The long-awaited verdict in Australia’s artificial insemination case is expected to be rendered by Federal Court judge Alan Robertson Wednesday afternoon in Sydney. Thoroughbred breeder Bruce McHugh brought the case against the Australian Racing Board, the Australia Stud Book and Thoroughbred Breeders Australia, challenging the ban on breeding Thoroughbreds through artificial insemination. The six-week trial, which lasted from September to October last year, included testimony from over 40 industry witnesses. McHugh, a former senior bookmaker and racing administrator, argued the AI ban unfairly restricted competition, while respondents in the case countered the ban kept the Australian breeding industry in line with International standards.
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