Bren O'Brien

The victories of French-bred pair Light Infantry Man and Deakin at Flemington continued a record-breaking season of success in Australia for horses with the (FR) suffix, which includes four Group 1 victories.

There was no income or benefit paid to Racing NSW chair Saranne Cooke from a Bathurst property which she on-sold to the regulator for $1 in 2022, the NSW government has been told.

At $330,000, Extreme Choice’s 2025 service fee is the same as his famous grandsire Redoute’s Choice at his peak. There are several very good reasons why Newgate’s Henry Field thinks he belongs in that territory.

Inglis has supersized the Australian Weanling Sale and will offer 574 foals over two days at Riverside in May, up over 25 per cent on the size of the 2024 catalogue.

Six months since joining the Victoria Racing Club, chief executive Kylie Rogers still has a lot of questions to answer but says she can now see her way through the clouds which had enveloped Flemington.

Yulong general manager Vin Cox has handed in his six-month notice to the thoroughbred industry powerhouse, citing “differences in opinion on strategic direction and values”.

While compulsory acquisition of Rosehill racecourse is an option open to the NSW government, Premier Chris Minns has promised to live with the consequences should Australian Turf Club members vote down the proposed sale on April 3.