Mane Lodge

25/12/2025

Neil Osborne saddles To Dubai We Go at Randwick, looking to secure an Inglis Millennium berth and supercharge the value of her Zousain half-brother headed to the Inglis Classic Sale.

04/11/2025

Scary stuff.

09/10/2025

The number of horses trained in the Australian Capital Territory is on track to double, with a breakthrough in a workers’ compensation scheme issue set to end years of crippling costs for trainers.

🔗 https://thestraight.com.au/canberras-insurance-lifeline-sets-scene-for-capital-resurgence/

08/10/2025

1200kg bulker bags $5 each (deals for bulk) pick up 2840 Sutton Road Sutton NSW 2620
Contact Neil 0418 625 127

27/08/2025

Country race meetings are very different from city meetings. While only a small percentage of city dwellers actually go to a race, in the bush almost everyone in town turns out for the race. These events are central to the social, cultural and economic life of regional towns where they are held.

Some plan all year for the event and cancellations at the eleventh hour by racing stewards often mean that a lot of time, planning, food and money is wasted as a result.

Earlier this month, the much-anticipated Louth Races were called off in a pre-dawn meeting. The racing steward refused to reassess the track later that morning, despite the forecast sunshine. By the time the races were scheduled to start, the track had dried out but the decision had already been made. The community ended up losing hundreds of thousands of dollars in direct costs and lost visitation.

There was a string of cancelled country races in 2023, with local committees given little opportunity to make tracks safe in the leadup to the events. Following my discussions with Racing NSW, racing stewards began working more closely with organisers to allow races to proceed when possible. It’s a shame the Louth Races didn’t receive the same consideration.

I urge you to sign a petition to call on the NSW Government to make it possible for country race clubs to appeal any cancellation decisions by Racing NSW and to allow for them to be compensated when an event is cancelled without good reason.
To sign the petition go to https://www.roybutler.com.au/country_race_cancellations
Louth Races

12/07/2025

We’re proud to announce the launch of our new Association.

It’s been built with passion, purpose, and a shared commitment to the racing industry. Stay tuned — there’s so much more to come, and we can’t wait to share what we’re all about.

07/07/2025

Victory

Racing NSW has officially lost its role managing Crown land at Queanbeyan Racecourse.

The decision comes after a government review into how the appointment was made, raising new questions about oversight and transparency in racing land management.

It marks the first time Racing NSW has had such a role revoked since taking control of several racecourses last year.

06/07/2025

IT’S a toss-up who’s done the most miles in the past three or four weeks – Inverell trainer Jo Methven and her tough old gelding Better Tomorrow, or her well-travelled son, apprentice jockey Glenn Cahill, who launched his career in Ireland before returning to Australia. Methven and Better Tomo...

09/06/2025

Newspapers and the internet erupted after Black Caviar’s death - but much of what was shouted about the breeding industry was wrong. Kick Up’s new Breeding Hub was created to tackle misinformation head-on, with science-backed answers to the wildest claims. From laminitis to breeding shed myths, ...

29/05/2025

It might be the cusp of winter at Goulburn on Friday but a filly that produced a summer stunner campaign attracts plenty of attention as part of a handy eight race card. The Neil Osborne trained He…

18/05/2025

AMORUSO (Santos) takes out the $100k in the first at Parkes. The graduate was offered by Mane Lodge and secured by J Carolan for $35k. Congratulations to trainer Craig Martin and connections!