Classic Country 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...

Trainer Stuart Webb would be happy if his filly Yosei comes even second or third to top mares Typhoon Tracy and Hot Danish in Saturday's Group One Myer Classic.The Caulfield trainer believes Thousa...

Classic Jewellery  has always been at his best fresh over the Happy Valley 1,650m and a change of trainer shouldn't stop that being the key to the six-year-old being hard to beat in the Hong Kon...

Gun heavyweight jockey Dale Missen knows better than most the importance of grabbing every opportunity with both hands.A former champion Victorian country apprentice Missen, 31, took north Queensla...

Debutante Hoss Amor upstaged her more fancied rivals to land a last-stride win in the $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic on Thursday.The victory sent her rocketing into contention for next m...

Some early Magic Millions joy is about to come the way of central Queensland hobby trainer Julie Green.Green, who prepares Mundi Gully, a $35 outsider for Saturday's Magic Millions Classic (1200m) ...

Country champion Border Rebel faces his biggest test on Saturday when he makes his weight-for-age debut but trainer Sue Grills has no fears he is up to the task.Grills, who is based at Tamworth, be...