Racing Industry
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The latest news, features and analysis on the industry which runs racing.
Socially acceptable - the online platforms driving the thoroughbred industry
Whether we like it or not, social media is here to stay. Warwick Barr investigates the numbers behind the names and how the thoroughbred industry is embracing business on X, Instagram and TikTok.
2024 in reflection - Morrison on message, now for the execution
New Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison knew he needed everyone pulling the same way to battle the headwinds the Victorian industry is confronting. He sat down with The Straight’s Bren O’Brien in September for an extensive interview.
2024 in reflection - ‘I've really become a calmer person for having lived here’
Multiple Group 1-winning trainer Donna Logan said she was up for the challenge of re-establishing herself as a trainer of top-class horses back in New Zealand after the curtain came down on racing in Singapore on October 5.
Nick Bawden announced as Racing SA CEO
Nick Bawden has been appointed as Racing SA’s new chief executive having served under outgoing CEO Vaughn Lynch for the past two years.
‘$800 million uplift’ - Planning Committee recommends Sandown be rezoned for housing
Victoria’s Planning Minister will have the final say on whether Sandown racecourse receives approval to be rezoned for housing, but the Melbourne Racing Club’s John Kanga says a committee’s recommendation doesn’t change his board’s position on the suburban track’s future.
2024 in reflection - ‘The one constant in their life’ – The unbreakable bond between horse and strapper
Donna Fisher cried for two days straight when she realised Black Caviar’s end was near. The strapper and the unbeaten mare shared an unbreakable bond during her racing days, a relationship mirrored with champion racehorses and their strappers the world over.
A $20 million POCT haircut – NSW government revises its tax numbers again
New South Wales has joined Victoria in slashing the expected revenue from Point Of Consumption Tax this financial year as a national wagering downturn rolls on.