Racing Industry

The global racing industry has paid tribute to legendary US trainer D Wayne Lukas, who has died aged 89, less than a week after his retirement and less than three weeks after the last of his 4967 wins.

Aquis and the Gold Coast Turf Club have received community stakeholder approval to proceed with their $1 billion joint venture to redevelop two hectares of the racetrack into apartments and a lifestyle facility.

Adiella will be out to defy humble beginnings on more than one level when she contests the $700,000 Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm.

Changes to Racing Victoria’s veterinary protocols for the spring could lead to connections of Hong Kong sprinter Ka Ying Rising reconsidering their avoidance of the Champions Sprint at Flemington.

Peter V’landys believes the Golden Eagle deserves Group 1 status but Racing NSW won’t make its case for black type until a Racing Australia-led review of Pattern guidelines is released.

When crisis after crisis hit Lindsay Park in 2021, David Hayes was stranded on the other side of the equator. But four years on, he and his sons know that moment has proven the making of their current run of success.

Luke Pepper is a trainer on the move this season, thanks in some way to the experience he gained as a figure in one of Australian racing’s best rags-to-riches stories.