Thoroughbred Breeders NSW oppose appointment of Greene
“I regret the Romans for giving us the phrase ‘status quo’ because it is a perverse phrase at this current time in this industry,” Thoroughbred Breeders NSW president Hamish Esplin told us on Wednesday when outlining the state’s breeding body’s understandable disapproval and clear opposition to the appointment of former Labor Racing Minister Kevin Greene... Read More
“I feel confident we have the right product”
Satchell has high hopes ahead of Willow Grove Stud’s first Inglis Premier Sale draft Ralph Satchell has been breeding and selling yearlings for many years, but he will enter uncharted territory at this year’s Inglis Premier Yearling Sale when his operation, Willow Grove Stud, presents their first draft at the Melbourne auction. Based in South... Read More
Queman
A bush breeder named Boof, an American sire with a name barely known to anyone, a battle for survival on the first day of life – for a foal still suckling from its dam two years later – a frantic dash to the border before a Covid closure, a court case and a Group 1... Read More
States’ racing political power plays fall on one day
Greene returns to Racing NSW board as five Racing Victoria directors survive vote The lack of transparency and renewal of the Racing NSW leadership has once again been called into question, with the state’s breeders’ body reaffirming its immense criticism of the state government and its handling of the thoroughbred regulator’s board. NSW racing minister... Read More
Stinging criticism levelled at Racing NSW, government
The lack of transparency and renewal of the Racing NSW leadership has once again been called into question, with the state’s breeders’ body reaffirming its immense criticism of the state government and its handling of the thoroughbred regulator’s board. NSW Racing Minister David Harris confirmed on Wednesday that he had ticked off an independent panel’s... Read More
D-day for Racing Victoria board
The Racing Victoria board showdown, a vote that could see as many as five directors turfed out, will occur this morning at a Special General Meeting of the state’s peak thoroughbred racing industry body. Vocal Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Association (TROA) chair Jonathan Munz has led the call for change, his public and private lobbying leading... Read More