Racing Queensland

Welcome to The Racing Institute! 🏇 Take a walk through the newly opened world-class training hub at the @GCTurfClub, designed to help the next generation of industry participants hone their craft 🎥 #QLDisRacing

Track conditions and positional maps for Doomben today. 🐎 Track Rating: Soft 6 📈 Penetrometer: 6.24 🛤️ Rail: +5m ☀️ Weather: Overcast 🌧️ Rainfall: 4mm last 24 hours, 14mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: Nil 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

Queensland retrainer Alex Kelly’s passion for giving retired racehorses a second chance has been recognised on the national stage after taking home the Thoroughbred Care and Welfare Award at the Australian Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards. racingqueensland.com.au/news/2026/05-m…

Track conditions and positional maps for Townsville today. 🐎 Track Rating: Soft 5 📈 Penetrometer: 5.87 🛤️ Rail: +5m 1000-w/post; +4m remainder ☀️ Weather: Fine 🌧️ Rainfall: Nil 💧 Irrigation: 3mm last 24 hours, 41mm last 7 days 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

The Racing Institute is officially open! The facility is the industry's new state-of-the-art racing education and high-performance training centre, located at the @GCTurfClub. It will also serve as the new home of the Queensland Apprentice Jockey Program, delivering structured education, mentoring and elite coaching to develop Queensland’s next generation of champion jockeys. More 🔗 bit.ly/RacingInstitute

Track conditions and positional maps for the Sunshine Coast today. 🐎 Track Rating: Soft 7 📈 Penetrometer: 6.44 🛤️ Rail: +10m ☀️ Weather: Fine 🌧️ Rainfall: Nil last 24 hours, 68mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: Nil 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

VALE SHANE MCGOVERN The Queensland racing industry is mourning the loss of Shane McGovern following his passing earlier this morning after succumbing to injuries sustained during a trackwork incident in early April. racingqueensland.com.au/news/2026/05-m…

Track conditions and positional maps for Kilcoy today. 🐎 Track Rating: Soft 6 🛤️ Rail: True ☀️ Weather: Fine 🌧️ Rainfall: Nil last 24 hours, 19mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: Nil 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

Track conditions and positional maps for the Gold Coast this evening. 🐎 Track Rating: Soft 6 📈 Penetrometer: 5.18 🛤️ Rail: +2m 900m-w/post; True remainder ☀️ Weather: Fine 🌧️ Rainfall: Nil last 24 hours, 169mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: Nil 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

Track conditions and positional maps for Ipswich today. 🐎 Track Rating: Heavy 10 📈 Penetrometer: 6.85 🛤️ Rail: +6.5m ☀️ Weather: Fine 🌧️ Rainfall: Nil last 24 hours, 92mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: Nil 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

Queensland harness racing is mourning the loss of respected horseman Sam Difrancesco, remembered as a passionate trainer, driver and generous family man whose impact on the industry spanned decades. racingqueensland.com.au/news/2026/05-m…

RQ advises that the race meeting scheduled for the Ipswich Turf Club on Wednesday, May 20 has been postponed due to weather state of the track, and has been transferred to Thursday, May 21. More 👇 racingqueensland.com.au/news/2026/05-m…

Track conditions for the Sunshine Coast today. 🐎 Track Rating: Synthetic 🛤️ Rail: True ☀️ Weather: Overcast 🌧️ Rainfall: 10mm last 24 hours, 76mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: Nil 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

Track conditions and positional maps for Toowoomba this evening. 🐎 Track Rating: Good 4 📈 Penetrometer: 5.7 🛤️ Rail: +3m ☀️ Weather: Fine 🌧️ Rainfall: Nil last 24 hours, 7mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: 2mm last 24 hours, 27mm last 7 days 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

Track conditions and positional maps for the Gold Coast today. 🐎 Track Rating: Synthetic 🛤️ Rail: True ☀️ Weather: Overcast 🌧️ Rainfall: 7mm last 24 hours, 85.5mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: Nil 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

Track conditions and positional maps for Doomben today. 🐎 Track Rating: Soft 7 📈 Penetrometer: 6.58 🛤️ Rail: True ☀️ Weather: Fine 🌧️ Rainfall: 3.5mm last 24 hours, 33.5mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: Nil 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇

.@HarnessAUS is seeking Expressions of Interests from appropriate candidates who wish to be considered as its next Independent Chair. More 👇 racingqueensland.com.au/news/2026/05-m…

Track conditions and positional maps for Cairns today. 🐎 Track Rating: Heavy 9 📈 Penetrometer: 6.10 🛤️ Rail: True ☀️ Weather: Showers 🌧️ Rainfall: 11mm last 24 hours, 23mm last 7 days 💧 Irrigation: Nil 🗺️ Positional maps: racingqueensland.com.au/industry/thoro… #QLDisRacing 🏇