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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...

There's a lot of nonsense flying around after that controversial court win for Racing NSW. Much of it is coming from the victors. Some is coming from Victoria where the usually sensible trainer Pet...

Winners have the last laugh. As we have said on many occasions, they can laugh, while the losers can please themselves. The time I laugh most on the racetrack is not when I back a winner, but when...

Is the day coming when many country racetracks will be scrapped and most midweek racing held at Geelong on the synthetic surface? Don't laugh. I've heard it is being seriously suggested. Latest new...

Mid-morning price changes & bets for Canterbury and Sandown on Wednesday (from TAB):

We have been involved in an enormous study of favourites, preparing for a rather large and important article in the 2000 PPM Annual. We, being Steve and Scan McAllister and Yours Truly, took all ...

One of the great ongoing debates in the racing world is the question of weight and the effect that it has on horses in a race. I’d like to put a couple of thoughts in your head about this issue, s...