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🔒 🔒 Ex-MRC committeeman out of VRC board race over police check issue
Former Melbourne Racing Club committeeman Justin O’Kane will not contest the Victoria Racing Club board election after the club rejected his nomination because his updated national police certificate arrived after the November 5 deadline.
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Moonee Valley AGM welcomes McGrath to committee as club’s 2025/26 accounts go to members
The confirmation of Michael McGrath’s appointment to the Moonee Valley Racing Club committee and the club’s 2025/26 annual report were on the agenda at this week’s annual general meeting.
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🔒 🔒 The world in one pool – from New Caledonia to Alderney
World Pool has created an international wagering network, but while racing clubs welcome the financial benefits, Australian punters remain divided over its unpredictable dividends.
🔒 🔒 Offshore adventures – Five Australian wagering brands that went abroad and how their overseas bets paid off
Centrebet, Tabcorp’s Sun Bets, PointsBet, BlueBet’s ClutchBet and Dabble each took an Australian betting business overseas by a different route. Their outcomes range from a takeover to costly closures, depending on the market they chose, the competition and the capital required.
🔒 🔒 Tempted’s Champions Sprint assignment comes with global ambitions
Tempted has already beaten the world’s best sprinter, but her performance in the Champions Sprint at Flemington will help determine whether the mare, rated among the best Godolphin has produced in Australia, is destined for overseas challenges.
Straight Talk – A review of an historic Melbourne Cup feat. Will Bourne, plus off-track drama and stallions minted
This week, we dissect a history-making Melbourne Cup. chat to bloodstock agent Will Bourne about sourcing the future Cup winner from King Charles, examine the fallout from Cup week in the stewards’ room, and discuss Frankel’s growing Cup influence and the wagering headlines.
