Industry News
NZTR announce stakes increases and new investment for racing
The New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Board yesterday announced an exciting and innovative growth plan which will see more than $7 million prize-money increase with a strategic injection of stakes across 20 of New Zealand’s best performing racedays. NZTR chairman Cameron George said the board’s aim was to provide opportunities to increase revenue and deliver bigger... Read More
More from Industry News
Breeders eligible for millions of dollars in government loans after change to criteria
Thoroughbred breeders in Australia will, from July, be able to access millions of dollars worth of loans from the federal government after a review by the Regional Investment Corporation concluded that its definition of ‘primary producer’ should be widened to include the thoroughbred industry. The RIC was set up in 2018 in order to support... Read More
Messara resigns as Racing Australia chair
A tumultuous 24 hours for Racing Australia has culminated in the resignation of chairman John Messara last night, a day after chief executive Myles Foreman foreshadowed his departure in June. Arrowfield Stud principal Messara, who was appointed in May in an attempt to mend the thawed relationship between Racing NSW and Racing Victoria, conceded defeat... Read More
‘Sorry, you’ve got a mare by who…?’
Trevor Marshallsea talks to a Melbourne-based breeder who has amassed his own collection of bloodstock royalty There’s a hobby breeder in Melbourne who loves the reactions when he rings stud farms asking about possible covers for his mares. Sometimes they think they’re crank calls. They sound like the breeding world’s equivalent of Elvis sightings. “Yeah... Read More
Thoroughbreds go green bananas for unique feed supplement
When Bart Cummings was 81 and still attending auctions, fellow trainer Mark Kavanagh made the papers one day with an admiring line that most people that age wouldn’t buy a green banana let alone a yearling. Funny how a few years later there’s a growing band of trainers seeing the benefits of doing exactly that.... Read More
Flooding fears eased for Warwick Farm, but warnings still in place for Hawkesbury
Industry participants across New South Wales have continued to be affected by severe flooding, as evacuation notices were issued for parts of south west Sydney, including Warwick Farm. Residents were ordered to leave by 3am yesterday morning, however, trainers at the west Sydney racecourse are reported to have emerged largely unscathed from the severe rainfall.... Read More