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Graeme Hinton
Hinton heads to Hunter – Racing NSW chief executive and prominent breeders to break bread at Newgate
Racing NSW acting chief executive Graeme Hinton will visit the Hunter Valley next month as major thoroughbred farms attempt to mend relationships between the regulator and the breeding sector.
Straight Talk – New Zealand’s G1 fight, spring racing’s major storylines and a feature interview with Paul Moroney
This week on Straight Talk, we unpack New Zealand’s fight to save its Group 1 races, feature a special interview with agent Paul Moroney, and examine the key talking points across racing and wagering, including the Cox Plate, The Everest, the Caulfield Cup and renewed calls for national reform.
National wagering spend declines despite growth in gambling market 
Wagering expenditure fell 1.4 per cent to $8.45 billion in 2024/25, despite total gambling spending rising marginally to $33 billion as gaming losses increased, figures in the Australian Gambling Statistics report have revealed.
Rowe On Monday – Inglis finds right size for breeze-up sale, a Magic path emerges, Hutch to stay hands-on and Arrowfield’s treble to remember
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Tim chats to Sebastian Hutch, Bruce Slade and Merrick Staunton about the dynamic of the Australian breeze-up market, hails the emergence of a key Gold Coast two-year-old race and reflects on an unforgettable Saturday for Arrowfield.      

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