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New research shows gambling participation in Australia is dropping.
As the Melbourne Cup approaches, new research shows whipping horses really doesn’t offer the benefits its proponents claim.
Racing industries put enormous effort into procuring the best young horses, but pay little attention to the fate of former (or simply unsuccessful) racers.
It’s not only fans that dress up on Melbourne Cup Day. There is plenty of gear racehorses can wear, from blinkers to nose bands, ear plugs and even a tail chain. But do they do any good?
Horse racing is enjoyed by millions of people but there are others who have concerns over animal welfare. A social license to operate may help keep all sides happy.
We all know about Phar Lap, but what about the remarkable story of Walter Craig on Nimblefoot, or the market gardener who always knew when Poseidon would win?
Today’s Melbourne Cup will be streamed on Twitter for the first time. So how much can social media compete with traditional broadcasters for sports?
Almost all of the decision-makers in horse racing are male, and they almost invariably favour their own sex.
As we celebrate the Melbourne Cup today, it’s worth taking a look at the way we nourish our champions of the turf.
Beating and overriding a horse is deemed cruel under Victoria’s Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1986. You would never guess that from a day at the races, including Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival…
The tragic deaths of the favourite Admire Rakti and seventh placegetter Araldo soon after the Melbourne Cup has focused attention on some of the risks involved in racing horses. The Japanese horse Admire…
This is not an article about unicorns or virgins, but about the power of imagination, both wonderful and terrible. As an academic and equine artist I work between creative imagination and scientific epistemology…
If you’re looking for a definitive answer on who will win the Melbourne Cup – the world’s most prestigious two-mile handicap – I’m afraid I’m going to leave you sorely disappointed. What I can offer is…
It’s the race that stops a nation … and is worth a cool A$6.2 million. So what goes into the raceday preparation for the equine stars of the show? Thoroughbred racehorses have unique anatomy and physiology…
Australia’s iconic sporting event – the Melbourne Cup – will see more than 100,000 punters pack into Flemington Racecourse this Tuesday, while those at work around the country pause to tune in to The Race…
In elite racehorses, biology is pushed to the limit – about four tonnes is placed on the joint surfaces in a galloping horse’s lower limb with every stride, and these repeated loads have the potential…
The win of Japanese stayer Admire Rakti in the Caulfield Cup, followed by Irish bred colt Adelaide’s win in the Cox Plate last Saturday, has brought into question the stamina (staying) credentials of Australian…
It’s not just the horses that wear blinkers during the Melbourne Cup, the so-called “race that stops a nation”, which takes place next Tuesday. Perhaps it’s the excitement, the champagne or the extraordinary…
In the lead-up to next week’s Melbourne Cup, bookmaker Tom Waterhouse is heavily marketing a “$25 million bet that stops a nation”. All you have to do is give him A$10 and if you place the first 10 horses…
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Professor of Animal Behaviour and Welfare, University of New England
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Professor of Urban and Environmental Geography: School of Geosciences, University of Sydney
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Head of the Equine Centre, Associate Professor of Equine Medicine and Surgery, The University of Melbourne
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Researcher, Western Sydney University
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PhD Candidate, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Newcastle
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Lecturer in Animal Law, Macquarie University
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Principal Research Fellow, CQUniversity Australia
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Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Director Equine Genetics Research Centre, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor in Equine Exercise Science, Charles Sturt University
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Foundation Professor of Finance, University of Newcastle
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Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, University of Newcastle
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Professor, University of Sydney
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PhD Student, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
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Research Officer Veterinary Science, University of Sydney
