Industry News

• Bendigo gets stand-alone Saturday date

  A total of $770,000 in prize money and bonuses will be on offer for Bendigo’s inaugural premier Saturday meeting on March 17 next year.

   
• Forecast bright for the Eagle Farm

  Warwick Farm has missed the worst of Sydney’s torrential rain and officials are confident Saturday’s eight-race card will go ahead.

   
• New code to govern sales agents

  Eight of the racing industry’s major bodies have banded together to release a code of conduct governing sales agents.

   
• Oaks day meeting put back an hour

  Oaks day racegoers won’t have to rush as much after the Victoria Racing Club announced that the meeting this year would start more than hour later than usual.

   
• New CEO for NSW trainers

  The NSW Trainers’ Association board has appointed Steve McMahon as its new chief executive.

   
• Victorian wagering licence goes to Tabcorp

  Gambling giant Tabcorp Holdings Ltd has paid $410 million to keep its hold on Victoria’s $4.4 billion wagering industry until 2024.

   
• Josh Adams escapes penalty for seminar incident

  Troubled apprentice Josh Adams will be asked to repeat a Racing NSW drug and awareness program following an incident at a seminar last month.

   
• Far north Qld Hendra virus tests due on weekend

  Results from the first round of Hendra tests for horses quarantined at a far north Queensland property are due this weekend.

   
• Palm Trees trimmed to stem Hendra virus spread

  Palm trees are being trimmed at NSW racecourses in a bid to stem the spread of the deadly Hendra virus.

   
• New Zealand races to be screened in UK

  New Zealand thoroughbred racing is to broadcast into the United Kingdom and Ireland under a new deal.

   
• NSW racetracks audited for Hendra virus

  All racetracks across NSW are being checked to see if horses are in danger of being exposed to the deadly Hendra virus.

   
• Randwick horse tests negative to Hendra virus

  There was a Hendra virus scare at Randwick racecourse on Thursday when a horse showed possible symptoms of the deadly infection.

   
• Big challenges for New Zealand racing industry

  The racing industry has largely lost its mainstream appeal and faces chronic issues, its new minister has been warned.

   
• Josh Adams warned over nightclub incident

  roubled apprentice Josh Adams has escaped charges over an incident at a city nightclub but has been warned the renewal of his jockey’s licence is in jeopardy.

   
• Queensland records sixth Hendra virus death

  A sixth horse has died of Hendra virus in Queensland, this time in the far north.

   
• Alan Brown steps down as chairman

  Alan Brown has announced he is stepping down as chairman of Racing NSW.

   
• Randwick trainers on Hendra virus alert

  Randwick racehorse trainers are on a Hendra virus alert because of a large bat population which inhabits nearby Centennial Park.

   
• ‘No risk’ to thoroughbreds from Hendra virus

  Australia’s multi-billion dollar domestic thoroughbred industry is not at risk from the Hendra virus, according to a leading player in the business.

   
• Hendra virus claims second NSW horse

  Hendra virus has turned up further south of the Queensland border, killing a second horse in NSW in as many weeks.

   
• Battle of champions for Victorian title

  Champions Black Caviar and So You Think are set to battle it out for honours for the Victorian Racehorse of the Year.