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Championing the cause for stamina - Bowness banking on D’Argento
Bowness Stud will be thrust into the carnival spotlight with three runners by its sire D’Argento taking their place in the Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick.
What a likely LNP Queensland election victory will mean for racing
The Liberal National Party is tipped to be swept into power in Saturday’s Queensland election. What’s in it for the racing industry?
Extinct - Racing NSW, ATC brickpit plan on life support
The prospect of relocating racing in western Sydney to the brickpit site at Olympic Park is looking increasingly remote after a leading planning expert said the environmental conditions on the site are "inhibitive for any form of development".
King Ciaron’s magical day as mega stable delivers with Everest and Caulfield Cup victories
Ciaron Maher missed out on winning the race named in honour of King Charles III, but he still ruled on one of Australia’s most important days of racing with victories in The Everest and the Caulfield Cup.
High stakes - how an ex-garbo has an Everest record that is the envy of most
Brad Playford has found his calling in racing, not as the trainer he wanted to be but as an owner who is about to experience the thrill of having an Everest runner for the sixth time.
Racing NSW divulges equine welfare fund figures to Rosehill inquiry
Racing NSW has outlined its spending on its equine welfare fund, revealing it had topped up funding outside of the designated prize money levy to the tune of $3.33 million between 2018/19 and 2021/22.
Racing’s future on the line in ACT election as insurance relief looms for Canberra stables
Saturday’s ACT election could see relief in the “unsustainable” cost of workplace insurance for Canberra-based trainers, but a pivot towards a Green vote could prove disastrous for the local racing industry.