Bren O'Brien
Total 1447 Posts
Victorian gambling watchdog issues hefty fine to online bookie MintBet
An online bookmaker has been hit with a $100,000 fine after a Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission investigation.
Clubbed! - How wagering’s corporate revolution has robbed racing clubs and enriched PRAs
How did Australia’s racing clubs end up in such a perilous financial state? Bren O’Brien analyses how the change in the wagering landscape has eroded their bank balances and put the state-based regulators into a mighty position of power.
Balding’s $3 million feature honour
Former Racing NSW chairman Russell Balding is set to have a $3 million race named after him.
Run The Numbers – March G1 treble ends Cummings’ summer of struggle
Anamoe was always going to be a hard act to follow for the next generation of Godolphin stars, but after an extended period of toil, the autumn is starting to bring rewards for James Cummings.
$11 million earner Zaaki retired
Zaaki, the once modest import whose Australian arrival launched the career of Annabel Neasham, has been retired after a career which netted him four Group 1 wins, 13 stakes wins overall and over $11 million in prizemoney.
Distance right for Athabascan in Tancred top-heavy with imports
UK stayer Post Impressionist has nine Tancred Stakes rivals and eight of them are European imports.
Orchestral ready to put on a show for an Australian audience
New Zealand filly Orchestral will make her Australian debut in the Vinery Stud Stakes as one of the most spruiked horses to cross the Tasman for many years.