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In this week's edition of Straight Talk, sponsored by Darley and Inglis, Bren O'Brien and Tim Rowe talk Peter McGauran's departure from the ATC, Racing Victoria's prize money changes, plus a chat with bloodstock agent Stuart Boman.

There were four stallions who secured their first Australian stakes winners last Saturday, taking the total number of stakes-winning sires this season to 193. This week’s Run The Numbers looks at the significance of Peltzer’s breakthrough success.

In this week’s Rowe On Monday, Tim talks to Mick Talty about the joy of breeding both Group 1 winners and an NRL player, examines a run of global elite wins from progeny of blue hens and looks as the lessons Daniel Allam learned when it came to placing his yearlings in the right sales.

The Hall of Fame Legend elevation of Black Caviar and Winx may have created some debate, but in Hungary, there remains no doubts as to who was the greatest of them all, and as Matt Stewart reports from Budapest, the legend of Kincsem remains strong, 138 years after her death.

In this week's edition of Straight Talk, sponsored by Darley and Inglis, Bren O'Brien and Tim Rowe look at the Snitzel x Winx colt, put racing in remote Australia under the spotlight and chat to breeder and owner Daniel Allam.

King Island is a fine example of a quintessential Australian community racing, but it desperately needs “outside” support to ensure it remains that way, ahead of planning for a new season.

As Australia’s busiest Group 1 racing season came to a close, Tashi became the 57th individual horse to win an elite race in 2024/25, a list which also features 30 trainers and 33 different jockeys. This week’s Run The Numbers breaks down all the key figures.