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Tasracing board set for major refresh
An overhaul of the Tasracing board is looming, with four of the seven positions at the state-based racing regulator being advertised.
Scandinavia to miss Melbourne Cup as O’Brien puts St Leger winner aside until 2026
English St Leger winner Scandinavia has been ruled out of the Melbourne Cup and won’t race again in 2025.
Luther grounded for Golden Eagle - Fellowes’ Frankel colt won’t make trip to Australia
English trainer Charlie Fellowes’ hopes of making a return to Australian racing this season have been curtailed with high-class colt Luther sidelined due to injury.
'A crazy ride to the moon.' - Yolo bids farewell to the grey market and aims to take crypto betting into the regulated market
The Yolo Group has confirmed that it will shutter its global Sportsbet.io and Bitcasino.io brands and focus on a single regulated Yolo crypto casino brand.
Coolmore mourns Wootton Bassett
Wootton Bassett, the £46,000 yearling turned $100 million stallion has died at Coolmore Australia after a bout of pneumonia forced veterinarians to euthanise the brilliant son of Iffraaj.
ATC promises strong response to solvency qualms raised by Racing NSW
The Australian Turf Club has written to its members, stating that the embattled club does not accept several of the criticisms raised by Racing NSW regarding its finances ahead of a reply to a show-cause notice.
Clubs' card marked? Racing NSW turns up heat on the ATC
The brutal way in which Racing NSW chair Saranne Cooke exposed the failing business model of the Australian Turf Club poses broader questions about the future role of race clubs in Australian racing, writes Bren O’Brien.