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Pam Cornish Dies After Long Illness

Respected NSW racehorse owner and breeder Pam Cornish has died after a long illness. She and her husband John, the inaugural chairman of the Australian Turf Club, ran Torryburn Stud in the Hunter Valley, once the home of Dorothea Mackellar and the inspiration for her poem My Country. The Cornish family's horses race in distinctive[...]
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Racing Bushfire Appeal Funds On Their Way

South Coast communities in NSW will be the first beneficiaries of the Racing for the Bushfire Appeal with emergency hay drops the priority. The Australian Turf Club Foundation will immediately begin to distribute funds raised from last Saturday's fund raising day at Randwick for NSW communities and wildlife. More than $130,000 has already been raised[...]
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Cellsabeel Stamps Golden Slipper Claims

Bookmakers have reacted swiftly to Cellsabeel's Rosehill win to promote the filly to $8 favouritism for the Golden Slipper. With the Australian Turf Club recognising the odds-makers on Saturday, they had a bad start when the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Cellsabeel made light work of the Iron Jack Handicap (1100m) as the $2 favourite.[...]
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Racing Authorities Remember Waterhouse

Racing authorities have paid tribute to bookmaking giant Bill Waterhouse who has died aged 97. Although he was outed for having prior knowledge of the Fine Cotton ring-in affair in 1984, Waterhouse remained the most famous bookmaker in Australia. “Bill Waterhouse was a true racing character who had presence, charisma and charm,” Racing NSW chief[...]
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The Atc Grants Second Lot Of Drought Funds

The Australian Turf Club Foundation has announced its second lot of drought funds providing welcome relief for the racing community in NSW. More than $120,000 will be distributed among ATC Foundation racing participants, community organisations and its four Sydney racecourses. A grant of $30,000 to the Tamworth Jockey Club will go towards hay bales for[...]
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Godolphin Win Everest Slot Tender

Global racing operation Godolphin has won the tender for the vacant slot in the $14 million Everest forfeited by Damion Flower's Jadeskye Racing. Flower is in jail awaiting the hearing of charges relating to the importation of drugs to Australia, invalidating his 2019 Everest slot. Racing NSW put the slot up for tender two weeks[...]
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