Week in Rowe-view
Racing Victoria shelve innovations, unsurprisingly
So, Racing Victoria has shelved its “Drive To Survive” mics-on-jockeys and trainer teams idea for at least 12 months, after a board meeting earlier this week. Not surprising, particularly after RV chief executive Andrew Jones’ series of car crash interviews last week on racing media – Racing.com, SENTrack and RSN – where in particular he... Read More
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Horse Racing is not a one-team sport
I barrack for Essendon (haven’t had much to cheer about for 20 years) and I was as parochial as you can get in the Ashes, supporting the Aussies against the Poms in the five Tests just gone during the current English summer. There’s also a passing interest in the State Of Origin in the rugby... Read More
Miss Roseiano finishes on high for Gelagotis family
Miss Roseiano (Exceed And Excel), who was sold to Coolmore for $1.275 million through Inglis Digital this week, only had one official barrier trial in her career, on January 11 last year, 15 days before her Blue Diamond Preview (F) (Gr 3, 1000m) win, the only one of her 12-start career. The Peter Gelagotis-trained filly... Read More
Clarken hoping his loyalty pays off
Will Clarken wasn’t afraid to admit for a time he’d been questioning his decision to base his training business in Adelaide as the prize-money gulf between South Australia and Victoria and NSW, in particular, widened. So, he was relieved to have been delivered the news on Monday that prize-money would be increased by $7.4 million... Read More
Silicon Valley comes to Scone
Scone’s a long way from Silicon Valley but Google’s Chrome expert Neal French will be on hand to talk about all things AI, the buzz subject of the moment. The From Here On forum, to be held on Monday, August 7, at the Thoroughbred Breeders NSW conference room in Scone, will also feature as keynote... Read More
The glamour racing days won’t fund the 364-day-a-year industry
It may not have been surprising to anyone who has remotely paid attention to the federal government’s inquiry into Australia’s wagering industry, but the release of this week’s You Win Some, You Lose More report will send shockwaves reverberating across the gambling sector – and racing. There’s still a lot to play out – and... Read More