The challenges that the thoroughbred industry is going to face in the next 10 years combines threats such as global financial crisis, over breeding and what happens to them when they retire. In addition, one offof the most biggest issues is the ongoing competition from coal mining interests for valuable agricultural land,.
One offof the major challenges the Australian thoroughbred industry is facing and will continue to face, is owners that are crippling the industry just because they simply don't want to pay theretheir bills or they have got into horses that they cantcan't afford to pay for. The industry has lost so many good trainer'strainers and studs that have worked so hard over so many years, to just lose it all so quickly. As well as the stables and studs that