Ciaron Maher Racing employee Josh Kadlec-Cavanagh pleaded guilty and was fined $10,000 after Racing Victoria found that three tables purporting to confirm nominations for meetings had been falsified.
Three Brisbane Racing Club directors face re-election in October, as the club marks an improved result over the previous financial year.
A racing industry reform advocacy group wants the NSW Government’s completed governance review compiled by Brad Hazzard released before Racing NSW defines and fills its soon-to-be-vacant chief executive role.
Mike Saunders will take up the role of interim CEO of Racing and Wagering Western Australia embarking on a handover period with exiting CEO Ian Edwards before holding the acting role until at least July next year.
From his arrival in 2004 to his resignation on Thursday, Peter V’landys transformed NSW racing’s finances and national standing while becoming increasingly embroiled in governance disputes.
Peter V’landys’ time at Racing NSW will officially conclude at the end of November as the long-serving chief executive ends a period that reshaped NSW racing’s funding, prize money and major-race programming.
Queensland racing is entering a new era of governance after months of uncertainty over how the state’s commercial and regulatory functions could be brought closer together without compromising integrity.
NSW Racing Minister David Harris has sidestepped detailed questions about Racing NSW projects and governance, highlighting the statutory separation between the regulator and government as the industry awaits findings of the Hazzard Review.
The timeline for the end of Peter V’landys’ long tenure as chief executive of Racing NSW should become clearer with his appointment as executive chairman of the Australian Rugby League Commission to be ratified this week.
Racing Victoria and the Victoria Racing Club have lifted the Victoria Derby’s prize money from $2 million to $3 million as they seek to protect the famous race’s status and prestige.
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