Bren O'Brien

Australia’s two biggest turnover races, the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate, have had their purses boosted to record levels, while Racing Victoria has also heavily invested in maidens as it realigns its prize money priorities.

Australian Turf Club chairman Peter McGauran has resigned his position with the board following the fallout from the failed proposal to sell Rosehill racecourse.

Sports Entertainment Group is set to acquire Victorian racing industry-owned racing radio station RSN for $3.25 million in a deal which will see it become the sole dedicated radio broadcaster of racing in Victoria.

Picklebet has become the latest bookmaker to join industry group Responsible Wagering Australia.

A Neds customer who was denied a lucrative payout after he admitted he used a mate’s phone to place a racing multi has failed in his appeal against the decision.

There were four stallions who secured their first Australian stakes winners last Saturday, taking the total number of stakes-winning sires this season to 193. This week’s Run The Numbers looks at the significance of Peltzer’s breakthrough success.

Racing NSW’s Crown land management of Queanbeyan racecourse has been revoked by NSW Minister for Lands and Property Stephen Kamper after a review by the Department of Planning and Environment.