Racing Industry
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The latest news, features and analysis on the industry which runs racing.
Hong Kong enticing international investment into its envied racing fish bowl
Respected Australian racing administrator James Ross is happy to be back in Hong Kong where he is focused on the Jockey Club’s existing ownership base as well as canvassing new international investment into Asia.
'Kanga likes one-percenters' - The new chairman’s step-by-step plan to rebuild the Melbourne Racing Club
John Kanga went from board rebel to Melbourne Racing Club chairman in six weeks. The charismatic businessman tells Matt Stewart that having been an accidental hero to a revolution, he has a clear vision for what the club needs to do.
Another Prophet’s Thousand Guineas upset gives Maher his 50th Group 1
Ciaron Maher celebrated a milestone Group 1 win thanks to Another Prophet, while Yulong concluded its remarkable spring with $2.2 million acquisition Kimochi winning the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield.
V’landys denies whistleblower allegations surrounding Racing NSW’s use of JobKeeper
Racing NSW has strongly refuted allegations of a whistleblower raised in NSW Parliament that it accessed the federal government’s JobKeeper program inappropriately during the pandemic.
Funding ‘top-ups’ for under-pressure ATC as wagering woes hit home
Chairman Peter McGauran says the reality of a decline in wagering revenue continues to impact the Australian Turf Club’s bottom line.
De Kock returns home amid 'renewed confidence' in South Africa's thoroughbred industry
Mathew de Kock is heading back to his native South Africa, where the country’s thoroughbred industry is in much better shape than when he left four years ago.
Deficit days - Racing Victoria slips into the red as it absorbs new reality
Racing Victoria remains confident it can ride out the challenges of its new funding landscape and an uncertain wagering environment despite its annual report detailing its first deficit in more than a decade.