Bren O'Brien
Total 1447 Posts
Members reject ATC’s Rosehill proposal
Members have voted against selling Rosehill for a $5 billion housing redevelopment during an Australian Turf Club extraordinary general meeting.
Zou got ya - Magnier gets his mare with a $5.25 million price tag
Three-time Group 1 winner Zougotcha will be served by Wootton Bassett, as Coolmore goes all-in on their top-class shuttle stallion after paying the second highest price ever for a mare sold in Australasia.
Belmont on indefinite hold as turf, geoscience experts called in to investigate track mystery
Perth’s Belmont Park racetrack will be out of action indefinitely as testing and analysis gets underway to identify the reason for a compromised section of turf.
Analysis: It’s chips-in for McGauran, McMahon and a temperature test for V’landys
The Rosehill vote is more than just a decision on the future of the western Sydney racecourse, it is judgement day for the strategy led by Australian Turf Club chairman Peter McGauran and executive Steve McMahon, as well as a poll on the state of NSW racing under Peter V’landys.
Run The Numbers - The wisdom of buying weanlings
The historical statistics tell us that you have a better chance of sourcing a stakes winner from one of Australia’s two highest-grossing yearling sales than you do from the two biggest weanling sales. But as Run The Numbers reveals, that is not the case with the current crop of two-year-olds.
Rowe On Monday - Tax relief for US owners and breeders, Cornerstone taps into Wootton Bassett popularity, Grenville adds to weanling stocks, big results for Newington Farm
In today's Rowe On Monday column, Tim Rowe reports on an interesting bloodstock industry development in the US, checks out the latest weanling market moves on the Gold Coast and reveals an impressive statistic for Newington Farm.
Commingling issue delivers a $69 million hit to Hong Kong turnover
The Hong Kong Jockey Club conceded an issue with its betting pools late in Sunday’s Sha Tin meeting cost around HK$350 million in turnover, while Australian punters were shut out of betting on commingled pools.