Hot offerings - Digital sale alliance taps into demand for Too Darn Hot's progeny

Eight mares in foal to Too Darn Hot will be offered at a unique Tattersalls and Inglis Digital online auction.

RV releases conditions for first Group 1 edition of the All-Star Mile

Five Melbourne autumn carnival races will provide an automatic entry into the 2025 All-Star Mile under revised conditions for the Group 1 race.

‘In the best interest of the animals’ - New Zealand to ban greyhound racing by mid-2026

New Zealand will ban greyhound racing from mid-2026 in a move that Racing Minister Winston Peters says has been made because of welfare issues.

Run The Numbers - The world’s best sires of 2024

As the year comes to an end, Run The Numbers goes around the world to look at who the leading sires of 2024 have been, including an Australian-bred star at the top of the global winners’ list for the second straight year.

School’s out - Marcus Oldham prepares to axe equine education course

A course that mixed theory with hands-on equine education which has helped numerous people excel in the thoroughbred industry has been cut by Victoria’s Marcus Oldham College.

The $195 million plan to clear MRC's debt

A part of Caulfield racecourse would be turned into a school campus in a deal which is said to be worth up to $195 million to the debt-strapped Melbourne Racing Club.

Racing Victoria board to remain one short of capacity

Victorian Racing Minister Anthony Carbines is not seeking to add additional resourcing or expertise to the Racing Victoria board, despite there being capacity for an extra director.
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