Master Jamie, pictured with jockey Chris Whiteley on board, records a win at Callaghan Park.
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Itâs a case of onwards and upwards for star Rockhampton sprinter Master Jamie as he stakes his claim for the $1.5M Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm, Brisbane, on June 12.
The Graeme Green-trained Master Jamie commenced his Stradbroke campaign with a fighting 0.6 lengths third to Zaniah in last Saturdayâs (L) Ascot Handicap (100om) at Eagle Farm.
Ridden for the first time by Brisbaneâs Taylor Marshall, after a four-month racing respite, Master Jamie displayed all his trademark tenacity to be right in the finish.
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Central Queensland race clubs will receive part of $2.8 million for facility upgrades, creating more than 100 jobs across the state.
Thirty-seven of Queensland’s smallest and most remote country race clubs will each share in the infrastructure funding, Racing Minister Grace Grace announced earlier in January.
“Country racing plays a critical role in regional Queensland, contributing to economic and social wellbeing, as well as providing an important meeting hub for regional communities,” she said.
“The Palaszczuk Government’s Country Racing Program provides critical infrastructure funding across the state to improve and enhance our non-TAB racing clubs and their communities.
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Eight Central Queensland race clubs will share in nearly $700,000 worth of infrastructure funding from the State Government’s Country Racing Program.
The big winner is the Emerald Jockey Club with $470,000 for a new racecourse mower, fertilising and spraying equipment, an irrigation upgrade and tie-up stalls.
Bluff Blackwater Amateur Race Club will receive nearly $200,000 for a new public address system, perimeter fencing for the horse float area and to refurbish its tie-up stalls.
Yeppoon Turf Club will receive $40,000 to upgrade its chute and Clermont Race Club $10,000 for fencing.
In Gladstone there is funding for culvert repairs, Alpha is set for a track upgrade, Aramac Racing Club received funding for a firewall for shed development and Barcaldine will receive funding for a new judges tower.
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In order to grow, the Yeppoon Show Society has decided it is time to establish a new showgrounds.
The organisation is plotting a move from its existing headquarters at Park St, Yeppoon, to land at the corner of Millroy Drv and Stanley Ave.
“This land was recognised as ideal for the Show Society’s needs, especially with compatible neighbours like the pony club, country music club, and the Yeppoon Turf Club,” Livingstone Shire Council deputy mayor Adam Belot said.
But as Cr Belot pointed out, there are some obstacles with this land that need addressing before anything eventuates.