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The latest news, features and analysis on the industry which runs racing.
Waller wins NSW racing’s highest honour for 14th time
Chris Waller now has two more Bart Cummings Medals than his legendary fellow trainer has Melbourne Cups, with Waller again honoured as New South Wales racing’s biggest achiever.
Northam exposure - Mistaken identity as four-year-old wins three-year-old race
A case of mistaken identity and a bungle by stewards saw four-year-old Urquhart’s Bluff declared the winner of a three-year-old maiden under the name of his stablemate El Alamein.
‘Does it matter if they're not a Group 1?’ - Scott dismisses Pattern fears as semantics
Ex-Racing Queensland chief executive Jason Scott doesn’t believe a new Australian black-type Pattern will be instituted in the short term, but even if it was he doesn’t believe it would be the disaster that many have predicted.
Trainer backlash forces ATC to review 10 per cent stable rent hike
New Australian Turf Club chair Tim Hale and his fellow board members will review an intended 10 per cent stable rent increase imposed on Sydney trainers after meeting with their NSW representative body.
A chapter closes on the wild west legend of Meningoort
The recent death of Jock McArthur, a former steeplechase jockey, raconteur, and the man behind the infamous and short-lived Meningoort Cup, held special significance for Matt Stewart.
Outside the bubble: Hazzard appointment defended by NSW Racing Minister
The fact that former MP Brad Hazzard, who will lead the review of the Thoroughbred Racing Act, wasn’t a regular racegoer is seen as a positive by the man who appointed him, NSW Racing Minister David Harris.
Pattern D-Day looms, but impasse likely to continue
A Racing Australia board meeting next week could result in over 100 Australia races having their status upgraded, but it would appear the long impasse over the Pattern will continue due to concerns over a purely ratings-based approach.