The Hunter Thoroughbred Breeders today welcomed the decision of the NSW Planning Assessment Commission that the economic benefits of the Drayton South project do not outweigh the potential demise of the Hunter Valley’s equine industry and that the project is not in the public interest.
There have been suggestions that an Australia-wide industry tax of five per cent be placed on stallion fees. Graeme Kelly sourced industry opinion on this subject.
A newly formed alliance of racing industry participants has stepped up the fight for a better deal from wagering operators with detailed submissions to the Productivity Commission enquiry in Gambling.
RACING NSW is putting the finishing touches to a new loyalty program which the ruling body envisages will halt a decline in racehorse ownership with new players lured on board.
Stallions, Graeme Kelly, spoke with a number of industry figures, and asked them under these circumstances what is the outlook for the thoroughbred industry in 2010 and beyond?
SYDNEY broadcaster and racehorse owner Alan Jones will chair what is deemed a "crucial meeting to discuss racing's future" with a who's who list of invitees.
This week, the industry's leading players from Australia and overseas gathered at Randwick, the home of racing in Sydney, with the hope of finding the sport's next champion
With the Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale drawing close, Graeme Kelly from Stallions spoke with company director and auctioneer Jonathan D’Arcy about this year’s offering and other matters.
A high number of private sales and an improved clearance rate highlighted the final day of Session I at the 2009 Inglis Premier Yearling Sale at Oaklands today, which concluded with a decline in line with all other sales conducted in the southern hemisphere this year.
Darley Australia pay $750,000 for son of Exceed And Excel
A new record price for a yearling sold in Melbourne was set just before two o'clock this afternoon when Darley Australia paid $750,000 for a smashing bay colt by Exceed And Excel out of the Group Three Lowland Stakes winner, Gentle Call.