David Ord caught up with Shane Anderson, editor-in-chief on Racing.com in Australia, to talk about the outbreak of equine influenza there in 2007.
2007 Australian equine influenza outbreak
Shane discusses the epidemic which shut down racing in Sydney for three months and severely hit the Queensland racing programme too. What lessons were learned? How did the lay-off develop and are there any similarities to the current situation in Britain?
Darren Weir suspension
He was the biggest trainer in Australia with over 600 horses in his care, but last week Darren Weir was banned from the sport for four years following the discovery of electric-shock devices known as "jiggers". What are the implications for Australian racing? How big a story is this?
Winx v Cracksman
They shared top billing in the Longines World Rankings but didn't the Australian mare deserve top spot on her own? How important could she be for racing this year?
