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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...

Bring it on again...Dermot Weld is looking at another Melbourne Cup triumph, this time with his quality staying mare Profound Beauty. She'll kick off her trek to a second run in the Cup when she ta...

Melbourne Cup aspirant Holberg is still in the mix for a trip to Australia despite being beaten in a 2400m race at Kempton.Holberg made ground late to run second in the Group Three September Stakes...

Hail, anothe Aussie hero! Clare Lindop has ridden her second winner in the UK. She booted home Mediciean Man 8/1 for fellow Aussie Jeremy Gask at Doncaster overnight.Later she was beaten a head int...

All ready for another try...Red Cadeaux, runner-up in last year's Melbourne Cup, is being primed for a second Cup bid. He ran 2nd at Kempton Park UK, btn 1.5 lens in the Grp 3 Sagaro Stakes (2m, 32...

We hear a lot about the 'second-up syndrome'. Those who believe in it make the sweeping generalisation that horses racing second-up from a spell never win. They avoid them like the plague. But wh...

Two scratchings from the final field of 16 are needed if second favourite Intencion is to gain a start in the $1 million Magic Millions Guineas.The Tony Vasil-trained colt just failed to gain the n...