Victoria Ends jump horseracing
Following an increase in the number of falls and fatalities Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) has announced that the 2010 jump horseracing season will be the last to be held in Victoria.
A number of reviews have been undertaken by the RVL board in recent years, which have also found that popularity for jump horseracing among supporters, owners, jockeys and trainers has declined since 2004.
The organisation has made $1 million available for a transition and marketing fund to secure the future of the annual Warrnambool May Carnival as one of Australia's main regional events.
RVL Chair Michael Duffy explains "after careful consideration, it is the RVL board's view that there is an inevitability about the long term future of jumps racing and consequently, it is in the interests of all to provide some certainty and an appropriate transition to a Victorian racing industry without jumps racing.
"Despite the implementation of all of the safety recommendations of the Jones Report conducted in 2008, the incidence of falls and fatalities has continued to increase. The recommendations of six previous reviews had been implemented without any sustained reduction in incident rates."
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