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Tabcorp searches for new chief operating officer after Paul Carew resignation
Paul Carew, the chief operating officer at Tabcorp, is leaving the wagering company to join the hospitality firm Endeavour Group.
Qld slot race bullseye - The Archer to stay in Rockhampton
The Archer will stay in central Queensland, ending conjecture the $1 million slot race would be moved to Brisbane.
Preparation over pedigree - How an Australian-bred son of Extreme Choice won a Melbourne Cup
Knight’s Choice’s breeding never gave an inkling he could be a Melbourne Cup winner. But that never bothered his co-trainer Sheila Laxon, who always believed you need a horse with speed to win Australia’s greatest staying race.
Knight's Choice wins 2024 Melbourne Cup in a result that floors a nation
Outsider Knight's Choice has given co-trainer Sheila Laxon a second Melbourne Cup win, beating Japanese stayer Warp Speed and Okita Soushi in a desperate finish at Flemington.
From despair to delight, Ramatuelle makes amends in sales ring for Breeders’ Cup disappointment
Australian-owned Ramatuelle has sold for the second-highest price of US$5.1 million at Fasig-Tipton’s elite breeding stock sale in America just days after being scratched from the Breeders’ Cup meeting.
Northern hemisphere sprint mission - O’Brien to take over training of Storm Boy
Boom colt Storm Boy, the subject of a deal worth tens of millions of dollars after his brilliant Magic Millions victory in January, is set to join Ballydoyle in Ireland for a European summer campaign.
‘It was my domain’ - Why the Melbourne Cup will always be Australia’s greatest betting race
It’s been 40 years since Mark Read led a successful Melbourne Cup plunge on Black Knight. One of racing’s great thinkers, Read says there has been no other race like it for wagering.