Sep 10, 2026 · 51 min · 16 segments
Sam Doran joins The Straight's managing editor Bren O'Brien. This week, we're discussing one of racing's biggest long-term challenges: attracting talented people into the industry and ensuring they…
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This week, we're discussing one of racing's biggest long-term challenges, attracting talented people into the industry and ensuring they can build lasting careers once they get there.
We'll also look at emerging technology that could transform equine welfare, the latest developments at the Melbourne Racing Club, and look at who we are naming our Group 1 races after.
In Breeding and Bloodstock, we examine the battle for freshman sire honours, a $900,000 English digital result for Bellatrix Star, and what Sally Watkins' departure from Willeroom says about generational change in the breeding industry.
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This week, we're discussing one of racing's biggest long-term challenges, attracting talented people into the industry and ensuring they can build lasting careers once they get there.
We'll also look at emerging technology that could transform equine welfare, the latest developments at the Melbourne Racing Club, and look at who we are naming our Group 1 races after.
In Breeding and Bloodstock, we examine the battle for freshman sire honours, a $900,000 English digital result for Bellatrix Star, and what Sally Watkins' departure from Willeroom says about generational change in the breeding industry.