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Straight Talk Podcast - Bloodstock market insights feat. Inglis' James Price, prize money questions, plus the future direction of racing and wagering

Join Bren O'Brien and Tim Rowe on this week's edition of Straight Talk, brought to you by Inglis and Darley, where they delve into the intricacies of the racing and wagering industry.

Waller’s prize point – Is it time to slay the prize money beast?

Australia’s leading trainer of the past decade, Chris Waller, believes the prize money in his adopted country has reached a tipping point and it is time to take a step back. Bren O’Brien examines how ever-increasing returns to owners led to Australian racing’s inflationary bubble.

Run The Numbers - Sires of the decade

With the 2020s now past their halfway point, it seems a good time to reflect on the most dominant Australian stallions on the track over the past six-and-half seasons, with one champion dominating almost every category.

Rowe On Monday - BRC Sires' winner 'a proper horse', final curtain for Penang racing

In today's Rowe On Monday, Tim Rowe examines the emergence of Brisbane two-year-old Cool Archie, a $100,000 yearling by Newhaven Park's Cool Aza Beel while an era in Malaysian racing has come to an end.

Straight Talk Podcast - Mares' market in rude health, foal returns causing a headache, Rosehill rejected, RV cuts fixtures and TAB's retail play

Join Bren O'Brien and Tim Rowe on this week's edition of Straight Talk as they explore the dynamic landscape of the thoroughbred industry.

‘Sole and absolute discretion' - one in six foals could be banned from racing under RA crackdown

Racing Australia’s hardline compliance with foal registration deadlines presents a major welfare concern and could leave a significant number of the 2025 foal crop being banned from racing, according to Thoroughbred Breeders Australia president Basil Nolan.

The King and the chaos - Noel Callow on still having a crack

Noel Callow was in a post-race bust-up with a fellow jockey, which has cost him his first Australian Group 1 ride in nearly five years. The rollercoaster is nothing new for the man they still call ‘King’, writes Matt Stewart.
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