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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...

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...

Weight-for-age racing holds the key to Black Piranha delivering more Group One success during the twilight of a distinguished career.Effectively announcing the end of Black Piranha's days as one of...

Ron Quinton has called on his experience as an Oaks-winning trainer and jockey to declare Crafty Irna a genuine AJC Oaks contender.Quinton rode three AJC Oaks winners during a distinguished career ...

That was an impressive performance by Frankel at Royal Ascot - scoring by 11 lengths in a Grp 1 race is rare. He did it in explosive fashion. But maybe a doubt or two remains. The time was nothing ...

Racing New South Wales and Australian Turf Club on Monday celebrated a milestone for former jockey Edgar Britt OAM, with a special luncheon at Royal Randwick. Edgar turns 100 on Wednesday and att...

It was pleasing to see Michael Rodd make something of a comeback with two winners at Caulfield last Saturday (his first city winners since March!) and it could be the start of an extraordinary few ...

BART Cummings has said his Flemington base is small on numbers but big on group 1 winners as he begins another assault on the Melbourne Cup carnival, reports The Age.It says: Cummings spoke from hi...