Racing Industry

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.

Australian mare Asfoora has won her second international Group 1 race in the UK, producing a brilliant turn of foot on dry ground to win the Nunthorpe Stakes (1000m) at York and justify trainer Henry Dwyer’s faith in the sprinter.

In the first of a new series, Jessica Owers chats to the recently retired Val Hayward about her 37 years with Magic Millions, her love of travel and the ever-changing nature of her own life and the thoroughbred industry which became her professional home.

With a flair for figures, Gary Crispe has helped turn RAS Technology Holdings into a global racing data powerhouse. It is no surprise he has applied the same thinking to his quest for racetrack success.

The King Island season will be shortened to four meetings as the first step in a restructured summer program aimed at saving 2025/2026 racing in the Bass Strait community.

Part-owner Neil Werrett was heartbroken when Black Caviar died 12 months ago, but the continued success of her remarkable family has been some solace for he and the crew of friends who raced the unbeaten superstar.

Flemington and the Victoria Racing Club have seen off a determined bid from the Melbourne Racing Club and Caulfield to win the rights to host the 2026 Cox Plate.