Warwick Barr
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Timing is everything on more than one front as Waller juggles racing's issues and autumn expectations
Chris Waller has put racing's politics to the side for a moment and it was business as usual with important winners at Randwick and Flemington.
MRC vote blindsides Sandown campaigners
The Melbourne Racing Club board’s decision to turn its back on a partial sale of Sandown has been met with surprise by an action group that wants to retain thoroughbred racing at the track.
Inside Racing NSW’s $125 million property empire
From racetracks to inner-city apartments, Racing NSW has embarked on a property-buying frenzy across the state since 2017.
It’s one-way traffic in Scone as Victorian-themed street names axed
Road names in the Scone Racing Complex, a precinct owned by Racing NSW, have become an unlikely casualty in racing’s great feud.
Top sprinter Lofty Strike retired to stand at Victoria's Swettenham Stud
Lofty Strike, a son of champion sire Snitzel who was placed twice from limited appearances at racing's highest level, will stand at Swettenham Stud for the 2024 breeding season.
Capital result for Canberra racing as government backs redevelopment
The ACT government has thrown its support behind a redevelopment of Thoroughbred Park that is expected to receive the green light in 2024.
Storm Boy sale adds fascinating subplot to Tulloch Lodge Slipper bid
Tulloch Lodge has weight of numbers on its side in a bid for more Golden Slipper glory but how the stable uses its jockeys for the $5 million race promises to be a watch-this-space exercise.