Racing Industry

The best taking on the best has been the essence of horse racing, but the recruitment of overseas horses to race at various international carnivals has taken on greater importance for Australian administrators since the advent of World Pool, writes Tim Rowe.

Independent NSW MP Mark Latham will face a Racing NSW stewards' hearing over his heated clash with Australian Turf Club executive Steve McMahon.

Key NSW thoroughbred industry figures have been left angered by Racing Minister David Harris's decision to exclude an evaluation of how the sport is funded from a key government review to be conducted by former MP Brad Hazzard.

In today’s Rowe On Monday, Tim Rowe reveals an emerging Australian-bred, Japanese-based sprinter might be on his way to The Everest, Andrew Bobbin has knocked back Cheltenham plans for his star jumper Duke Of Bedford, for now, and Godolphin's new era begins well.

If thoroughbred racing thinks its future is safe from the fickle nature of politics, then the extraordinary about-face from Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff on the future of greyhound racing should be a wake-up call, writes Bren O'Brien.

Blake Shinn continues to build on his extraordinary success since his return from Hong Kong three years ago, claiming his third straight Scobie Breasley Medal, and fourth overall, at the 2025 Victorian Racing Awards.

Tasmania’s greyhound industry is set to fall victim to the state’s political crisis, with the Liberal government's backing for the sport to be withdrawn by 2029.