World Pool’s overseas turnover grows 20 per cent as expansion rolls on
World Pool’s global expansion saw it exceed HK$10.9 billion in turnover across the 329 races it operated in Hong Kong and overseas for the first time.
Bren O'Brien's Latest Articles
Storm Boy’s book of 224 leads the way for first-season sires
Storm Boy has been given a huge opportunity to prove himself at stud with the largest book of any freshman stallion since 2018.
American thoroughbred wagering continues decline
As data reveals that wagering continues to fall on racing in the United States, the American industry is also confronting a drop in the amount of prize money paid out.
Run The Numbers – Who is Australia’s greatest two-year-old sire?
The number of two-year-olds racing in Australia might be on the decline but the importance of elite juvenile racing remains as strong as ever. Run The Numbers looks at who the most influential stallions are in this aspect of Australian racing.
Class action against Sportsbet builds, in-play punters set for automatic inclusion
The number of punters involved in a class action against Sportsbet is set to surge, with customers being advised they will need to opt out if they don’t wish to be included in the landmark Supreme Court case surrounding the use of fast codes to place in-play bets.
Rowe/O’Brien on Monday – Feeling fresh? Getting a read on first-season sires
In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Bren O’Brien takes the reins and looks at how a run of festive season racetrack success sets up the latest crop of first-season sires well for key two-year-old features in January.
What will be the five biggest racing stories of 2026?
Bren O'Brien provides an insight into the major issues confronting the Australian industry from a racing perspective in 2026 while on the racetrack, one horse will be expected to generate more headlines.
What will be the five biggest stories in wagering in 2026?
As the calendar turns into another year, it's time to turn our focus to the crystal ball to see what might shape the wagering industry headlines of 2026, and there is a certain familiarity to our predictions.
Run The Numbers – The world’s most successful sires of 2025
With the calendar year about to come to its conclusion, Run The Numbers looks at which sires are the global leaders for overall winners, with a former shuttle sire to Australia leading the way.
ATC wins court reprieve from administration until at least February
The Australian Turf Club will stay out of Racing NSW-imposed administration until at least February, after the Supreme Court of NSW issued a new order preventing any further action until the matter can go to a further hearing.