Racing Industry
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The latest news, features and analysis on the industry which runs racing.
Nine wins Melbourne Cup rights fight, but questions remain
Nine might have sewn up the broadcast rights to the Melbourne Cup Carnival for the next six years, but there are still several questions to be resolved over the reported $80 million deal.
'Tough and spirited’ - how Verry Elleegant rose to greatness and rewrote Australian racing history
Bren O’Brien reflects on the numbers behind the incredible racing career of Verry Elleegant, Chris Waller’s champion race mare who has died when foaling in Ireland.
Timing is everything on more than one front as Waller juggles racing's issues and autumn expectations
Chris Waller has put racing's politics to the side for a moment and it was business as usual with important winners at Randwick and Flemington.
Star mares, OAMs and yearling sales - busy Begg attacks another autumn
Ahead of a busy autumn, Jessica Owers caught up with Grahame Begg to talk about his stable star Magic Time, the importance of good owners and how his father Neville’s OAM came as a complete surprise.
MRC vote blindsides Sandown campaigners
The Melbourne Racing Club board’s decision to turn its back on a partial sale of Sandown has been met with surprise by an action group that wants to retain thoroughbred racing at the track.
'Give yourself an uppercut' – Chris Waller emphatically steps up against Rosehill closure
Champion trainer Chris Waller has led an extraordinary rebuke of the plans to develop and sell off Rosehill racecourse at a members' forum meeting on Tuesday.
Inside Racing NSW’s $125 million property empire
From racetracks to inner-city apartments, Racing NSW has embarked on a property-buying frenzy across the state since 2017.