Racing Victoria Chief Executive, Rob Hines, has welcomed the Victorian Government’s announcement that invitations to apply for the Victorian wagering licence have been issued to a shortlist of three wagering service providers.
Victoria’s Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has warned off a pair of Gold Coast punters indefinitely in the final instalment of the Danny Nikolic case.
Can somebody explain to me why the government plans to invest $150m into a race track that nobody goes to, and, here is the biggie; they are going to fund it with a digitized product that will replace real racehorses?
I wonder how the thousands of sick people feel who are forced to queue up for hours for a doctor, or the frustrated people in daily traffic jams who are exposed to inadequate road systems.
Tabcorp moved swiftly last night to water down the controversy arising from its announcement this week that NSW TAB punters would benefit from reduced commissions on selected feature spring events.
AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB AND SYDNEY TURF CLUB TO MERGE
The Keneally Government today announced up to $174million in funding to secure the future of thoroughbred racing in NSW – and protect jobs in the sector.
HARRY FINDLAY PLANS TO LOWER HIS COLOURS IN ROW WITH BHA
Harry Findlay will continue having an ownership involvement with racehorses in Britain but his familiar purple silks, most famously carried by 2008 Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Denman, will not be used.
Harry Findlay, the leading owner and professional gambler, has won his appeal against a six-month disqualification from the sport imposed by the British Horseracing Authority's disciplinary panel last month for laying a horse in his ownership on the Betfair betting exchange.
