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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...

Talented Queensland sprinter Swiss Ace could be a surprise Melbourne visitor for the Group One Lightning Stakes and Newmarket Handicap at Flemington.Trainer Mick Mair expects to make a decision soo...

THE long-awaited clash of proven colts Helmet, Smart Missile and Manawanui is set to eventuate in next month's Age Caulfield Guineas, but the trio might not have the $1 million classic to themselve...

She currently occupies third position on the Victorian Jockeys Premiership with a superior strike rate to all other riders inside the top 50 but Linda Meech isn’t getting carried away ahead of a b...

Before we place a bet, each one of us goes through a mind game in determining (a) which horse or horses to back and (b) how to back them. It is a mind game of sometimes infuriating complexity, and...

At a BBQ recently, my pal Martin Dowling asked me to join a syndicate he’d formed to bet the First 4. “There is big money to be made,” he enthused over his sausage and chop. “All it takes is some...

At a BBQ recently, my pal Martin Dowling asked me to join a syndicate he’d formed to bet the First 4. “There is big money to be made,” he enthused over his sausage and chop. “All it takes is some...

At a BBQ recently, my pal Martin Dowling asked me to join a syndicate he’d formed to bet the First 4. “There is big money to be made,” he enthused over his sausage and chop. “All it takes is some...