Australia’s thoroughbred industry carries considerable political and social weight, contributing not just as a sporting pastime but as a fully fledged industry. But exactly how big is it, and exactly how many people does it employ? We have pulled together the latest national estimates and state-by-state figures.
Every year passionate and capable professionals leave the racing, breeding and wagering industries because they cannot see a sustainable career ahead of them. Bren O’Brien says this remains one of the most important challenges for these industries to confront.
After a year away from on-farm work, Scott Williamson has returned to Scone as Middlebrook Valley Lodge’s new stud manager, eager to reconnect with the hands-on farm life he loves amid a busy period of industry-wide staffing changes.
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