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Insights into national thoroughbred racing for Monday 18 November 2024 to Sunday 24 November 2024. * There were 51 race meetings held across Australia last week with 3,422 horses compe...

There were 47 race meetings held across Australia last week with 3,198 horses competing in 340 races for a total prize money purse of $19,011,500 .

There were 71 race meetings held across Australia last week with 4,512 horses competing in 499 races for a total prize money purse of $46,607,500 .

Predictions of a major downturn in yearling sales proved unfounded at the first four sessions of the Magic Millions sale with just a 16 per cent drop on 2008 figures.Aushorse Marketing said the Gol...

A meeting between leading industry figures and the new board of Racing NSW has set the scene for a revision of race programming and handicapping in the state.Proposals for the changes will be sent ...

There was a Hendra virus scare at Randwick racecourse on Thursday when a horse showed possible symptoms of the deadly infection.Tests have since cleared the horse of having the virus, which has res...

I know that one of the biggest pleasures I get when handicapping is to take the coloured pens (coloured pens are an infallible sign of a good handicapper) and cross out certain horses – obliterate...

  Most punters know that it's silly to bet on every race and yet they continue to do it, week in and year out. Unless you're a cool professional punter, or a very keen amateur, you like to go ...

In all the year’s I’ve been betting I have never found two punters who think alike when it comes to analysing and dissecting form. Each person seems to have his or her own “starting point”, whet...

Do you judge a horse’s chance only on its best form? If so, what approach do you make to the performances which are obviously not in keeping with the horse’s true ability? These questions are oft...

If you're like most punters, you find it terribly hard getting your form facts and figures into some sort of order. It's all very well to study the form and jot down remarks at the side of the ne...