Contemporary 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...

I don't mind progress, it's change I don't like...Tradition is out the window with Moonee Valley's $150 million redevelopment plan. The club envisages a longer home straight (in a different positio...

Though he never quite won the hearts of the racing public like his indomitable father did, the supremely talented racehorse Lonhro has transferred his skills to the breeding barn and will be crowne...

AUSTRALIAN racing is suffering a problem shared by most Western countries. As Australians grow taller and heavier, fewer and fewer have the shape and size to be jockeys and trackwork riders, and tr...

Speaking at his pre-season press briefing at Sha Tin Racecourse last Saturday (Sept 1), the Hong Kong Jockey Club's Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges outlined the Club's commitme...

In last month’s PPM we listed and scrutinised a number of common pitfalls and mistakes made by the average punter. We also re-examined a number of racing’s so called golden rules of the past, to...

Have today’s astute form analysts become a little too smart for their own good? I think so. In terms of acquiring frequent value, they have become victims of their own knowledge. Databases, vid...