Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
MS B ASIF ASKED MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RACING AND MINISTER FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES (HON T MANDER) With reference to the Next Lap Report, and the Minister having specifically made note that ‘Careful consideration will be given to the sale of Deagon Racecourse’ – on the potential sale and future of Deagon […]
Silver Wedding was backed from $5.00 int0 $2.45 to win the second last race at Eagle Farm yesterday. It didn’t. The horse missed the start by 6-8 lengths and went down by a length. A tragedy beaten it was. Or was it? Silver Wedding is the horse in the black and gold, second from the […]
Harness racing in Western Australia is in a world of pain following the state government’s announcement of the Financial Sustainability and Governance Review of racing. It is not particularly clear at this stage what exactly the review is all about, other than that it is not about jockey or animal welfare, but rather to “ensure the […]
I don’t know who this Sam Lyons clown is, because coat tuggers aren’t my style, but what I have discovered is that he is employed by racing.com at Head of Form of Wagering, which is bizarre given that when it comes to picking winners he has about a tenth of the ability as out nude […]
The appointment of Mary Collier to lead the implementation of the racing review reforms may have surprised some, but I reckon she is a fine appointment. Collier is one of those rare beasts in racing, a prominent person without any enemies. People just like her, because they respect the way she does business and know […]
The Australian Turf Club won the first battle by securing a temporary injunction preventing Racing NSW from moving forward with its plan to install an administrator to manage the club’s affairs, but they are far from winning the war. The next battle takes place on Friday morning. It will be interesting to see what the […]
The list of the top 5o earners in racing history tells a tale about where the wealth is in the racing world, and in particular the top 20. Hong Kong has the top two earners in Romantic Warrior (1) and Golden Sixty (2), and a third horse in the first 20 in Ka Ying Rising […]
There is a lot of confusion and spin about the true state of the Australian Turf Club (ATC) finances, so we thought it would be useful to refer back to the club’s latest annual report to find out exactly what the situation is. As you will see the ATC’s auditor KPMG believes that a material […]
The fundamental problem with the Australian Turf Club’s (ATC) finances is easy to see, even to a layperson. It doesn’t have enough revenue streams outside of wagering to remain sustainable. The chart at the top tells the story. ATC gets 62.8% of its income from wagering distributions, either directly from the TAB or via Racing […]
