Racing integrity
A punter took legal action after losing $400,000 in two hours. He now operates his own gambling firm
A string of online bookmaker sites run by the same people have come in for criticism for their terms and conditions.
- Danny Russell
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Berry and O’Shea tell inquiry calls during ban were welfare checks
Jockey Tommy Berry and disqualified trainer John O’Shea have denied any wrongdoing during a stewards’ inquiry into potential breaches of the trainer’s ban.
- Craig Kerry
Racing NSW investigating trainer John O’Shea over conduct while disqualified
Racing NSW investigators are looking into the conduct of John O’Shea while he serves a four-month disqualification regarding concerns over a race at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
- Craig Kerry
How a mysterious breast cancer drug found in horses could lead to ‘Russian roulette’ at the races
The racing industry has been accused of failing trainers in the breast cancer drug cases following the emergence of bombshell new research.
- Danny Russell
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- Victorian racing
Research arrives a day late for horse trainers fined over banned substance
Trainers from five stables were fined thousands of dollars for breaching prohibited substance rules. New research might yet prove their innocence.
- Danny Russell
Horse owner fined $10k for claiming he’d never met the man who’d been married to his sister for 20 years
Businessman Nader AlaAli has been found guilty of giving misleading evidence in a racing case linked to a New York Ponzi scheme.
- Danny Russell
‘It should have been picked up’: Racing integrity department under the pump for failed vet test
Having to sack a key appointment after just one day has left an embarrassed Racing Victoria searching for answers.
- Danny Russell
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- Victorian racing
The late-night phone calls that ended vet’s Racing Victoria job
The man who lasted one day as Racing Victoria’s new chief vet faced Melbourne Magistrate’s Court nine years ago.
- Danny Russell
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- Greyhound racing
Welfare files kept secret as toll rises at greyhound ‘death factory’
QRIC has cited the sheer volume of material to refuse a request for safety records at The Q, as data reveals the facility’s death toll has climbed to 32.
- Cameron Atfield
Racing NSW yet to complete ‘significantly delayed’ Covid-era stimulus projects
A damning report from the NSW auditor-general into a grant program established under the former Coalition government, Racing for the Regions, had been beset by administrative failures by the Office of Racing.
- Michael McGowan