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Hosts Bren O'Brien and Tim Rowe reflect on the loss of Wootton Bassett, chat to Inglis' James Price about the growing racing presence in China and cover the show cause notice issued to the ATC.

Wootton Bassett, the £46,000 yearling turned $100 million stallion has died at Coolmore Australia after a bout of pneumonia forced veterinarians to euthanise the brilliant son of Iffraaj.

The brutal way in which Racing NSW chair Saranne Cooke exposed the failing business model of the Australian Turf Club poses broader questions about the future role of race clubs in Australian racing, writes Bren O’Brien.

The use of the term blue hen to describe an influential mare on the pedigree page can be somewhat cavalier in modern bloodstock reporting and analysis. But the stats don’t lie when it comes to two key maternal ancestors in the damlines of Saturday’s two Group 1 winners at Caulfield.

In this edition of Straight Talk, hosts Bren O'Brien and Tim Rowe chat to Godolphin's Andy Makiv about the global giant's new Australian approach and canvass the biggest issues in the thoroughbred industry.

With the outcomes of the Queensland racing review imminent, there is growing confidence that a reduction of the state’s Point Of Consumption Tax rate may be on the cards. Bren O’Brien investigates what it could mean for the funding of racing in the state.

Only a select number of horses have won Group 1 races in five consecutive Australian racing seasons. Mr Brightside became the fourth in the past 35 years with his victory at Flemington on Saturday.