Overview

• ATC members voted 56.1% against the $5 billion sale, ending a 17-month proposal to transform Rosehill Racecourse into a 25,000-home suburb with a Metro West station.
• The discarded deal would have directed sale proceeds toward $1.9 billion in upgrades at Warwick Farm and other racing facilities.
• Premier Chris Minns described the outcome as disappointing and confirmed the government will not compulsorily acquire the site.
• Prominent trainers and breeders, including Gai Waterhouse and Chris Waller, were influential in the ‘no’ campaign by raising concerns over transparency and racing’s future.
• The Minns government must now identify alternative large-scale housing developments to address Sydney’s affordability crisis.