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As you were at Brisbane Racing Club as Bell confirms exit plans
The three directors of Brisbane Racing Club up for board election have been returned to their roles as long-term chairman Neville Bell confirmed his plan to exit in 2025.
Is The Everest really a Group 1? The Pattern palaver which has Australia none the wiser
The complex process surrounding upgrades of races as part of the Pattern has cast doubt over whether The Everest will be run with full Group 1 status this Saturday. Bren O’Brien examines the issues at play both locally and internationally.
Racing’s future on the line in ACT election as insurance relief looms for Canberra stables
Saturday’s ACT election could see relief in the “unsustainable” cost of workplace insurance for Canberra-based trainers, but a pivot towards a Green vote could prove disastrous for the local racing industry.
Special seven-figure filly sets Australasian record at Inglis Ready2Race Sale
A filly by champion sire Written Tycoon sold for an Australasian record of $1 million to Yulong principal Zhang Yuesheng at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale on Tuesday in a market dominated by premier Asian racing jurisdiction Hong Kong.
‘It's the equivalent of winning two Kosciuszkos’ - High emotions after $420,000 Ready2Race result for emerging trainer
DSB Thoroughbreds’ Darrell Burnet was almost brought to tears after a life-changing $420,000 result at the Inglis Ready2Race Sale.
‘You must go through the front door’ – Gai takes aim at new Pattern process
Legendary trainer Gai Waterhouse has described the surge of upgrades to black-type races in Australia under a new Pattern process as “pernicious inflation at its worst”.
Run The Numbers – History being Written again?
At 22, Written Tycoon may be in the twilight of his breeding career, but the Yulong resident finds himself back at the top of the Australian sires' table with eerily similar numbers to what he achieved at the same point of his sires’ championship 2020/21 season.