Fighting Spirit 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...

A meeting between leading industry figures and the new board of Racing NSW has set the scene for a revision of race programming and handicapping in the state.Proposals for the changes will be sent ...

Trainer Tony Gollan sent a tribute to embattled jockey Kristy Banks after her favourite horse Spirit Of Boom scored an emotional win in Monday's $100,000 Goldmarket Handicap at the Gold Coast.Banks...

Crown Lodge stable favourite Spinney is coming to the end of his career but his recent Tatt's Cup win shows he still has something to give on the racetrack.The eight-year-old is one of 11 nominatio...

The Mick Price trained Callanish kept his unbeaten record intact with a determined victory in the Listed Darley Seymour Cup (1600m).Coming into the race on the back of seven straight victories, inc...

Trainer Robbie Griffiths is counting on the fighting spirit of Happy Glen to get him over the line when he kicks off his summer campaign at Moonee Valley.With the onset of heavy tracks this spring ...

Honest sprinter Johnny Fiasco was described by trainer Nikki Burke as the best little trier in the world after he toughed it out for a narrow win in The 65 Roses Victoria Cup at Caulfield.Danny Nik...

Sydney's first Group One of the autumn is right on the doorstep and leading rider Nash Rawiller has a spring in his step."The (Gai Waterhouse) team has really come good the last three weeks and I'm...