Racing Victoria will overhaul the classification of country TAB meetings from next season, with six key venues to receive premium status as part of a strategy to strengthen wagering and engagement.
Upheaval continues in the upper echelons of New Zealand racing, with confirmation that Russell Warwick will step down as chair of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing in the coming months.
The Asian Pattern Committee will hold a virtual meeting with delegates on Thursday, with Australia’s dysfunctional black-type calendar high on the agenda. However, stakeholders hoping for an immediate shake-up may be disappointed, write Tim Rowe and Warwick Barr.
After advertising for a new chief executive, the Hawkesbury Race Club has appointed long-time employee Lea Porteous to the role.
Almost 11 months after two horses were treated with a nebuliser on race day, Anthony and Sam Freedman have been sidelined for four weeks, with Clayton Douglas stepping in to run the stable.
Australia’s prize money boom may be over, but data collected by The Straight shows there has never been a better time to be a leading trainer. With the top 20 stables now capturing more than a third of all returns, Bren O’Brien explores the implications of an increasingly top-heavy training model
A New York racing institution closes after 132 years as Aqueduct becomes the latest casualty of America's shrinking racetrack landscape, with lessons and comparisons reaching all the way to Australia.
A daring inside ride from Jordan Childs propelled Splash Back to Group 1 glory in the Tatt’s Tiara, capping a remarkable rise for the French-bred mare and adding another elite-level success to Grahame Begg’s record.
Singapore owner Eric Koh is hoping promising colt Klocke can follow the path of last year's Tattersall's Stakes graduates Autumn Boy and Sheza Alibi when he contests Saturday's Listed feature at Eagle Farm.
Confronted by massive, ongoing structural deficits, New Zealand racing faces its “most critical turning point" as a powerful advisory committee pushes five key recommendations to reshape the future of thoroughbred and harness racing.
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