MIXI ups PointsBet play to $420 million
MIXI has upped its bid for PointsBet to $1.25 per share, valuing it at over $420 million, determined to see off the entreaties of betr for the publicly listed wagering company.
Golden Eagle flies east - Sydney’s signature $10 million race to be run at Randwick
After just six runnings of the Golden Eagle, the richest race run at Sydney’s Rosehill racecourse, the $10 million four-year-old feature has been shifted to Randwick, starting this year.
Ballesty’s ‘bold’ strategic moves - NZTR executive undergoes major changes
Matt Ballesty has undertaken a major overhaul of his executive structure five months after beginning his role as chief executive of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing.
Sportsbet bounces back with revenue growth
The world’s biggest wagering company Flutter is flying high according to its latest results, while its Australian business, Sportsbet, has returned to revenue growth despite an ongoing drop in turnover.
Bountiful passed in at pop-up sale
Northern hemisphere-bred and raced Zoustar filly Bountiful, a two-time juvenile winner who was stakes-placed at three earlier this year, has been passed in at a pop-up online sale.
Dressed for success - Nichols springs into action with blueblood filly
Esha, a high-priced daughter of Extreme Choice and the Group 1-winning mare I Am A Star, has thrust her trainer Shane Nichols back into the racing spotlight as the filly attempts to lay down a spring marker at Moonee Valley.
‘Should have been handled a lot better’ - Trainers’ trust eroded after errant Racing NSW email bungle
An alleged privacy breach by Racing NSW could be referred to a federal governing body after the regulator identified more than 100 stables as not meeting the financial requirements for relicensing for the 2025/2026 racing season.