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Staking a claim - how a $1 million slot race found a home in WA’s desert
In a nod to the pioneers of Western Australia’s gold rush era, there will be a modern-day spin attached to the first running of the $1 million Golden Saddle on Saturday at Kalgoorlie.
A year on from supposed peace talks, Racing NSW and key breeders remain divided
Twelve months since a crucial meeting between Racing NSW and major breeders, tensions still simmer, but participants’ focus has turned to Pattern reform rather than the war of words surrounding the now failed sale of Rosehill.
Entain shutters TAB Racing Club as CEO focuses on selling bets
International wagering giant Entain will divest its ownership of horses in training in New Zealand, eight months after the corporate bookmaker axed its Ladbrokes Racing Club in Australia.
Hail to the Chief - A champion, a guardian and a legend
Chief De Beers’ elevation to the Queensland Hall of Fame is a fitting reflection of his amazing deeds on the track. But as Matt Stewart reports, his legend only grew when he left his racing career behind him.
Waterhouse VC - Land of the Rising Sums
This month's Waterhouse VC newsletter examines Japan's wagering paradox: how the world's third-largest economy became one of the world's largest sources of unregulated betting revenue.
‘It’s not an alien position to find ourselves in’ - Skybird ruled out of The Everest
Inglis isn’t panicking about the need for a last-minute switch to fill its Everest slot after Skybird was officially ruled out of the $20 million race due to injury.
Parlay panic: $8 billion earthquake shakes up US betting industry
Shares in the two dominant forces of the American wagering landscape plummeted by more than 10 per cent on Tuesday after key market challenger Kalshi launched a new NFL betting product.