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Robert Cram MOUNT HOLLY — Robert "Bob" Cram of Mt.Holly, VT at the age of 83, Died at home peacefully on March 30, 2024. Calling hours will be held at

Images of Jamie Kah with what appears to be a white powder have circulated on social media days after she returned to the saddle following a horrific race fall.

Racing Victoria is investigating jockey Jamie Kah after images circulated online of the superstar with a plate of white powder.

Stewards at Flemington have sensationally upheld a whip protest following a dead-heat in a landmark decision they say won't change the way the rule in policed.

For some folks, deciding what to wear or what to eat at Thursday’s VRC Oaks meeting will be the hardest decision they’ll make for the day.

TRACK RATING CALL – MAKE IT SIMPLE April 21, 2021 5:58 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor Key figures have urged for a scrapping of our embattled track racing system, days after a Australian Trainers Association chief executive Andrew Nicholl and Flemington track manager Liam O’Keeffe believe a return to four track ratings – fast, good, slow and heavy – would rein in continual grumblings. Racing Victoria chief steward Robert Cram said he also would prefer the four-rating model to the...

RSN927 THREE RIDERS SUSPENDED OVER DRUG USE April 5, 2021 7:59 am By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor Two track jockeys and a well-known Western Districts jockey were handed suspensions by Racing Victoria stewards on the weekend as the fallout from a random drug blitz continues. Track riders Nicole McKechnie and Selim Aqbal were suspended for six weeks and four months respectively after pleading guilty to drug offences at an inquiry concluded at the Warracknabeal races on Saturday. Samuel Payne...

RSN927 SIX BALLARAT RIDERS FAIL DOPE TEST  April 1, 2021 10:28 am By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor Six track riders, including two well-known jockeys, have been Ballarat today as six of Ballarat’s 40 track riders were stood down. Racing Victoria chief steward Robert Cram said he was “disappointed” with the stunning number of track staff who had returned irregularities to illegal drugs after random testing of 60 riders. A leading Ballarat trainer said the positive tests revealed “a real...

RSN927 ARCADIA QUEEN, SHOUT THE BAR UNDER ALL STAR INJURY CLOUDS  March 11, 2021 3:01 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  Inspections conducted by Racing Victoria vets tomorrow morning could have a dramatic bearing on the All-Star Mile, with favourite Racing Victoria chief steward Robert Cram this afternoon said the slight lameness to Arcadia Queen was unlikely to lead to her scratching but he said concerns were slightly more serious regarding Shout The Bar, a $19 chance in the $5 million...

Hindsight is everything along the fine line of whether a jockey is charged for a bad ride. Racing Victoria stewards have charged three jockeys — Noel Callow, Zac Spain and Mitch Aitken — in recent weeks with failing to take all legal measures to get the best possible result for their mounts. Callow was charged in November while Spain and Aitken were charged earlier this month. In all three cases, stewards took weeks to decide whether the three rides in question merited charges. Racing Victo...