The Asian Pattern Committee will hold a virtual meeting with delegates on Thursday, with Australia’s dysfunctional black-type calendar high on the agenda. However, stakeholders hoping for an immediate shake-up may be disappointed, write Tim Rowe and Warwick Barr.
After advertising for a new chief executive, the Hawkesbury Race Club has appointed long-time employee Lea Porteous to the role.
Almost 11 months after two horses were treated with a nebuliser on race day, Anthony and Sam Freedman have been sidelined for four weeks, with Clayton Douglas stepping in to run the stable.
Wagering company Entain has appointed new managing directors in Australia and New Zealand as part of an ongoing restructure, with long-serving New Zealand-based executive Sam Moncur to exit the business.
Australia’s prize money boom may be over, but data collected by The Straight shows there has never been a better time to be a leading trainer. With the top 20 stables now capturing more than a third of all returns, Bren O’Brien explores the implications of an increasingly top-heavy training model
As Chris Waller and James McDonald scaled new Group 1 heights, Snitzel produced a season of Group 1 dominance not seen in 20 years. Run The Numbers looks back over the elite-racing season.
After a disappointing 2025 auction prompted a major review, the Hong Kong Jockey Club is banking on renewed owner confidence and record attendance to revive its International Sale.
This month's Waterhouse VC newsletter looks at how bricks and mortar businesses, like casinos, remain in demand in a digital age. Regulation still decides where activity can happen, which products exist and how much friction sits between the customer and the bet.
A New York racing institution closes after 132 years as Aqueduct becomes the latest casualty of America's shrinking racetrack landscape, with lessons and comparisons reaching all the way to Australia.
In this week's Rowe On Monday, a breeder's bold Gun Runner gamble pays off, Asfoora's stud future takes shape, and Splash Back delivers another success story for agent John Foote and owner Sandy McGregor.
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