

Racing Post feels the draught
An early site of the Coronavirus' effect on racing-related organisations was highlighted this week when Spotlight Sports Group, owners of the Racing Post, announced that redundancies are an unavoidable consequence of the cessation of racing for over two months. As highlighted in the Guardian on June 8, the paper's owner is blaming loss of revenue during its 76 day hiatus from publishing a physical paper, although the digital version continued throughout. The Group commented i


Where else can I go Jump racing around the world? Part V - Australia
The giant continent that is Australia is mad keen on its racing. There are 400 racecourses across every state and Tasmania too, supporting over 30,000 horses in training. And recent British and Irish success in the world-famous Melbourne Cup has cemented focus in Northern Hemisphere owners and trainers on the riches available in Oz. Sadly though, Jump racing represents less than 2% of the racing available, limited only to races in South Australia and Victoria. Less than 200 h