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Straight Shorts - Friday February 7 - Door open for Jenni return, new affiliate targets racing opportunity
Straight Shorts is a rolling news update service on the biggest stories in racing, wagering and breeding. Today, a comeback could be on the agenda for Pride Of Jenni, while a new affiliate player has entered the Australian market.
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Straight Talk Podcast - Inglis Classic Sale preview with Sebastian Hutch, plus new NZTR boss and wagering takeovers
|In this week's episode of Straight Talk, hosts Bren O'Brien and Tim Rowe are joined by Sebastian Hutch, CEO of Inglis Bloodstock, to delve into the Inglis Classic Sale and a host of other topics.
‘It just makes me feel more loved’ – How Zac Purton flourished in the Hong Kong spotlight
|Zac Purton is now, statistically, Hong Kong’s greatest-ever jockey. He told Matt Stewart how the intense scrutiny of racing’s greatest fish bowl turned him into a champion and what the future may hold as he battles the wear and tear of 25 years in the saddle.
The great consolidation myth – Why the number of corporate bookmakers in Australia hasn’t changed
|Despite a significant downturn in turnover and greater taxation and regulation, there are still around 100 online bookies in Australia. Bren O’Brien dives into why the ‘great consolidation’ of corporate bookmakers hasn’t occurred.
Eye-catching filly on song - Savabeel sister to Orchestral sets Karaka record
|The sister to trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood’s Group 1-winning filly Orchestral has created a new watermark at the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale, selling for $2.4 million to a client of Chris Waller.
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