Bren O'Brien

On the 40th anniversary of trailblazer Strawberry Road’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe bid, an Australian presence will loom large in this year’s race thanks to the owners involved in two runners.

The Racing NSW board called a group of the state’s leading breeders to its Druitt Street headquarters this week to thrash out a number of issues, including comments made by CEO Peter V’landys during the recent Select Committee inquiry into the sale of Rosehill racecourse.

New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing will need to appoint a new chief executive after the confirmation that Bruce Sharrock will leave the organisation at the end of the year.

With Singapore racing’s swansong this Saturday, Tim Rowe explores what’s next for racing in South East Asia and how the thoroughbred industry in Malaysia is best-placed to take up the mantle left by the demise of Kranji.

New Zealand racing has been on a tear since the deal between Entain and TAB NZ was announced in May last year, but some very public “on-track” issues have highlighted the significant infrastructure challenges that need to be resolved.

Spring plans for Australian Oaks winner Autumn Angel were cruelly shelved due to a tendon injury, but syndicator Wylie Dalziel was able to smile on Tuesday after the four-year-old mare sold for a seven-figure sum on Inglis Digital.

Broadsiding’s victory on Saturday was not only his trainer’s third Golden Rose success, it represented James Cummings’ 50th Group 1 win overall, something only 14 trainers in Australian history have achieved. This week’s Run The Numbers breaks down the trainer’s stats in elite races.