Ipswich Events Blog

Ipswich Cup – a race day like no other!

Date: 22-Mar-2024

Thousands of Queenslanders are preparing to let their hair down and celebrate the biggest social race day of the year and tickets are now ...

Ipswich Selections – Thursday 21 March 2024

Date: 20-Mar-2024

Thursday racing comes to Ipswich this week where we’ll host a seven-race program. The rail is out 6m the entire course and with the ...

Meeting In Review – Saturday 16 March 2024

Date: 19-Mar-2024

Cody ‘Chip’ Collis had the luck of the Irish on his side at Saturday’s St Patrick’s Day meeting. The talented apprentice has not long ...

Mother's Day Breakfast

Date: 19-Mar-2024

Join us for a beautiful morning celebrating Mother's Day. Live music and two-course breakfast PLUS Mum gets a glass of bubbles on arrival. BUY ...

Ipswich Selections – Saturday 16 March 2024

Date: 15-Mar-2024

We’ll be hoping that the luck of the Irish is with us this Saturday as we host an eight-race St Patrick’s Day meeting. The ...

Meeting In Review – Saturday 9 March 2024

Date: 12-Mar-2024

Eagle Farm trainer Chris Munce and rising star apprentice jockey Emily Lang starred at Saturday’s ten-race Ipswich meeting. The duo combined late in the ...

Ipswich Preview – Saturday 9 March 2024

Date: 08-Mar-2024

We’ll host a monster 10-race card this Saturday for our Women In Racing Raceday. The rail is out 10m the entire course and with ...

Ipswich Preview - 29 February 2024

Date: 28-Feb-2024

Ipswich hosts a nine-race provincial card on Thursday on a card that looks to be a good betting one, with multiple chances in most ...

Meeting In Review – Wednesday 21 February 2024

Date: 22-Feb-2024

While just the six races were run and won at Wednesday’s metropolitan meeting, there was no shortage of quality. Two above average fillies put ...

Ipswich Selections – Wednesday 21 February 2024

Date: 20-Feb-2024

We host metropolitan racing this Wednesday where six races are scheduled to be run and won. The rail is out 6.5m and at time ...

Meeting In Review – Thursday 15 February 2024

Date: 16-Feb-2024

Following a run of weekend meetings, racing returned to a Thursday timeslot this week. Eight races were run and won with Darryl Hansen and ...

Ipswich Selections – Thursday 15 February 2024

Date: 14-Feb-2024

Eight races are scheduled to be run and won this Thursday at the Ipswich Turf Club. Warm days are forecast so we’ll be racing ...

Flying start for local trainers

Date: 13-Feb-2024

IPSWICH trainers have enjoyed a flying start to 2024, as the benefits of the new and improved training facilities at the course start to ...

Meeting In Review – Saturday 3 February 2024

Date: 05-Feb-2024

Saturday racing took place at Ipswich on the weekend and once again we were treated to some great contests. There was no better race ...

Ipswich Selections – Saturday 3 February 2024

Date: 03-Feb-2024

Lately it seems that we’re racing every Saturday here at Ipswich and that’s once again the case this weekend. Eight races are scheduled to ...

Qld jockeys tie the knot trackside

Date: 31-Jan-2024

For jockeys Michael Schrapel and Anna Bakos, it made complete sense. The Queensland riders were searching for a perfect location to tie the knot ...

St Patricks at The Barn

Date: 31-Jan-2024

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Goodwill for injured jockey

Date: 30-Jan-2024

AS local jockey Emily Pomfrett continues her recovery from a serious raceday incident at Gatton this month, the Ipswich Turf Club and Queensland Racing ...

Meeting In Review – Saturday 27 January 2024

Date: 29-Jan-2024

Sweltering heat greeted participants and racegoers at Saturday’s Ipswich Turf Club Recovery Race Day. Seven races were run and won on the day but ...

Ipswich Selections – Saturday 27 January 2024

Date: 26-Jan-2024

Seven races will be run and won at our Australia Day Recovery Race Day this Saturday. While there will be plenty on course to ...