Federal Court Justice Alan Robertson ruled against a legal challenge by former bookmaker and chairman of the Sydney Turf Club Bruce McHugh to current thoroughbred breeding laws in Australia.
The Keneally Government on Thursday announced up to $174 million in funding to secure the future of thoroughbred racing in NSW – and protect jobs in the sector.
HUGE open-cut coalmines can be found throughout the Hunter Valley and are growing at such a rate, they run the risk of hurting the area's breeding industry.
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.
SOME of the country's biggest thoroughbred studs are leading a protest against a coal-mining company that wants to operate in the breeding heartland of the Hunter Valley.