City Weekend 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...

Big weekend looms for popular trainer Peter Snowden...He's got a couple of runners at the Ipswich meeting and back in Sydney he'll line up 11 runners in 6 of the eight races at Rosehill. His Qld pa...

Queensland stallion Clang continues to enjoy a strong resurgence with his progeny recording another two state Metropolitan double over the weekend, reports Breednet.com.au.It says: The first leg of...

Michelle Payne is looking forward to the week ahead after finding her best form at the weekend with four city winners, including a double at Moonee Valley on Sunday.Payne, knocked about by a dose o...

We punters need to keep our eyes wide open all the time otherwise we miss important clues that could help us snag a juicy priced collect. This weekend all country roads lead to the three day Swan H...

Gathering the LeftoversI have long held the view that the racing on a Monday (or Tuesday!) of a long weekend holiday can be disastrous for the ordinary punter.Occasionally, of course, you'll get a ...

Trainer Peter Smith is hoping veteran sprinter Tramuntana can give him his first metropolitan winner at Caulfield on Saturday.Smith, a plumber who combines his trade with training a small team at E...