The move in Victoria to trial a 30-minute gap between races has brought the future of the sport into sharp focus – but the industry may need to look to the past if it is going to succeed.

Unbeaten champion Black Caviar’s place in the nation’s sporting history has been officially cemented with her induction this evening into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

The Australian Racing Board Chairman has today said that two essential elements of public discussion on the industry’s future were the need for fact-based analysis and a realisation that some change was necessary.

Racing NSW CEO Peter V'Landys was a studio guest on TVN's Thoroughbreds program on Tuesday night highlighting the plight of NSW racing if the corporate bookmakers cannot be made to pay their fair share and to find out more in very simple terms on what is the biggest issue facing our industry read on.

AUSTRALIAN RACING BOARD chairman Bob Bentley yesterday issued a blistering attack on the country's governments, corporate bookmakers and betting exchanges while warning the $5 billion industry faces an annual loss of $126 million in betting-related revenue.