In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Bren O’Brien takes the reins and looks at how a run of festive season racetrack success sets up the latest crop of first-season sires well for key two-year-old features in January.
Bren O'Brien provides an insight into the major issues confronting the Australian industry from a racing perspective in 2026 while on the racetrack, one horse will be expected to generate more headlines.
As the calendar turns into another year, it's time to turn our focus to the crystal ball to see what might shape the wagering industry headlines of 2026, and there is a certain familiarity to our predictions.
With the calendar year about to come to its conclusion, Run The Numbers looks at which sires are the global leaders for overall winners, with a former shuttle sire to Australia leading the way.
The Australian Turf Club will stay out of Racing NSW-imposed administration until at least February, after the Supreme Court of NSW issued a new order preventing any further action until the matter can go to a further hearing.
The Australian Turf Club remains under the control of its directors, for now, with a key legal hearing in the NSW Supreme Court adjourned until Friday.
Tote pools on global racing are on the agenda of Stake.com after it inked a deal with Australian wagering tech company BetMakers.
It was hoped the Asian Racing Federation’s intervention would be a circuit-breaker in Australia’s entrenched state-by-state battle over the future direction of the black-type pattern. But Bren O’Brien says it is far from assured that a long-term solution can be found.
PointsBet’s transformative year has ended with confirmation that Sam Swanell will step down from the Group CEO role after nine-and-a-half years, with Andrew Catterall promoted in his place.
Racing NSW has responded to the Australian Turf Club directors’ challenge to its authority to put the club into administration by publicly releasing a damning letter it sent to the ATC advising of its reasons for its actions.
