Industry News

Widden Stud signals Victorian intent with Sun Stud purchase

Widden Stud’s Antony and Katie Thompson have purchased Sun Stud, further signalling their intent on a longer term investment in the Victorian bloodstock industry.   The operation, which has been operating under the Thompson family’s name in the Widden Valley in NSW for more than 150 years, set up their Widden Victoria in 2021, leasing the... Read More

Huge incentives on offer through the Inglis Xtra Bonus Maiden Series

A full field of 14 will line up at Coffs Harbour on Friday in the first race of the Inglis Xtra Bonus Maiden Series, which offers a combined $5 million in incentives throughout the season. Four horses, including the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained debutante Unite The Stars (Unite And Conquer), are eligible to claim... Read More

Vale George Altomonte

Tributes are flowing for George Altomonte, the man who bred Golden Slipper (Gr 1, 1200m) winners Sebring (More Than Ready) and Overreach (Exceed And Excel), after the death of the popular Corumbene Stud owner on Wednesday. Sydney-based Altomonte, who established Corumbene Stud at Dunedoo in the NSW Central West more than 40 years ago, made... Read More

V’landys yet to receive ‘invite’ to appear at Rosehill inquiry

ATC chair McGauran tables submission in favour of selling Sydney racecourse Under attack Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys, whose long tenure of the state’s regulatory body was questioned at an explosive Upper House parliamentary inquiry on Monday, has revealed he has not yet been asked to front the committee. In an extraordinary opening session... Read More

‘There were definitely conversations as to why I shouldn’t appear at this inquiry’

Explosive claims as parliamentary inquiry into sale of Rosehill gets underway Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse and her Randwick-based Group 1-winning peer John O’Shea have explosively claimed they were pressured not to appear before the Upper House Committee inquiring into the proposed sale of the Sydney racecourse Rosehill. The pair have been strongly opposed to the... Read More

Bookmakers hit by global computer outage

Betting giants Tabcorp and Sportsbet were among hundreds of major businesses in Australia impacted by a global IT outage which affected millions of people around the world. At approximately 3pm on Friday, betting with TAB came to a complete standstill both online and in retail, with Sportsbet also experiencing issues with its online offering. The... Read More