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Straight Shorts - Thursday February 6 - Rising costs force Ladbrokes Racing Club change, sires and their winners-to-runners, Festival of Racing launched, Key reforms to WA gambling laws
Welcome to Straight Shorts - a rolling news update service on the biggest stories in racing, wagering and breeding.
The five biggest priorities for new NZTR CEO Matt Ballesty
Newly appointed New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing CEO Matt Ballesty won’t have much time to get his feet warm under the desk when he takes the hot seat on March 5. There is a list of tasks a mile long and we’ve singled out the top five in importance and urgency.
Mula hoping Slipper finally fits as countdown starts to Golden destination
Wilf Mula has enjoyed Group 1 success on the most prestigious stages in world racing but a Golden Slipper win would mean everything to the owner-breeder.
Racing reprieve for Kalgoorlie as state government steps in
Kalgoorlie’s 2025 racing season has been salvaged after a $261,000 grant from the Western Australian government has allowed the race club to get access to water for the time being.
Bell tolls - Long-serving Brisbane Racing Club chairman steps down after 26 years
Neville Bell has stepped down as chairman of the Brisbane Racing Club after more than 25 years on the board of the club which runs racecourses Doomben and Eagle Farm.
‘It just makes me feel more loved’ – How Zac Purton flourished in the Hong Kong spotlight
Zac Purton is now, statistically, Hong Kong’s greatest-ever jockey. He told Matt Stewart how the intense scrutiny of racing’s greatest fish bowl turned him into a champion and what the future may hold as he battles the wear and tear of 25 years in the saddle.
Stanaway to join Racing SA as COO
Racing SA has appointed Ryan Stanaway as its new chief operating officer, stepping into the role left vacant by Nick Bawden, who has taken up the position of CEO.