Danny Russell
Danny Russell is a racing writer for The Age.
Top private school to set up ‘super-campus’ on big tract of Caulfield Racecourse
The agreement could have implications for the Melbourne Football Club’s proposal to build a $100 million training and administration base at Caulfield Racecourse.
- by Danny Russell and Peter Ryan
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‘Only losers on their books’: How gambling giants are blacklisting winners
Ladbrokes paid a woman $3.2 million for a single bet. But online bookmakers aren’t always so generous. They are accused of only wanting losers for clients.
- by Danny Russell
Flemington sacks 40 staff a month after bumper Melbourne Cup
The Victoria Racing Club axed 40 jobs – three weeks before Christmas – after losing $70 million across the past four years.
- by Danny Russell
Four years after a pro punter befriended a jockey, they won $350,000 in secret bets
Racing Victoria stewards have called for a former pro punter to be warned off tracks for 15 years over a betting scandal involving jockeys.
- by Danny Russell
Payne baffled by horse’s positive test to breast cancer drug
The brother of a Melbourne Cup winner says he is working with racing authorities to find the source of his banned horse’s contamination.
- by Danny Russell
A million more for managers and a freebie Lexus: How the VRC lost money at the track
Like many punters, the Victorian Racing Club couldn’t make money from its endeavours at the racecourse last year.
- by Stephen Brook, Kishor Napier-Raman and Danny Russell
Flemington has lost $70 million in four years. Kylie Rogers has the job of turning it around
Victoria Racing Club released its annual report on Tuesday, revealing a $24 million loss for FY24. It follows losses of $16.9 million and $14.9 million for the 2022 and 2023 financial years.
- by Danny Russell
Victoria Racing Club to slash jobs just weeks after bumper Cup carnival
Besieged by debt, the Victoria Racing Club incurs significant expenses to promote and stage the Melbourne Cup week.
- by Danny Russell
J-Mac sticks neck out over ‘ridiculous’ skivvy logo ban; Victorian racing codes lose $58m
Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads, while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.
- by Danny Russell
He outrode J-Mac, hugged Jamie Kah and saw his grade 1 teacher: Ethan Brown’s day to remember
More than a year after he suffered life-threatening injuries, jockey Ethan Brown has put in one of the performances of the spring.
- by Danny Russell
Six reasons this spring carnival will never be forgotten
From Jamie Kah’s heroics to a singer winning the Melbourne Cup and owner Colin McKenna’s final words, the spring carnival has put racing back on the map.
- by Danny Russell