Tim Rowe

What's in a number? When it comes to horses a veterinarian's interpretation of a young racehorse's probable laryngeal function - that is the ability to breathe adequately while under exertion - it can mean everything.

Independent bloodstock agents Rob Roulston and Mark Player may seem like an odd couple trekking around the yearling sales together, but their business alliance just seems to work.

Victoria's jumps racing season will be condensed, fewer tracks will host hurdle and steeple races and greater emphasis will be placed on horse and jockey education as authorities vowed to save the sport from extinction.

This week's Rowe On Monday checks in with Lee Curtis after Bauhinia's impressive win at Wyong, looks at Ciaron Maher's new French acquisition, reports on recognition for Tony Cavanagh, and reflects on the passing of two major figures in the racing and bloodstock industries.

Peter Heagney could have followed his Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee father Grahame into training racehorses for a living.

The New Zealand foal crop has declined by a third since the late 2000s, but about 3000 foals have been registered with the Kiwi Stud Book for the past five years and a similar number is expected to be returned again in 2025.

Victoria Racing Club (VRC) members have voted for the status quo, returning three members to the board at Tuesday's annual general meeting (AGM), despite the custodian of Flemington racecourse being mired in debt.

At the age of 82, New South Wales breeder Bob Hannon has decided it's time to take a step back.

Experienced harness executive David Brick will take charge of the three codes of racing in Queensland.

Little Brose will stand at Little Avondale Stud in New Zealand next year, becoming the first Australian Group 1-winning two-year-old colt to retire to stud across the Tasman since Darci Brahma in 2007.