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🔒 🔒 Ten Group 1 races honour Hall of Famers but our most influential horses and industry figures are not among them
Winx, Black Caviar and Makybe Diva have Group 1 races named after them. Phar Lap, Carbine, Tulloch, Bernborough and Kingston Town do not. As Adelaide renames the Goodwood for Bruce McAvaney, the question of how racing commemorates its greats deserves a fresh look, writes Bren O’Brien.
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Straight Talk – The industry’s challenge to keep its people, steps forward in equine welfare and who gets their name on our best races?
This week on Straight Talk, Sam Doran joins Bren O’Brien to talk about industry recruitment and retention, the matter of who is getting Group 1 races named in their honour as well as a view on which first-season sires to look out for and much more.
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