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The latest news from The Straight.
New Zealand’s TAB Racing Club off and running
Kiwi punters can access the TAB Racing Club after being launched by Entain’s New Zealand wagering arm.
The horse who fell through the cracks - can Anode upstage his rivals in the Golden Rose?
Anode is just one of four colts in the Golden Rose who is not already affiliated with a stallion farm. A win in the premier Sydney spring Group 1 race for three-year-olds would see his value skyrocket for breeder Evergreen Stud Farm.
Mills, Fisher win race for vacant MRC board positions
Melbourne Racing Club members have elected Sheamus Mills and Cameron Fisher on to the board following a highly publicised election.
Saturday night out - Magic Millions ditches post-races evening sale session
The selling of yearlings on the Gold Coast on the Saturday night following the Magic Millions race day will not take place in 2025, with the company deciding to condense the main book of the sale into four days next year.
‘Unacceptable’ jumps fatalities spark full-scale Racing Victoria investigation
The viability of jumps racing in Victoria will come under the microscope in an expanded review of a 2024 season that claimed the lives of seven horses.
Flutter targets massive global growth strategy in $370 billion market
Sportsbet’s parent company, Flutter, expects the global regulated gaming and wagering market to grow to $370 billion in the next three years and has targeted a major share of that growth.
RQ defies wagering decline and $57 million accounts hit to sustain prize money and revenue
Racing Queensland has defied a downward trend in wagering to sustain prize money, but took a significant hit to its 2023/24 financial results after the end of its investment in Sunshine Coast Turf Club.