Ipswich Events Blog

Gear changes to assist form turnarounds New

Date: 02-Jul-2026

Blinkers for one runner and tongue tie for another can be the difference at Ipswich. One is trained at Toowoomba while the other is at ...

Emotions in Eye Liner win New

Date: 25-Jun-2026

Soothsayer’s stunning last-to-first win in last Saturday’s $200,000 Eye Liner Stakes (1350m) sparked high times in the mounting yard.The usually reserved Daniel Moor and ...

From Longchamp to Ippy New

Date: 25-Jun-2026

JOCKEY Damien Boche is from Nantes in western France, where his passion for horses began and his early career in horse racing fostered his ...

Kaluakoi: Emily’s Cup win New

Date: 25-Jun-2026

Ipswich jockey Jake Bayliss will have to wait another year to fulfil his dream of winning his hometown Cup after Belvedere Boys finished fifth ...

Davis delivers at Roma for emotional first training success New

Date: 24-Jun-2026

Ipswich’s Bob Davis has travelled far and wide across the Sunshine State during his decades in racing, working on gallopers’ shoes and riding trackwork. ...

Sting out last time but Venom can bite back New

Date: 24-Jun-2026

Queensland trainer believes it will pay to overlook a disappointing run on paper last time.After a start at Eagle Farm that was seen as ...

Cavalry Man in with Ipswich Cup shout New

Date: 18-Jun-2026

An Ipswich Cup win would provide a special moment for small stable.Drawing barrier ten from the Ipswich 2150-metre start may not be ideal but Lindsay ...

McArdle eyes winter kick-off in Queensland New

Date: 17-Jun-2026

A brief campaign in south-east Queensland will potentially set up Regal Zeus for a Group 1 tilt in Melbourne.Mornington trainer John McArdle is already planning an ...

Silver Wedding chases Stakes win at Ipswich New

Date: 17-Jun-2026

The Ciaron Maher-trained Silver Wedding will try to add Black Type to her record at Ipswich.Racing and travel have brought out the best in Silver Wedding who will ...

Wild times: Michael’s rides New

Date: 16-Jun-2026

PART two of the wonderful story of 1968 Ipswich Cup-winning jockey Michael Schubert continues this week in the Ipswich Tribune Today.With his natural positivity, ...

Lighter Ash is aiming high New

Date: 15-Jun-2026

No one doubts Ash Butler’s ability as a jockey, but his weight has held him back. Still, he has ridden 840 winners at an ...

Celebrating 160 years of the Ipswich Cup New

Date: 11-Jun-2026

Saturday June 20 rings in a significant milestone for the Ipswich Turf Club, marking the 160th anniversary of the Ipswich Cup. The inaugural Cup was ...

Racing: a lifelong passion New

Date: 08-Jun-2026

MARCUS Wilson says he was born and bred into racing. Following his father John Wilson into training, he built on a natural love for ...

Michael won the 1968 cup

Date: 04-Jun-2026

IN THIS week’s Ipswich Tribune Today is the first part of a special feature about Michael Schubert, the jockey who rode Sombani to victory ...

Bruce's patience paying with Zoustrology

Date: 03-Jun-2026

Three-year-old out for a three-peat at Ipswich on Thursday. Zoustrology could sound like an area of science or something in the stars but for the ...

Dungog’s son is riding tall

Date: 30-May-2026

BENJAMIN Osmond is from Dungog, a tiny town in New South Wales most famous as the birthplace of Doug Walters, who went back to ...

Ipswich Cup marks 160 years as ground-shaking Festival of Horsepower returns

Date: 26-May-2026

The thundering hooves and roaring engines of Ipswich’s month-long Festival of Horsepower might get a bit louder as the city celebrates a major milestone ...

Jay’s home: horse heaven

Date: 25-May-2026

BORN on the Gold Coast by Carl Bellamy out of Angela Burke, both very good trainers, Jay Bellamy started driving trotters even before he ...

Chillies chasing a Derby start at Ipswich

Date: 20-May-2026

A start in the Queensland Derby will be up for grabs for Chillies when he lines up at Ipswich. Trainer Grahame Begg is hoping to enhance the ...

Paul's lesson: be yourself

Date: 18-May-2026

PAUL Shailer accepts that Chris Waller casts a long shadow over him.He spent 10 years working for Chris at Rosehill in Sydney and four ...