Melbourne Racing Club chairman Cameron Fisher says racing remains at the club’s heart, but it was a surge in gaming proceeds, which now make up 46 per cent of MRC’s revenue, that delivered a record result.
Monday’s nine juvenile heats at Randwick bring the first public evidence from a freshman crop led commercially by Anamoe, while expensive colts True North and Moneyball make their first official appearances.
Four 2.5 per cent shares in the Michael Freedman-trained four-year-old are available ahead of a campaign aimed at the Alan Brown Stakes and Golden Eagle.
A humble greyhound race at Mt Gambier or a horse race at Warwick could be set to mark history next Thursday as Tabcorp’s testing of a national tote steps up ahead of an anticipated launch of One Pool early next month.
Darley's first-season stallion Observer will be rested from stallion duties after an early diagnosis led to surgery overnight, with no date set for his return.
A one-off Racing Australia measure will allow owners affected by late Foal Ownership Declarations to pay a $2500 fee to lift racing embargoes after an unsuccessful appeal, provided they meet deadlines for lodging the declaration and appeal.
Sir Delius has been allotted top weight of 59kg in the Caulfield Cup and Half Yours the same weight in the Melbourne Cup, while ballot-exempt Defiantly tops the provisional order of entry for the Flemington feature.
Hotazhell, a triple Group 1-winning son of Too Darn Hot, will have his final start at British Champions Day before joining Haras d’Etreham, with Widden preparing to offer shares to Australian breeders.
Recruiter u&u has commenced its global search for a chief executive to implement Queensland racing’s reform program, with acting Racing Queensland CEO Lachlan Murray among the candidates.
Wagering operator Dabble left 157 customer accounts open after the holders self-excluded and continued sending gambling messages, prompting a penalty and two years of external compliance oversight.
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