Racing Industry

The Archer Stakes, a race steeped in Melbourne Cup history as a last opportunity to secure a start in Australia’s greatest race, will be moved to an early spring timeslot.

The merry-go-round of senior equine vets in Australia has continued with Dr Simone McColgan taking up a position as Chief Veterinary Officer at Racing SA.

With just nine days until interim chair Mike Hirst departs the Racing Victoria board, conjecture is building as to whether Gillon McLachlan has had a change of heart on the chairmanship.

A long-awaited bill to address Tasmania's troubled racing integrity system has been put before state parliament.

The All-Star Mile is without a home yet for 2025, while the number of Victorian race meetings scheduled next season has been reduced, with seven Thursday afternoon meetings cut.

In becoming the oldest trainer to win a United States Triple Crown race, D Wayne Lukas, a legendary figure of American racing, has put one of the more modern innovations in racehorse ownership in the spotlight.

The wave of success from Australia’s female jockeys, including Saturday’s clean sweep of all races at Morphettville, owes much to the hard-won gains of those trailblazers who came before, writes Matt Stewart.