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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.

New Zealand Bloodstock identity Mike Kneebone has a live Blue Diamond contender with Field Of Play while Tim Rowe also speaks to American owner John Stewart about buying into Australian software company Pedigrees360.

Nick Hall’s view of this year's Caulfield Cup differed from when he was twice the winning jockey. But as Matt Stewart finds out, Hall is a man who has always enjoyed a different perspective.

John Stewart, one of the biggest investors in the global thoroughbred industry of the past 12 months, is on his way to the Gold Coast for next month's Magic Millions Yearling Sale.

Whether we like it or not, social media is here to stay. Warwick Barr investigates the numbers behind the names and how the thoroughbred industry is embracing business on X, Instagram and TikTok.

New Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison knew he needed everyone pulling the same way to battle the headwinds the Victorian industry is confronting. He sat down with The Straight’s Bren O’Brien in September for an extensive interview.

Multiple Group 1-winning trainer Donna Logan said she was up for the challenge of re-establishing herself as a trainer of top-class horses back in New Zealand after the curtain came down on racing in Singapore on October 5.