Ipswich Events Blog

Hanly dedicated to community

Date: 04-Feb-2020

Ipswich Turf Club committee member Denise Hanly was recognised with Australia Day honours and awarded an Order of Australia Medal last week. Denise was ...

Works move to B grass

Date: 04-Feb-2020

Contractors finished works on the main track last Friday allowing for over two months of growth before racing starts back in April. With this ...

2019 year in review

Date: 17-Dec-2019

As the Club slows down for the Christmas break it can report some highs and lows both on and off the track. From a ...

Time to party

Date: 27-Nov-2019

Not great; make it epic Hosting a party can be tough and we often get asked how do you make a great party a ...

Track update 12 November

Date: 12-Nov-2019

A fortnight into the track closure of five months, work has commenced at the Bundamba site. Although a few early issues with the clay ...

Prize money levy for equine welfare

Date: 11-Nov-2019

The Palaszczuk Government today announced that Racing Queensland would implement a one per cent prize money levy for thoroughbred and harness racing to support ...

Ipswich 2018/19 Premierships announced

Date: 06-Aug-2019

Jeff Lloyd finished his illustrious career in the top position as the Ipswich Premier Jockey for the second consecutive year. It was his last ...

Ipswich Cup community support continues

Date: 20-Jun-2019

With the help of picture-perfect weather over 20,000 racegoers revelled in the Channel Seven Ipswich Cup celebrations last Saturday. Ipswich Turf Club General Manager ...

Cup partnership strong

Date: 30-May-2019

With just two weeks to go the Channel Seven Ipswich Cup is starting to take shape as marquees go up, cold rooms cool down ...

Ipswich pays tribute to Kelso Wood

Date: 05-Sep-2018

Ipswich Turf Club has paid tribute to former Ipswich Cup winner Kelso Wood who died this week after a long battle with illness. The ...

Ipswich 2017/18 Premierships announced

Date: 31-Jul-2018

It was the end of the season meeting on Friday and Tony Gollan collected win number 32 with Trail of Glory. That easily gave ...

Ipswich Cup spirit

Date: 21-Jun-2018

Over 20,000 racegoers revelled in the Channel Seven Ipswich Cup celebrations last Saturday. Ipswich Turf Club General Manager Brett Kitching said the community of ...

Made to measure

Date: 04-Jun-2018

It’ll be a made to measure outfit for Jodie Caruana who will be attending the Channel Seven Ipswich Cup for the 16th time. The 37-year-old ...

Ipswich Cup brings friends together

Date: 23-May-2018

Leigh-Anne Townsley is a true Ipswich local and one of the faces you have probably spotted on the billboards promoting this year’s Channel Seven ...

Proud history; exciting future

Date: 18-May-2018

The Ipswich Turf Club has paid tribute to its past today by opening the Ipswich Racing Museum. Officially opened by the CEO of ...

Natalie's creative touch

Date: 04-Apr-2018

Raceview resident Natalie Zielke has a true zest for racing although her passion may more be in the frocks and fascinators than the ...

CUB partners with Ipswich Turf Club

Date: 24-Jan-2018

The Ipswich Turf Club (ITC) and Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) are toasting the start of the new five-year deal. ITC chairman Wayne Patch ...

Grandview continues sponsorship

Date: 05-Jan-2018

Grandview Stud has renewed its sponsorship with the Ipswich Turf Club (ITC) following a successful first year. “We partnered with the Queensland stud in ...

Ipswich Cup to mark 150th anniversary in 2016

Date: 16-Mar-2016

TAKE YOUR BARRIERS, the Ipswich Cup will mark its 150th anniversary later this year. 2016 is the 150 year anniversary of the 1866 Ipswich Cup (for Christmas Races ...