Bren O'Brien
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Coolmore colt Espionage's spring plans abandoned
Coolmore Australia has put its hopes on recent acquisition Espionage on hold until the autumn after a mishap sent the three-year-old colt for surgery.
Racing Victoria slashes race fields fees in a bid to revive wagering
Faced with wagering on racing falling off a cliff, Racing Victoria has pivoted in its pricing strategy, dropping and simplifying the fees it charges bookmakers to try to push the market back into growth.
All the way with PVL - Cooke backs in V’landys as ‘the foremost sporting administrator in the country’
Racing NSW chair Saranne Cooke has fobbed off concerns over the conduct and power of CEO Peter V’landys, saying he had the board’s unanimous support and he remained the best person for the role he has served in for over 20 years.
George Souris’s quiet appointment as deputy chair of Racing NSW
Former Nationals MP George Souris was appointed as deputy chairman of Racing NSW in a low-key and largely unpublicised process earlier this year, while his board term was extended beyond 10 years until April 2028.
Still without a CEO, Brisbane Racing Club faces board changes
Simon Gleeson will step down from the Brisbane Racing Club Committee, leaving as many as four positions to be filled on the eight-person board.
TAB outage hits Saturday racing
Tabcorp has apologised to customers after an outage during the peak of Saturday racing prevented betting and payouts.
Run The Numbers – Moir Glory makes its own history
Mornington Glory’s success in the Moir Stakes not only created history as the first Group 1 win for his trainer, but also puts his dam Crowned Glory into rare territory.