Two key recommendations of 2023’s You Win Some, You Lose More report, the establishment of a national gambling regulator and the banning of inducements, are expected to be discussed by the Labor Party at this week’s national conference.
The NSW government has handed management of the Crown land on which Queanbeyan racecourse sits back to Racing NSW, a year after the racing regulator’s status was revoked and an administrator put in place.
Tabcorp has been fined $2.7 million and told it must improve its compliance processes after breaching federal communications laws with over 4000 calls and 217,000 messages to its customers.
Part of Chris Waller’s success over the past 15 years has been his ability to compete at scale. But as Run The Numbers reports, his record-breaking feats of this season have been achieved without a significant growth in the core number of horses in his stable.
Queensland Racing Minister Tim Mander has returned to his role two months after being forced to step aside while police investigated a voting irregularity.
Racing NSW found itself in the driver’s seat in a deal with Tabcorp over the national tote and, ahead of his temporary departure, Peter V’landys delivered an outcome which enriches the racing regulator. But, as Bren O’Brien writes, key questions remain.
Days after Racing NSW placed the Australian Turf Club into administration, the Racing Reform Group has queried key aspects of the arrangement and called on Racing Minister David Harris to release the Hazzard review as soon as possible.
America’s third-biggest city, Chicago, is set to be left without a thoroughbred racetrack, with confirmation that Hawthorne racecourse has been sold for redevelopment.
Buyers dug deep to access proven Australian families at the JRHA Select Sale, with the latest foals from Yankee Rose and Funstar helping to continue a remarkable run of success for imported Australian mares in Japan.
Australia's three tote pools are expected to merge early in the new racing season, with a launch as soon as Winx Stakes day a possibility once final approval from regulators is received.
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