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The Championships - Sir Delius

What we learned from Day 2 of The Championships – A beatable Glow, a Cox Plate question and Willo’s mettle

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.

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Matthew Smith
On familiar turf – Smith eyes Group 1 breakthrough for Idle Flyer

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.

David Harris
Audit condemns administration of Racing for the Regions program as key projects remain incomplete 

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.

‘Work has already commenced’ – Mander spruiks progress in Queensland racing reform

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.

Yeppoon Turf Club
Carrying the can – Queensland bush clubs respond to fuel costs amid absence of regulator support

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.

Saranne Cooke and Tim Hale
Kelly compromise: Funding deal impasse ends as Racing NSW, ATC agree on key role for proposed administrator

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.

Run The Numbers – The filly and mare advantage

The victories of Joliestar and Sheza Alibi at Randwick on Saturday mean that 14 times this season, a filly or mare has upstaged the colts and geldings in an open-age Group 1 in Australia. Is this dominance becoming more common? Run The Numbers investigates.

Emma Cully
Written In The Stars – Emma Cully and the heartbeat of syndication success

Over 14 years, Emma Cully has become an indispensable and important part of the success of Star Thoroughbreds - the quiet constant beside Denise Martin. So how did this Irish-born daughter of a national hunt trainer end up in the heartbeat of one of Australia’s leading syndication companies? Jessica Owers finds out.    

What we learned from Doncaster day – Sheza star, Star a queen and King creates history

James McDonald and Chris Waller’s Group 1 double was completely overshadowed by a brilliant filly, a mare who is now Australia’s best sprinter and Rachel King’s piece of Australian racing history.

Jamie Piggott
Across hemispheres – The Piggott-Pilkington link behind Inglis Sires’ bid

There are no borders in racing anymore, and Am I Dreaming’s shot at the $1 million Inglis Sires’ sits squarely in that space, shaped by trainer Jack Pilkington and bloodstock agent Jamie Piggott’s international footprint.