Racing Victoria Limited, as the governing principal racing authority, has responsibilities to develop, encourage, promote and manage the conduct of

Thoroughbred horse racing Thoroughbred racing is a sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport – flat racing and jump racing, the latter known as National Hunt racing in ...

in the State of

Victoria, Australia Victoria is a state in southeastern Australia. It is the second-smallest state with a land area of , the second most populated state (after New South Wales) with a population of over 6.5 million, and the most densely populated state in ...

. It assumed this responsibility, from the

Victoria Racing Club The Victoria Racing Club was founded in 1864. It was formed following the disbanding of the Victoria Turf Club and the Victoria Jockey Club. A legacy passed from the Victoria Turf Club was the annual "race that stops a nation", the Melbourne Cup ...

, on 19 December 2001. It was established with the support of Country Racing Victoria,

Melbourne Racing Club The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Race ...

Moonee Valley Racing Club The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) was founded by William Samuel (W.S.) Cox), in 1883 is located at The Valley Racecourse on McPherson Street, Moonee Ponds (a suburb of Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'' ...

, other racing industry bodies, and the Victorian State Government. Racing Victoria represents the Victorian Thoroughbred industry in dealings with bodies such as the

Australian Racing Board The Australian Racing Board, established in 1998, is the peak national administration body for Thoroughbred racing in Australia. The statutory bodies for racing in each State or Territory, known as the Principal Racing Authorities, set up the Au ...

, and is responsible for the marketing of Victorian Thoroughbred racing. The constitutional objectives of Racing Victoria include: *Ensuring that race meetings are managed and conducted to the highest integrity. *Management of revenues, costs, assets and liabilities to optimise economic benefits for Victoria. *Meeting its social obligations by encouraging responsible wagering and gaming. *Exercising its powers to ensure public confidence and independence from any improper external influence.

References

External links

RVL websiteCRV website
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