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Star mares, OAMs and yearling sales - busy Begg attacks another autumn
Ahead of a busy autumn, Jessica Owers caught up with Grahame Begg to talk about his stable star Magic Time, the importance of good owners and how his father Neville’s OAM came as a complete surprise.
Golden Slipper favourite Storm Boy dazzles in Rosehill barrier trial
New jockey James McDonald has put star juvenile Storm Boy through his paces in a Sydney barrier trial.
MRC vote blindsides Sandown campaigners
The Melbourne Racing Club board’s decision to turn its back on a partial sale of Sandown has been met with surprise by an action group that wants to retain thoroughbred racing at the track.
Run The Numbers - all the facts and figures from the Inglis Classic Sale
While the Inglis Classic Sale featured its lowest clearance rate in 11 years, the resilience of the middle market was there for all to see in Sydney.
'Give yourself an uppercut' – Chris Waller emphatically steps up against Rosehill closure
Champion trainer Chris Waller has led an extraordinary rebuke of the plans to develop and sell off Rosehill racecourse at a members' forum meeting on Tuesday.
Storm Boy connection rekindles at Classic
The crew behind the success of star two-year-old Storm Boy, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and Cunningham Thoroughbreds, have come together to pay $360,000 for the half-brother to another of the stable’s unbeaten juveniles, Shangri La Express.
Inside Racing NSW’s $125 million property empire
From racetracks to inner-city apartments, Racing NSW has embarked on a property-buying frenzy across the state since 2017.