Rosehill

Chairman Peter McGauran says the reality of a decline in wagering revenue continues to impact the Australian Turf Club’s bottom line.

Racing NSW could be set to come under greater scrutiny from parliament, ICAC and the auditor general, while board minutes from 2023 raise queries over the regulator's intentions over the possible sale of Rosehill.

While Warwick Farm was initially a centrepiece of the Australian Turf Club’s idea to sell Rosehill, plans to turn it into western Sydney’s feature Group 1 racetrack disappeared as quickly as they emerged, new documents reveal.

The Australian Turf Club says ongoing due diligence surrounding the financial aspects of a potential sale of Rosehill has forced it to change the timeline for a members' vote on the proposal.

The possibility of 40,000 houses and a new Metro station led the Australian Turf Club down the path of its proposal to sell Rosehill racecourse. But questions remain over which key figures were discussed with whom before the idea was made public in December.

The prospect of relocating racing in western Sydney to the brickpit site at Olympic Park is looking increasingly remote after a leading planning expert said the environmental conditions on the site are "inhibitive for any form of development".

The composition of the Racing NSW Board, the spread of prize money and the conduct of the Australian Turf Club have been put under scrutiny by respected thoroughbred industry figure Ron Finemore at the Rosehill parliamentary inquiry.