The Minns government has been warned it faces a legal challenge if it pushes ahead with extraordinary new laws to give Russell Balding an unprecedented 14 years on the Racing NSW board.
Complaints of alleged misconduct within the horse racing,greyhound racing and harness racing industries are up by 31 per cent this year compared with the previous five-year average.
One of the men implicated in the animal cruelty scandal more than eight years ago has finally had his penalty handed down by the sport’s regulatory arm after he told them he wanted to return one day.
Four years after Sally Snow left her high-profile role with the bookmaking giant,her husband has been fined $18,000 after Racing NSW found him guilty of using inside information to place bets.
Racing NSW has given former TV presenter Chynna Marston and her fiance Alex Kean long disqualifications from the sport for horse welfare offences.
Black Caviar is a hard act to follow and Incentivise underlined Peter Moody’s return,but his latest stable star may just be his best runner since ‘Nelly’.
One of the most popular figures in the sport has had the conditions of his penalty relaxed just weeks before the spring carnival kicks into gear.
As Racing Victoria stewards said they were preparing to speak with the star jockey,Greyhound Racing Victoria has also launched a probe.
The Sky Racing presenter and her fiance Alex Kean will face the charges at Racing NSW headquarters next week.
There is a growing consensus within Australia’s $9.5 billion thoroughbred industry that its dysfunctional national governing body has run its race.
The body which comprises representatives of the state regulators has been at loggerheads for years. There was an explosive meeting when relations irreparably soured.