This Month
- Opinion
- Rear Window
Peter V’landys bogged down in a multibillion-dollar property play
The influential CEO of Racing NSW is staring down allegations aired confidentially by purported whistleblowers to a parliamentary inquiry.
- Mark Di Stefano
September
Peter V’landys’ extraordinary times against the NIMBYs
The Racing NSW chief executive is the lightning rod for criticism from wealthy horse owners furious about a proposal to sell one of Sydney’s premier racetracks.
- Mark Di Stefano
August
Plan for 25,000 homes on racecourse site a ‘fantasy’: inquiry
Peter V’landys and Mark Latham clashed in a fiery hearing as the Australian Turf Club blamed a “high Indian population” for declining Rosehill racecourse crowds.
- Gus McCubbing
January
Buying a horse can be like poker – this woman reads the millionaires
Among the most crucial people at the Magic Millions auction house are its bid spotters – those between the yearlings and the millionaires.
- Zoe Samios
November 2023
Gai Waterhouse enters the Racing NSW fight
The decision to change laws to reappoint Racing NSW chairman Russell Balding has exposed deep rifts about the future of racing.
- Zoe Samios and Mark Di Stefano
Waterhouse and Waller vie for Victoria Derby, Golden Eagle victory
The meet at Flemington in Melbourne marks the beginning of a spring racing carnival that continues into next week with the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday.
- Zoe Samios and Patrick Durkin
‘No one thought I’d be good’: How Gai Waterhouse proved the doubters wrong
Gai Waterhouse had to defy the weight of her famous father to become a female trailblazer and legend of the track.
- Zoe Samios
January 2022
Gerry Harvey tests positive to COVID-19 after record Magic Millions
The lavish yearling sale on the Gold Coast hit a record $229.2 million, but co-owner Gerry Harvey tested positive to COVID-19 on Saturday.
- Fiona Carruthers
April 2021
- Exclusive
- Horse racing
Billionaire breeder attacks Phoenix Thoroughbreds over prize freeze
The biggest buyers in Australian horse racing have split following allegations of money laundering.
- Aaron Patrick
January 2021
Malcolm Turnbull, Sam Mostyn, Sue Cato lead Australia Day honours
The former prime minister joined the banking boss and PR supremo as the latest recipients of Australia’s top honours – but there was still a hint of controversy surrounding Margaret Court’s award.
- Tom McIlroy
October 2020
Qld, WA open but not to Sydney; rate cut warnings
Daniel Andrews delivered his strongest message yet that he things the worst is over in Victoria - he's taking a day off. Even RBA insiders are worried that the bank's widely expected rate cut next week will undermine the economic recovery. Here is you Friday virus briefing.
Why Gai Waterhouse doesn't invest in the sharemarket
The champion racehorse trainer has done well from both moving and fixed assets.
- Matthew Cranston
November 2019
Legendary bookie Bill Waterhouse has died
Family patriarch Bill Waterhouse, once the biggest bookmaker in the world, has died at the age of 97.