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O’Brien on Monday – Shooting the breeze, Froggy’s tears, Maurice flying high and a happy correction
In this week’s O’Brien on Monday, with Tim still on leave, Bren digs into the debate over breeze-up sales prompted by an agent’s opinion piece, reflects on an emotional night for one of Australia’s most successful jockeys, examines Maurice’s strong start to the season and issues a correction he is more than happy to make.
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O’Brien on Monday – Shooting the breeze, Froggy’s tears, Maurice flying high and a happy correction
In this week’s O’Brien on Monday, with Tim still on leave, Bren digs into the debate over breeze-up sales prompted by an agent’s opinion piece, reflects on an emotional night for one of Australia’s most successful jockeys, examines Maurice’s strong start to the season and issues a correction he is more than happy to make.
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Straight Talk – A looming leadership shake-up, a way back for Weir, the breeze-up debate and the WA TAB
This week on Straight Talk, Sam Doran and Bren O’Brien discuss the growing uncertainty around racing’s leadership ranks, the sport’s latest animal welfare image challenge, key developments in bloodstock and breeding, and renewed questions over the future ownership of WA TAB.
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