Racing NSW chief executive Peter V’landys is poised to take up another three-year term as chair of the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC), a role he has conducted simultaneously since 2019.  The looming re-election, made public by his ARLC predecessor Peter Beattie yesterday ahead of today’s ARLC annual general meeting, comes as V’landys chalks up... Read More

The Victoria Racing Club’s four-day Melbourne Cup carnival will be broadcast on Channel Nine. In a deal which again saw the custodian of Flemington turn its back on rival network Channel 7, which broadcasts racing every Saturday throughout the year but pulled out of the tender process last year, the VRC and Tabcorp have signed... Read More

Connections mull the future of the sire of Blue Diamond contender Hayasugi Emerging Victorian sire Royal Meeting (Invincible Spirit) could be acquired by rival studs but Leneva Park, his home for the past three seasons, is making a strong case to retain the European Group 1 winner on its select stallion roster for 2024. With... Read More

It is all very well to note that Orchestral (Savabeel) was, as expected, an easy winner of the Avondale Guineas (Gr 2, 2100m) but what took place past the post should have her New Zealand Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) opponents looking for a miracle if they think she might find the longer distance a shade... Read More

Verry Elleegant (Zed), one of the great mares in the history of Australian racing, has died while giving birth to her first foal. The 11-time Group 1 winner, whose crowning glory came in the 2021 Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m), died in Ireland while delivering the foal she conceived after being covered by Sea The... Read More

Clinton McDonald believes his filly Hayasugi (Royal Meeting) is at least twice the price she should be as she attempts to give her unsung sire the perfect start to his stud career in Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m). But given a trend of longer-priced winners of the race in recent years, for which... Read More