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Dorrington far from done - Crabtree sells property but links with Noorilim Park

Robert Crabtree has sold his Dorrington Farm property near Nagambie and will enter into a joint venture with Noorilim Park to continue breeding racehorses as he has since the 1980s.

‘It just makes me feel more loved’ – How Zac Purton flourished in the Hong Kong spotlight

Zac Purton is now, statistically, Hong Kong’s greatest-ever jockey. He told Matt Stewart how the intense scrutiny of racing’s greatest fish bowl turned him into a champion and what the future may hold as he battles the wear and tear of 25 years in the saddle.

The great consolidation myth – Why the number of corporate bookmakers in Australia hasn’t changed

Despite a significant downturn in turnover and greater taxation and regulation, there are still around 100 online bookies in Australia. Bren O’Brien dives into why the ‘great consolidation’ of corporate bookmakers hasn’t occurred.

Eye-catching filly on song - Savabeel sister to Orchestral sets Karaka record

The sister to trainers Roger James and Robert Wellwood’s Group 1-winning filly Orchestral has created a new watermark at the New Zealand Bloodstock Karaka Yearling Sale, selling for $2.4 million to a client of Chris Waller.

Matching AI with old-school knowledge - uni researchers using computers to help assess racehorses

University of Hong Kong researchers are collaborating with bloodstock agent John Foote to develop technology to help assess yearlings and racehorses

Fillies first – Gold Coast market inverts as investors cool on colts

For the first time in Magic Millions history, the average price of a yearling filly on the Gold Coast was higher than that of a colt.

Trainers and jockey pay spat to prove a test of Morrison’s leadership

Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison has two of his key participant groups, jockeys and trainers, at war but the issues run far deeper than a dispute over whether jockeys should be paid to ride in jumpouts.
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