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D-day for Racing Victoria board

The Racing Victoria board showdown, a vote that could see as many as five directors turfed out, will occur this morning at a Special General Meeting of the state’s peak thoroughbred racing industry body. Vocal Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners Association (TROA) chair Jonathan Munz has led the call for change, his public and private lobbying leading... Read More

‘I’ve never been so nervous in my life’

Slot auction for The NZB Kiwi sets off fireworks in exciting evening for New Zealand racing ast night’s The NZB Kiwi (1500m) slot holder auction produced the fireworks all New Zealanders were hoping for, with the nine slots on offer all smashing their reserve as the race to land the first edition of the lucrative... Read More

‘The racing is on the uprise again here in Tasmania’

Black clouds clearing for Magic Millions Yearling Sale Magic Millions’ Tim Brown is focused on the future and believes the Apple Isle thoroughbred industry can recover from its collective black eye, starting with the company’s Tasmanian Yearling Sale at Carrick today. The auction house’s Victoria and Tasmania manager, Brown will oversee the 140-lot annual sale,... Read More

Scorching Magic Millions Perth sale ends with heated finish

Son of Dundeel sets Book 2 record with McKeever biding his time for $250,000 colt Records tumbled in more ways than one at Western Australia’s major bloodstock sale of the season, with more than $20 million spent at the Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale for the first time. The rise and rise of the west... Read More

New $50,000 race for Tassie-bred horses

On the eve of the annual Magic Millions Tasmanian Yearling Sale, the state’s racing regulator has announced an additional $50,000 race open solely to TasBred horses to be run in April. Tasracing, in conjunction with Tasbreeders, will conduct a $50,000 race for Tasmanian-bred four-year-olds over 1400 metres at its April 5 meeting to be held... Read More

Mungrup’s heavenly Playing God filly breaks new barriers

Mills takes shine to $625,000 sister to Bustler at Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale Agent Sheamus Mills said the $625,000 Playing God (Blackfriars) filly – the star attraction of yesterday’s Magic Millions Perth Yearling Sale – could not be faulted as the potency of her sire resonated with buyers from across Australia. The tone for... Read More