Bren O'Brien

The Brisbane Racing Club feels “very encouraged” that the new Queensland government seems to be on the same page with plans for a significant upgrade of racegoer facilities at Eagle Farm.

The Queensland government has extended the interim term of Racing Queensland chief executive Lachlan Murray under legislation that is 70 years old.

Australia’s leading trainer of the past decade, Chris Waller, believes the prize money in his adopted country has reached a tipping point and it is time to take a step back. Bren O’Brien examines how ever-increasing returns to owners led to Australian racing’s inflationary bubble.

With the 2020s now past their halfway point, it seems a good time to reflect on the most dominant Australian stallions on the track over the past six-and-half seasons, with one champion dominating almost every category.

In today's Rowe On Monday, Tim Rowe examines the emergence of Brisbane two-year-old Cool Archie, a $100,000 yearling by Newhaven Park's Cool Aza Beel while an era in Malaysian racing has come to an end.

Perth Racing says preliminary data from samples of the Belmont Park racetrack has been “valuable” but further analysis is needed before any remedial action is taken.

The exclusivity of Queensland-bred and sired horses for the Magic Millions March Yearling Sale is set to end under plans tabled between the state’s breeders’ association and the Gold Coast-based sales company.