Session 1

Racing: State of Play

August 28, 2024

The ARF Chair will deliver an opening keynote, providing an update on key post-pandemic trends in racing, breeding and wagering, and exploring the most pressing issues facing the industry today.

This will be followed by a thought-provoking panel discussion amongst racing’s global leaders, setting the scene for further insightful dialogue over the course of the Conference.

Speakers

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Speakers

Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges

Chair, Asian Racing Federation

CEO, The Hong Kong Jockey Club

Masayuki Goto

Vice-Chair, Asian Racing Federation

Executive Advisor, Japan Racing Association

Suzanne Eade

CEO, Horse Racing Ireland

Drew Fleming

President and CEO, Breeders’ Cup

Aaron Morrison

Chief Executive Officer, Racing Victoria

Joe Saumarez Smith

Chair, British Horseracing Authority

Peter V’landys

CEO, Racing NSW

Panellist

Masayuki Goto
Masayuki Goto

Vice-Chair, Asian Racing Federation

Executive Advisor, Japan Racing Association

Executive Advisor, Japan Racing Association

Panellist

Panellist

Drew Fleming
Drew Fleming

President and CEO, Breeders’ Cup

President and CEO, Breeders’ Cup

Panellist

Aaron Morrison
Aaron Morrison

Chief Executive Officer, Racing Victoria

Chief Executive Officer, Racing Victoria

Panellist

Joe Saumarez Smith
Joe Saumarez Smith

Chair, British Horseracing Authority

Chair, British Horseracing Authority