Carbines praises racing industry response to bushfires

Victoria’s Racing Minister Anthony Carbines has saluted the racing industry’s initiatives to support those impacted by Victorian bushfires highlighted by Friday’s fundraiser at Seymour and confirmed more fire fundraising race meetings at Towong, Alexandra and Kyneton are to be staged in the coming weeks.

“It’s (racing industry) a great family and even the fundraiser we’ve got here today at Seymour for the meeting, we’ve got all the codes represented and all our country clubs and the metros are up here,” the Minister told Racing.com.

“You can’t thank the CFA enough and they are working again today in this region with still fires pressing, but it’s a great opportunity for the community to come together and raise some funds with Racing For The Regions, and to thank them.”

“I think of some of the great work what we’ve seen across the racing family when fires have been pressing is the offer from those who have floats and trucks have been able to move some of the livestock that were pressed through the bushfire up here and the family really came together.”

Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison was also present at the meeting and celebrated a win with a horse he part owns, Lunar Force.