Bren O'Brien
Total 591 Posts
Urge to merge wanes, as the court of Kanga is put under the spotlight
Less than four months after meeting to discuss the possibility of a merger, the Victoria Racing Club and the Melbourne Racing Club could not be further apart on the issue. Bren O’Brien ponders whether it was the consolidation of power which spooked the VRC.
Queen Anne glory for OTI, Zahra
OTI Racing-owned Docklands continued his affinity for Royal Ascot and delivered jockey Mark Zahra and trainer Harry Eustace a memorable beginning to the famous carnival.
A betr offer - Rival remains determined to fight for PointsBet
Betr says it will use its 19.9 per cent stake in PointaBet in an attempt to block an acquisition move from Japanese company MIXI.
Run The Numbers - A Cool reminder of Zabeel’s influence
Newhaven Park’s Cool Aza Beel became the first sire-son descendant of Zabeel to produce a Group 1-winning two-year-old from his first crop. Run The Numbers looks at the ongoing influence of the Zabeel sireline, as well as a prodigious damline influence in Cool Archie’s JJ Atkins win.
MIXI in box seat as PointsBet rebuffs betr again
Japanese-based MIXI looks set to win the battle for PointsBet after a counteroffer from betr was rejected by the PointsBet board.
Snitzel’s five of the best – the Arrowfield legend’s elite racetrack progeny
The death of champion sire Snitzel shone a light on his remarkable legacy, which includes 1281 winners, 160 stakes winners, 103 Group winners and 23 individual Group 1 winners, with still three racing crops to come. But who were his best progeny on the track? Here’s The Straight’s Top Five.
‘A shocking look’ - MRC committee member quits after raising governance concerns
A Melbourne Racing Club director has quit her role after raising concerns with chairman John Kanga about key executive appointments at the club.