Bren O'Brien

The emerging influence of Yulong and the burgeoning strength of Victoria’s stallion offering is front and centre in the Inglis Premier catalogue

It has been a record-breaking start to the Australian season for the current crop of first-season sires.

A ‘once-in-a-century’ opportunity to inject nearly $5 billion of funds into the future of the racing industry proved irresistible to the Australian Turf Club, even though it means the closure of Rosehill racecourse after 150 years.

The proposed closure and sell off of Rosehill racecourse has created plenty of queries and The Straight has gone through the key questions it has raised and, where possible, the key answers to those questions.

This week's 'strategy' meeting in Melbourne has not convinced participants that Racing Victoria will engage with their concerns.

Rosehill racecourse, the home of the Golden Slipper and more recently the Golden Eagle, will cease racing within five years after a shock announcement by the New South Wales government that it will acquire it from the Australian Turf Club (ATC) to build a suburb of 25,000 homes.

Deputy Chair Dr Saranne Cooke’s time on the Racing NSW board has been extended as Racing Minister David Harris confirmed that a search has begun for a permanent replacement for departing chairman Russell Balding.