Bren O'Brien
Total 340 Posts
Deep Field breaks more Hong Kong records with another championship
Pensioned Newgate stallion Deep Field claimed his third straight leading sire in Hong Kong title by winners and second straight by progeny earnings after yet another record-breaking season.
Data-driven – Thoroughbred innovators won’t wait for an ‘industry solution’ on welfare
Those who believe that data could revolutionise the thoroughbred industry are adamant they can’t afford to wait for industry regulators or governing bodies to make that revolution happen.
O'Dea and Hoysted part ways
Steven O’Dea and Matt Hoysted, who reached the pinnacle of racing thanks to Oakleigh Plate winner Uncommon James, will go their separate ways with their training partnership to be dissolved after four seasons.
Cash betting remains a money laundering concern for AUSTRAC
Cash may have once been king of Australian betting rings and TABs, but financial crimes regulator AUSTRAC said it represents a threat to the integrity of the wagering industry.
The five (seven) biggest priorities for the new Racing Victoria CEO
With the mission to find the new chief executive of Racing Victoria now on in earnest, Bren O’Brien looks at the five - well actually seven things - which should be at the top of the new boss’ to-do list.
Dog days - From best-ever to a departed CEO in a week
How did Greyhound Racing NSW go from proclaiming its best-ever year to the Racing Minister threatening to sack its board and its chief executive resigning in a week?
She Will Reign’s latest colt sells for $1.9 million
Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign continues to make headlines with her Kizuna colt foal selling for AU$1.9 million in Japan.