Warwick Barr
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Queensland government unveils terms, appointments for racing industry review
The Queensland government has released details of a review into racing in the state, including its terms of reference and steering committee appointments.
$4.2 million Bella and $3.8 million Jewel highlight record Chairman's Sale
The Everest winner Bella Nipotina has sold for $4.2 million and Group 1 star Amelia’s Jewel for $3.8 million as records tumbled at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale.
Pardi time as ‘sophisticated investors’ pounce on top-priced foal
Records continued to tumble on the closing day of the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale with a Too Darn Hot colt selling for $775,000.
Crabtree stays the distance with filly, paying a record Australian Weanling Sale price
Robert Crabtree may have completed the sale of his Dorrington Farm but giving up a filly he bred before being sold in unison with Noorilim Park wasn’t an option at the Inglis Australian Weanling Sale.
Sliding doors and Google Maps - an unlikely route to the South Australian Derby
A racing novice of less than a decade ago, Matt Sellick’s unconventional venture into thoroughbred syndication is getting serious with Statuario one of the favourites to win the South Australian Derby.
Minimum ban for ‘jigger’ offences extended to five years
Welfare matters are the cornerstone of key national rule amendments that Racing Australia will bring into effect from May 1.
Public liability? - The changing face of holiday racing in Australia
Melbourne Cup day aside, metropolitan racing on a public holiday in Australia is a shadow of its former self as clubs and regulators grapple with high costs and changing consumer habits.