Warwick Barr

Total 217 Posts

Kanga board spill motion denied on legal grounds by MRC

John Kanga’s bid to spill the Melbourne Racing Club board has struck another hurdle ahead as the Club prepares for an annual general meeting after the release of its 2023/24 annual report.

Cups compression - Hegan's headache over uncertain topweights

Irish stayer Vauban is a likely Melbourne Cup topweight at acceptance time with 55.5kg following the release of handicaps for the $8.5 million race.

System ‘technical fault’ continues to plague Tabcorp

Tabcorp has continued to be impacted by outages during the spring carnival, with customers again unable to place online bets during a Group 1 day of racing on Saturday.

Flutter ups ante in Brazil with $US350 million deal to increase presence

Global wagering giant Flutter has acquired a 56 per cent stake in NSX Group as it turbocharges its move into Brazil ahead of a fully regulated wagering market in 2025.

Spring-loaded: OTI Racing team shifts gears for Group 1 targets

Warmonger, an equal favourite to win the Caulfield Cup, will be given his first taste of weight-for-age racing when he resumes off a three-year-old campaign that delivered an astonishing Queensland Derby victory.

Brickpit as racetrack venue would be ‘prohibited’: Olympic Park boss

The Rosehill parliamentary inquiry has heard there are significant planning and legislative challenges associated with the idea of building a racecourse at the Brickpit site at Homebush.

New leadership team appointed to Queensland Racing Integrity Commission

A former Paralympics Australia boss will be the new chief of the troubled Queensland Racing Integrity Commission.
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