Blow Up Horse

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...

It's a PR blow...Profound Beauty's absence from this year's Melbourne Cup is a major blow to promotion of the great race. Trainer Dermot Weld is a superstar attraction and so are his horses. It's a...

Cranach KO...Ruling fav Lucas Cranach will miss Sat's Grp 1 Australian Cup after sustaining a minor leg injury. The stallion's trainer Anthony Freedman advised stewards of the issue on Thursday nig...

First it was December Draw who dropped out of the spring carnival and now trainer Mark Kavanagh's been hit with another blow...His Oaks hot fav Atlantic Jewel is out with a leg injury. The unbeate...

Bart Cummings is resigned to relying on Dandaad to break his Sydney Cup drought with emerging stayer Joe Blow named second emergency for Saturday's distance feature at Randwick.The field is restric...

Here he blows...Only weeks after being retired, Toorak Toff is back in the business of racing! The 'wind' problem that triggered his sudden departure is believed to have cleared up and now the Grp...

How badly will Betfair Australasia be affected by the High Court's rejection of its turnover appeal? CEO Giles Thompson is sticking to Betfair's script in saying that ''a gross revenue model is the...