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Royal Ascot – Day 4 in Photos

All the action from Coronation Stakes day at Royal Ascot from the perspective of photographers Bronwen Healy and Darren Tindale from The Image Is Everything.

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Royal Ascot – Day 3 in Photos

All the action from the third day at Royal Ascot from the view our photographers Bronwen Healy and Darren Tindale from The Image Is Everything.

Straight Talk – Andy Makiv on Godolphin’s future plans, plus racing and politics and the upside for breeze-up sales

In this week’s Straight Talk, Andy Makiv gives insight into Godolphin's plans after the sale of Crown Lodge, while Tim and Bren chat politics, pacemakers and breeze-ups.

Australian Cup
The advertising carve out – What does it mean for racing, wagering and media?

Having spent three years fretting about where the federal government may land on wagering restrictions, thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing have received a host of specific carve outs which explicitly exclude them from the definition of a ‘sporting event’, but there are still a couple of unanswered questions.

Royal Ascot – Day 2 in Photos

All the action from the second day at Royal Ascot from the view our photographers Bronwen Healy and Darren Tindale from The Image Is Everything.

Royal Ascot – Day 1 in Photos

All the pictorial action from a memorable first day at Royal Ascot for our photographers Bronwen Healy and Darren Tindale from The Image Is Everything.

Rowe On Monday
Rowe On Monday – Godolphin builds second-season plans, a Ready-made Group 1 result and a new take on an old bull

In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Godolphin’s Andy Makiv outlines expectations ahead of the second season of its public training model. Sebastian Hutch on why Tron Bolt’s victory could be a game-changer for the Inglis Ready2Race Sale, and how a stallion auction format reprises an old formula.

Racing's data future
From turf to terabytes, Australian racing’s once-in-a-generation chance to fix its data problem

In the supercharged AI era, Australia’s racing industry seems stuck in analogue. But with Racing Australia preparing to rebuild its core systems, a rare window has opened, one that could define how the industry uses data for decades to come, writes Bren O’Brien.

Straight Talk – Kylie Rogers on Flemington’s future, a look at the private mares market and the World Cup’s impact on wagering

In this week’s Straight Talk, we feature a chat with VRC CEO Kylie Rogers, examine potential changes to syndication, analyse trends in breeding and bloodstock and explore the World Cup’s impact on wagering and the challenges of illegal betting.

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‘30 Super Bowls or 20 AFL grand finals’ – Why the World Cup is wagering’s most valuable sporting event

The 2026 FIFA World Cup is projected to generate a record $US60 billion in legal wagering, underscoring the tournament’s unrivalled value to bookmakers and regulators worldwide. 

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