Relentless road trips and meticulous placement have carried Ben Brisbourne to the brink of a Group 1 breakthrough, with two fillies primed to turn a week of kilometres into Champagne Stakes glory.
The Australian Turf Club has confirmed Steve McMahon as chief executive after an interim stint, tasking him with restoring industry relationships and stabilising finances during an ongoing dispute with Racing NSW.
Racing Victoria has confirmed Sir Delius won’t have to undergo any specialist vet checks or scans if he is to contest October’s Cox Plate at Flemington, news which saw him shorten into a clear favourite for the weight-for-age race.
A key strategic document setting out the future strategy of the New South Wales thoroughbred industry has been published by Racing NSW, more than two years since it was initially drafted, and seven years since the previous version was released, despite a legislative requirement for a new version every three years.
The end of Autumn Glow’s winning streak posed as many questions as it answered, Craig Williams went from on his backside to the Group 1 winner’s stall and Matthew Smith crowned another Queen.
Matthew Smith is chasing a second Queen of the Turf triumph, relying on value-bought talent and patience as he takes on the sport’s powerhouse stables when the stakes are highest.
In the same week that racing minister David Harris praised projects undertaken by the NSW Racing for the Regions initiative as ‘impressive’ and 'remarkable’, the NSW Auditor‑General has condemned the way in which the program has been administered.
Four months after the release of The Next Lap plan for the future of racing in Queensland, racing minister Tim Mander insists progress is already being made on major reforms.
Regional Queensland racing is increasingly relying on its smallest clubs to keep the show on the road as rising fuel costs stretch the pockets of trainers and jockeys.
The man who was set to be appointed administrator of the Australian Turf Club, Morgan Kelly, will now conduct an independent review of the club’s hospitality operations as part of an interim agreement which secured the ATC funding from Racing NSW until a key legal dispute is settled.
