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Straight Talk Podcast - Is the WA industry in its own bubble? Entain departures, Tabcorp looking up and changes at Ciaron Maher Racing
In this week's edition of Straight Talk, hosts Bren O'Brien and Tim Rowe delve into the Western Australian racing industry, changes at Entain and Ciaron Maher Racing and positive signs at Tabcorp.
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Hoad’s road to integration - Racing Victoria’s media pivot
|Andy Hoad, Racing Victoria’s latest recruit, helped Entain build an integrated media business from the ground up. But bringing Victoria’s racing media assets together into one functional business is a hill on which plenty of previous executives have faltered.

Tassie's Magic opportunities
|The 2024/25 Ladbrokes Summer Racing Festival has served as a timely reminder of the quality produced from the Tasmanian Magic Millions Yearling Sale, known as the sale that punches above its weight division.

Train today, chopper tomorrow – Shinn has saddle and will travel, by whatever means
|Blake Shinn has never been busier in his 20-year career in the saddle. Having become the first Australian jockey to reach 100 winners this season, he tells Matt Stewart that he has no plans to slow down.

Has the number of yearlings offered at auction in Australia reached its tipping point?
|The Inglis Classic Sale performed beyond expectations in most key metrics, but the volume of horses passed in across the first two Australian yearling sales of 2025 raises the question, are there too many yearlings being offered for public auction in Australia?
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