Bren O'Brien

Tabcorp has been ordered by the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission to stop taking cash payments on unsupervised in-venue betting machines.

The rise to prominence of both Extreme Choice and Yulong have run largely in parallel over the last few years as two of the biggest trends in Australian bloodstock. Those stories now appear to be crossing over.

Kia Ora’s decision to relaunch a stallion operation off the back of the success of Golden Slipper winner Farnan is paying early dividends in the sales ring.

Fillies by Frankel have proven a relative rarity in the Magic Millions sales ring, so it was no surprise they commanded a premium from two of Australia’s leading trainers on the Gold Coast.

It would be easy to characterise Grenville Stud’s outstanding result at the Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale as a fluke, but that $900,000 windfall owes as much to good strategy as good luck.

David Ellis has signed for two million-dollar colts on the Gold Coast in another sign of Te Akau Racing’s increasing ambition in Australia.

Australia’s wagering industry has grown at a stratospheric rate over the past 15 years but dark clouds loom on the horizon. How does one of Australia’s biggest wagering companies, Entain, weather the storm?