Racing South Australia has announced a consolidated autumn carnival for 2024 that will see Group 1 racing in Adelaide conducted over three weekends in late April and early May.  From 2024, the Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m) and Robert Sangster Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) will feature on the same day – April 27 – with... Read More

Aushorse releases its 2024 Investor’s Guide to market racing to the world Tom Reilly believes the Australian racing and bloodstock sectors’ standing on the world stage has it well–placed to withstand any economic downturn, pointing to recent international success as a driving force ahead of the new sales season. The Thoroughbred Breeders Australia chief executive,... Read More

The search will soon begin to find a replacement for long-serving Racing NSW chair Russell Balding after a bitter feud across the political and racing spheres saw the state government last week dramatically abandon its legislation in an early morning session of Parliament. The legislation, if passed, would have allowed Balding to remain on the... Read More

Johnsons land quick sale as Scott-Smith and Kerr decide to make leap into thoroughbreds Victoria’s Rushton Park has been sold and the new owners are set to ramp up their involvement in racing and breeding by taking over the reputable thoroughbred establishment in the heart of the state’s Goulburn Valley. David and Kayley Johnson placed... Read More

The Minns government is staring down the barrel of a legal and political fight after yesterday they introduced contentious legislation that would extend the tenure of Russell Balding, Racing NSW’s chairman.  The legislation introduced yesterday would effectively pave the way for Balding’s term on the board extended to 14 years as the head of the... Read More