x Sheeznodoubt’s full sister wins impressively this afternoon

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In a great sign for miRunners Your Song x Sheeznodoubt owners; Hollaback Girl, Your Song x Sheeznodoubt’s full sister, just wrapped up a sensational victory at Doomben this afternoon. Hollaback Girl launched brilliantly out of the gates and led the whole way, bursting 4 lengths in front and put a real gap on the field in the run to the line. The dam of this filly (who is by Not A Single Doubt) was herself 4th in the Gimcrack Stakes, the opening 2yo stakes race of the year at Randwick. She has already produced a stakes placed, 2yo winner in…