09/28/20 Japan Racing Association donates to Covid-19 efforts The JRA has donated funds to support the Osaka prefecture’s efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.
09/02/20 HK Jockey Club annual revenue down 11.6 per cent Total revenue for the past fiscal year amounted to HK$218,749 million (US$28.2 billion), mostly from horse racing.
08/28/20 HKJC reopens off-course betting shops Branches will reopen on non-race days for validating betting tickets and cash vouchers.
08/19/20 HK Jockey Club closes betting branches indefinitely Off-course betting shops will remain closed due to the spike in Covid-19 cases in the city.
08/11/20 Horse racing in Japan continues without audiences The Japan Racing Association (JRA) has cancelled the reopening of Niigata Racecourse.
07/31/20 ARF strengthens Anti-illegal Betting Taskforce The Asian Racing Federation has added two experts with decades of experience in combating corruption in sports betting and match-fixing.
05/29/20 Betfair Australia pulls Japan racing Betfair has pulled horse racing in Japan from its betting platform in Australia after pressure from the country’s racing body.
05/26/20 RITA cuts 230 TAB jobs New Zealand’s Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) will cut 230 jobs at the Totalisator Agency Board (TAB).
05/13/20 Cash injection for NZ horse racing industry NZ$72.5million will be provided in an emergency support package, which includes NZ$20million to build two new all-weather race tracks.
04/27/20 Top Australian jockey faces multiple gambling charges Ben Melham is alleged to have gambled more than AU$21,000 on a series of bets over a six-month period, some of which were races he was riding.
04/24/20 No overseas sports betting hurting NZ market Sports blackout is impacting commission paid to sports organisations through global betting activity.
04/16/20 Japan Jockey Club to host charity fundraiser Cash raised will be donated to a Coronavirus support fund.
04/09/20 Japan: Horse racing continues behind closed doors The decision comes after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a state of emergency as the country steps up its fight against Covid-19.
04/03/20 Sky Racing World broadcast Japanese racing in NA The service will officially launch on Sunday 5 April and will allow US sports fans and bettors to access broadcasts of horse racing from Japan.
03/19/20 New Zealand races to take place behind closed doors Horse and greyhound races will still take place but members of the public will be banned from attending.
