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British and Irish foal crop falls for a third straight year
Weatherbys’ Return of Mares puts the combined thoroughbred foal crop for 2026 at 11,312 in Britain and Ireland, down 17.2 per cent on 2023, with Britain falling hardest.
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Racing and Sports set to be acquired by UK-based Press Association for $50 million
Racing and Sports, the Canberra-based media and technology company founded in 1999 by Gary Crispe and Robert Vilkaitis, is set to be sold to a UK-based buyer in a deal valued at $49.8 million.
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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.
Gallery – Stars of Saturday – Everest and Caulfield Cup day
All the action from The Everest and Caulfield Cup day from the perspective of the photographers from The Image Is Everything.
Straight Talk – Breeze-up market surge feat. Sebastian Hutch, plus Everest, Caulfield Cup and track concerns
In this week’s Straight Talk, we discuss Inglis’ $30 million Ready2Race Sale, the key talking points ahead of Everest and Caulfield Cup week, and what PointsBet and Entain reveal about the pressures facing Australia’s wagering sector, plus a lot more.
