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Exit for Racing NSW integrity chief

6+ hour, 3+ min ago  (149+ words) Racing NSW will begin a search for a new head of Integrity after Michael Cleaver resigned for this week, as he heads overseas. Cleaver has been the operations manager of Integrity at Racing NSW for the past two years after…...

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Earmuffs unlock Melbourne Cup hopeful

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (364+ words) The sounds of silence might make the timing just right for The Western Front to get the Willy Wonka effect into this year's Melbourne Cup. The Andrew Ramsden Stakes, which carries a golden ticket to Australia's biggest race at Flemington…...

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betsy. com. au > hezashocka-rotorua-cup-heavy-track

Has Hezashocka lost his love for the mud?

5+ day, 11+ hour ago  (552+ words) Hezashocka's appetite for heavily rain-affected ground may have waned with age after successfully plying his trade in such conditions on both sides of the Tasman over the years. The well-performed son of Shocking has been a stakes winner on soft…...

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Track chaos exposes racing's oversight failure, review after poor track, row over "smart punter' crackdown, Scarf and Wolfden takes to the dogs

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (1035+ words) Mad Monday with the Rooter Track chaos exposes racing's oversight failure Racing NSW and Racing Queensland should take some of the blame for the situations, which led to a questionable track at Hawkesbury and a postponement at Rockhampton on the…...

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Analysis: The lab at the centre of racing's drug saga has their say

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (882+ words) As racing tries to unravel its messy drug saga, the laboratory at the centre of it has been one talking point. The saga involves five Victoria trainers who have already paid a huge price for Formestane being found in their…...

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betsy. com. au > horse-racing-costs-yearling-prices-prizemoney-analysis

Racing's ownership affordability issues start at the top

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (563+ words) John Messara is right to bring attention back to the economics of ownership. His view that only around 10 percent of owners are breaking even highlights a genuine issue. The cost of participation has escalated to a point where, for most,…...

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betsy. com. au > buy-hold-sell-australian-cup-day-2026

Buy, Hold, Sell: Australian Cup Day delivers a proper racing spectacle

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (941+ words) Pride Of Jenni is so bloody good for racing. She ensures races are truly run, and that is exactly what this sport should be about. Genuine contest. Proper racing. One can only hope when Jenni finally retires there's another bold…...

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betsy. com. au > racing-honest-analysis-problem

Racing can't keep protecting itself from honest analysis

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (814+ words) There is an uncomfortable truth at the heart of racing that too many people in the industry would rather avoid. We have become overly protective of participants and, in doing so, we are stripping away one of the most valuable…...

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betsy. com. au > south-australia-racing-field-sizes-growth-racing-sa

'Full fields first: How South Australian Racing is beating the national trend

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (706+ words) Racing in South Australia It's the number one message drummed into staff at Racing SA's head office: "full and competitive fields'. They don't but it's been the mantra Nick Bawden and his team have lived and breathed in recent years....

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betsy. com. au > fuel-costs-racing-victoria-field-sizes-talks

Fuel crisis drive Racing Victoria talks as field sizes come into focus

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (382+ words) Racing Victoria are set to meet key stakeholders as pressure mounts for the administrator to help as fuel costs impact participants and threaten field sizes at country tracks. There are fears that the more remote tracks around Australia may now…...