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BlueBet completes betr merger, steps back in US market push
BlueBet has completed its merger with betr while the Australian-owned company has also confirmed it has withdrawn from Indiana as it seeks to review the rest of its US operations.
Run The Numbers - Winners to runners - Making an Impact
Only seven sires with more than 50 winners have a higher strike rate than 50 per cent when it comes to winners to runners in Australia, with one-time Japanese shuttle stallion Real Impact leading the way.
Tracked - The Saturday Racing Review - June 29
Bella Nipotina made the final Group 1 of the season her own with a stylish victory in the Tattersall's Tiara, while Vow And Declare wound back the clock to capture Group 3 success in the Tattersall's Cup
Ageless and priceless - Bella Nipotina’s journey to the top of Australian racing
Tattersall’s Tiara favourite Bella Nipotina is an unsung phenom in Australian racing as her career continues to climb to new heights at an age most elite racemares are preparing for motherhood.
Racing Victoria pushes back on bookies unfairly banning punters
A surge in complaints that bookmakers are utilising compliance processes to unfairly block or ban winning punters has led one racing authority to caution bookmakers that they may be breaching the law.
Decade-long Snowden family training partnership to dissolve
Paul Snowden will step down as co-trainer at Snowden Racing, leaving his father Peter to run the operation alone in the 2024/25 racing season.
ACT’s POCT rise backfires as tax revenue plummets
The Australian Capital Territory’s decision to raise its Point Of Consumption Tax to 25 per cent appears to have backfired, with the annual revenue created by the tax less than when the rate was at 20 per cent last financial year.
