Bren O'Brien

Bren O'Brien

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Bren is the founder and managing editor of The Straight.

Taylor hoping to parlay Chinny Boom success with Gold Coast sale-topper

Rockhampton trainer Clinton Taylor has paid a sale-topping $230,000 for a sister to his stable star Chinny Boom at the Magic Millions March Yearling Sale.

Has Racing Victoria’s All-Star Mile already run its race?

The All-Star Mile was introduced five years ago as Melbourne’s answer to The Everest in Sydney but it seems the ‘pop-up’ race is already at a crossroads.

‘Disgruntled and disappointed’ – Trainers and owners left out of pocket from Gold Coast track debacle

Racing Queensland has rejected a proposal that connections be compensated for the sub-par racing surface presented at Saturday’s feature $2 million Gold Coast race meeting.

Better Than Ready colt tops first day of Gold Coast March Yearling Sale

A colt by Better Than Ready has fetched $140,000 to be the highest-selling lot on day one of the Magic Millions Gold Coast March Yearling Sale.

Run The Numbers – The hole in the Australian yearling market

The Australian yearling market has taken a backward step in 2024, but what is driving the $15.8 million year-on-year drop in investment to this point of the sales season?

Auction-based bookie Combet closes down

Combet, the auction-based bookmaker which attempted to shake up the Australian betting model, has closed after 18 months, with account holders set to be returned their money.

AUSTRAC launches enforcement investigation into Bet365

Bet365 is the latest corporate bookmaker to come under an enforcement investigation regulator AUSTRAC.
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