Life in the Land of the Giants - the mega stables and their impact on racing

The number of trainers in Australia is shrinking, while the size of the mega stables continues to grow. Where does it end up? Matt Stewart thinks harness racing provides an answer.

Still without a CEO, Brisbane Racing Club faces board changes

Simon Gleeson will step down from the Brisbane Racing Club Committee, leaving as many as four positions to be filled on the eight-person board.

Kah to face music over ‘serious’ running and handling charge

Leading jockey Jamie Kah has been sent to a Victorian Racing Tribunal hearing over her McNeil Stakes ride on Let’sfacethemusic.

TAB outage hits Saturday racing

Tabcorp has apologised to customers after an outage during the peak of Saturday racing prevented betting and payouts.

Key Gold Coast fixture switched to ‘provide certainty’ for Magic Millions features

A lead-up meeting to the Magic Millions raceday has been moved in unison with programming changes as an insurance policy against wear and tear on the Gold Coast course proper.

Run The Numbers – Moir Glory makes its own history

Mornington Glory’s success in the Moir Stakes not only created history as the first Group 1 win for his trainer, but also puts his dam Crowned Glory into rare territory.

Let the members vote: Kanga concedes board spill unlikely before AGM

Rebel director John Kanga concedes his bid to spill the Melbourne Racing Club board is unlikely to happen before the MRC’s annual general meeting.
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