Straight Shorts - Wednesday March 26 - Quokka berth for NZ sprinter, more success for Farnan, Griff to stand at Larneuk, Surround Stakes winner retired

In today's Straight Shorts, New Zealand sprinter Crocetti is bound for the $5 million Quokka, another winner for Farnan, Caulfield Guineas hero to stand at Larneuk and Group 1-winning mare Hinged retired.

What are the likely outcomes from the Rosehill vote?

With a week left until Australian Turf Club members decide the future of Rosehill racecourse, we look at the possible outcomes and what they may mean.

Wagering companies make submissions to Queensland Racing Review

Australia’s biggest corporate bookmakers are eager to have their voices heard during public submissions for the Queensland government’s comprehensive racing review.

Straight Shorts - Tuesday March 25 - Pinatubo colt tops MM sale, $3m filly to debut, Arrowfield's shuttle acquisition, NZ star retired, Brisbane tracks left out of Olympics venue plans

In today's Straight Shorts, selling has ended at the Magic Millions March Yearling Sale, an expensive blueblood is set to debut, a shuttle sire for Arrowfield Stud and a New Zealand Group 1 winner has been retired.

‘We can’t operate at a loss year in, year out’ - closure looms for struggling Penang Turf Club

Malaysia’s oldest race club is set to hold its final meeting in May, with members to vote next month on whether to sell the land on which Penang Turf Club sits, a decision which comes after the closure of racing in Singapore and Macau.

Run The Numbers – Slipper Show part of a Dancing double

Nearly 40 years after she caught the eye of Australian connections at a tried horse sale in Saratoga, Dancing Show’s impact continues to be felt, with maternal descendants Marhoona and Schwarz winning Group 1 races on Saturday. This week’s Run The Numbers charts her influence.

Straight Shorts - Monday March 24 - Capitalist colt leads way on Gold Coast, Marhoona spelled, Too Darn Lizzie goes to auction, Mystic Journey's first filly named after Tassie town

In today's Straight Shorts, we have the latest from the opening day of Magic Millions' March Yearling Sale, news on the Golden Slipper Marhoona, a New Zealand stud announcement, a name for Mystic Journey's first filly and an update on Broadsiding's autumn.
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