Click here to read Henry Field's ideas about securing long-term funding for the industry.

The third response in TTR’s problems-and-solutions series comes from successful breeder, equine vet, and horse welfare advocate Meta Osborne, who puts forward the case that we must look deeper at whether our welfare programs are really looking after our sport's main participant.

Meta Osborne: The horse has no seat at the table

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A Facebook post announcing the closure of Peter Evans Racing has drawn fresh attention to a long-running dispute over the stable buildings at Coffs Harbour Racecourse. Trainers say they paid substantial sums for buildings they believed they could occupy and later transfer, while the current Crown land arrangements do not recognise those buildings as privately owned assets. TTR examines what is known, what remains disputed, and who is being asked to resolve it.

What’s going on at Coffs Harbour Racecourse?

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At this year's Magic Millions Gold Coast National Broodmare Sale, Sword Of Legacy was the filly David Moodie couldn't let go. Her gutsy win at Rosehill on Saturday is the product of over 30 years of Moodie's shrewd breeding decisions.

Sword adding to Moodie's expansive breeding legacy

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G1 Irish Oaks favourite Thundering On may have missed the main event, but stablemate Johanna Walsh rose to the occasion in her place to win a lightning fast edition of the classic. In the States, Chad Brown prepared the trifecta to win his 11th G1 Dunkin' Diana Stakes and Vino Baby upset Napoleon Solo in the G1 Haskell Stakes.

International News: Johanna Walsh wins fastest Irish Oaks in 20 years

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