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2025 Stallion Fees - Latest

The latest service fees for Australia and New Zealand for the 2025 breeding season.

Comment: The one thing racing must fix to secure its future

Plenty of initiatives are proposed to boost the sport of horse racing. None of them, not one, will secure racing’s financial future unless we address the only thing that truly sustains the industry: wagering turnover.

Ugly duckling becomes central to ATC selling its golden goose

Unloved and unvarnished for 25 years, Warwick Farm, under the gun from the very start of Peter V’landys’ tenure in charge of Racing New South Wales, has remarkably emerged as the possible saviour of the Australian Turf Club’s plan to sell Rosehill.

Straight Talk Podcast - James Cummings' new journey, racecaller shuffle up, million-dollar Mills and Harry Mitchell on Vinnie's fee

In this episode of Straight Talk with Bren O'Brien and Tim Rowe, we explore James Cummings' departure from his private training arrangement with Godolphin and the impact this might have on the future of both parties.

Five unanswered questions after James Cummings and Godolphin split

The decision that James Cummings would step away from his exclusive training relationship with Godolphin has been rumoured for some time, but while the move has now been confirmed it still leaves several questions as to the plans of both the trainer himself and Godolphin.

Queensland Racing Carnival takes winter spotlight

The nation’s premier Winter Carnival will take centre stage from May 3 until July 5, with more than $28 million in prize money on offer across the Queensland Racing Carnival.

Public liability? - The changing face of holiday racing in Australia

Melbourne Cup day aside, metropolitan racing on a public holiday in Australia is a shadow of its former self as clubs and regulators grapple with high costs and changing consumer habits.
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