Racing Industry

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The latest news, features and analysis on the industry which runs racing.

The chosen nine - Godolphin unveils its post-Cummings Australian training roster

Ciaron Maher will pick up high-class filly Tempted and Group 1 winner Zardozi while eight other NSW and Victorian trainers will also prepare horses for Godolphin under its new-look public racing model.

The money and The Gun – Why Hong Kong suits Brenton Avdulla just fine

In a couple of years in Hong Kong, Brenton Avdulla’s fortune and fame have exploded. But while he is enjoying the rock star profile, he tells Matt Stewart that there are other charms of working in one of world racing’s most competitive jurisdictions.

Everyone gets a prize – How the Melbourne Cup grew to be a $10 million race

The headlines surrounding the Melbourne Cup’s elevation to an eight-figure race are somewhat different to when it reached the seven-figure milestone in 1985, writes Bren O’Brien.

Racing Victoria sustains prize money, boosts features and maidens amid ‘realignment’

Australia’s two biggest turnover races, the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate, have had their purses boosted to record levels, while Racing Victoria has also heavily invested in maidens as it realigns its prize money priorities.

Peter McGauran resigns from ATC amid Rosehill fallout

Australian Turf Club chairman Peter McGauran has resigned his position with the board following the fallout from the failed proposal to sell Rosehill racecourse.

Malaysian fall inquiry on hold as jockey heads to Singapore

An inquiry into how Brazilian rider Lemos De Souza was dislodged from a short-priced favourite in a race in Malaysia has been delayed, after the jockey left the country to seek medical treatment.

SEN parent company to buy RSN for $3.25 million

Sports Entertainment Group is set to acquire Victorian racing industry-owned racing radio station RSN for $3.25 million in a deal which will see it become the sole dedicated radio broadcaster of racing in Victoria.
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