Local turnover on last month’s NZB Kiwi fell 22 per cent compared to 2025 with Entain New Zealand’s Sam Moncur saying a change of customer behaviour led to an overall drop off in racing investment.
A US$85 million deal will see the rights to one of the United States’ most important races, the Preakness Stakes, transfer to the control of Churchill Downs Inc, the same outfit that owns the Kentucky Derby.
The decision by Godolphin to retire Tentyris and Observer to stud has caused a stir among those who understandably want to see Australia’s best continue to race. But the risk of racing a Group 1-winning colt at four against the rewards of a career at stud tips the commercial reality firmly in favour of earlier retirement.
While one famous equine winning streak came to an end earlier this month, at the weekend, another rolled on as Jigsaw extended his run to seven straight victories. We look at Australian racing’s best current streaks.
Victorian punters will join those in New South Wales with greater access to live in-play betting on sport after the state’s regulator approved the roll out of Tabcorp’s TAB Live product.
Asahi has stepped up its pursuit of the beer-drinking habits of Australian racegoers, with a seven-year deal which gives it an on-course monopoly in Melbourne and Sydney.
Chris Waller moved with two wins of 200 career Group 1 wins with a top-flight double on the final day of the autumn carnival at Randwick, which strengthened Snitzel’s grip on the Australian Sires title while Jigsaw’s extraordinary ride continued in Perth.
While a friendly timezone is likely to see Australian punters highly engaged in June’s FIFA World Cup, one major global player has raised the expanded format as a potential margin risk for bookmakers.
The Australian arm of wagering giant Entain has exceeded head office’s expectations with a surprise doubt-digit growth in net gaming revenue in the first quarter of 2026.
