Tim Rowe

Wagering executive and former journalist Karl deKroo has been appointed chief executive of the Brisbane Racing Club, filling a vacancy left by Tony Partridge in July.

The Racing NSW board called a group of the state’s leading breeders to its Druitt Street headquarters this week to thrash out a number of issues, including comments made by CEO Peter V’landys during the recent Select Committee inquiry into the sale of Rosehill racecourse.

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing will need to appoint a new chief executive after the confirmation that Bruce Sharrock will leave the organisation at the end of the year.

With Singapore racing’s swansong this Saturday, Tim Rowe explores what’s next for racing in South East Asia and how the thoroughbred industry in Malaysia is best-placed to take up the mantle left by the demise of Kranji.

Spring plans for Australian Oaks winner Autumn Angel were cruelly shelved due to a tendon injury, but syndicator Wylie Dalziel was able to smile on Tuesday after the four-year-old mare sold for a seven-figure sum on Inglis Digital.

In his weekly bloodstock column, Tim Rowe chats to Widden’s Antony Thompson about the stud future of Southport Tycoon, American owners Mt Brilliant Farm on trans-Pacific ambitions and discusses a new addition to a star family and Snitzel’s pursuit of Redoute’s Choice.

Kiwi punters can access the TAB Racing Club after being launched by Entain’s New Zealand wagering arm.