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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 ...

John O'Shea hopes to strike while the iron is hot with his three runners at Canterbury, headed by Legsman in the Listed Frank Underwood Cup.The Randwick trainer has been in a purple patch of form t...

For a sport with a heritage based on gambling

One of the most discussed aspects of betting in recent years has been the value of making your own betting line. It's something that the writers in PPM have debated many times. US expert Steve Fi...

In 1979, a book by Dr William Quirin changed thoroughbred handicapping forever. The title was Winning At The Races, Computer Discoveries in Thoroughbred Handicapping. In the book, Quirin wrote on...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is one of the last written for PPM by Philip Alexander, who died only recently. He was one of the UK's most noted racing experts. Modern-day jargon insists upon callin...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This article is one of the last written for PPM by Philip Alexander, who died only recently. He was one of the UK's most noted racing experts. Modern-day jargon insists upon callin...