Bren O'Brien

A Racing Australia board meeting next week could result in over 100 Australia races having their status upgraded, but it would appear the long impasse over the Pattern will continue due to concerns over a purely ratings-based approach.

Australian mare Asfoora has won her second international Group 1 race in the UK, producing a brilliant turn of foot on dry ground to win the Nunthorpe Stakes (1000m) at York and justify trainer Henry Dwyer’s faith in the sprinter.

With a flair for figures, Gary Crispe has helped turn RAS Technology Holdings into a global racing data powerhouse. It is no surprise he has applied the same thinking to his quest for racetrack success.

The King Island season will be shortened to four meetings as the first step in a restructured summer program aimed at saving 2025/2026 racing in the Bass Strait community.

Sponsorship deals for Australian race clubs have evolved far beyond a bit of branding on the winning post. But while these agreements provide valuable revenue for clubs, what’s in it for the sponsors, particularly Australia’s corporate bookmakers?

Michael Grieve will serve as chair of AgriFutures’ Thoroughbred Horses Advisory Panel while long-serving Inglis auctioneer Jonathan D’Arcy has also joined the committee.