As the Western Australian racing industry awaits the outcome of a key independent review, Racing and Wagering Western Australia chief executive Ian Edwards has announced he will step away from the role in November.
In the first season since Godolphin ended its private training model, the global giant's three-year-olds won nine individual Australian Group 1 races. The pressure is now on the next classic crop, but managing director Andy Makiv remains cautiously optimistic in his assessment of their prospects.
Racing NSW’s expanding real estate footprint across racecourses and other thoroughbred properties is facing renewed scrutiny, with more questions emerging over whether its regulatory authority sits comfortably alongside control of key industry assets.
A dominant campaign featuring four elite-level wins and a Golden Eagle triumph has earned Autumn Glow Australian Racehorse of the Year honours in a ceremony at Randwick on Thursday night.
The Asian Pattern Committee has immediately stripped Sydney spring staying feature The Metropolitan of its Group 1 status after planned changes to the conditions of the race were not implemented.
A week after receiving financial certainty from TAB NZ, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing has revealed that minimum prizemoney levels will be maintained with cuts made to Group and Listed races in 2026/27.
Faced with the possibility that previous chair Gene Phair may have to vacate his role, the Tasmanian government has finally appointed a new head of the racing body’s board, selecting Steve Old as its new chair.
Key questions from a budget estimates hearing involving NSW Racing Minister David Harris have been expunged from the record after it was determined that the details provided adverse mention of racing industry figures.
The path to reform of the NSW racing industry remains uncertain despite Brad Hazzard completing his review of the Thoroughbred Racing Act, with Racing Minister David Harris confirming cabinet is considering its contents before publication.
The new chair of New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Paul Humphries and his fellow director Dean Lawrence have been appointed to the newly formed Establishment Committee.
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