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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...

In the last issue (June PPM) I covered the idea of learning to "talk to the horse" when you get to the races. You'll recall I wrote about the attitude of the horse and I pointed to the fact that m...

Injury-prone galloper Grand Duels is looking to revive his career in the Group One Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.The bolter of Saturday's field at $71 with TAB Sportsbet, the six-year-old is a dual G...

Gai Waterhouse leads a busy life by anyone's standards but even by her own, Monday morning must have seemed hectic.Sydney's leading trainer inspected her horses at three venues in two states, all b...

It was a vastly different looking Black Caviar that strode into Caulfield today than the one racing fans saw seven months ago in the UK and trainer Peter Moody couldn't be happier with that."What w...

It began with a thoroughly sensible notion that turned 300 years of conventional horse racing wisdom on its head.Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum, now the ruler of Dubai, decided in the early ...

There are two words that should hold more significance for punters than most other two words in the English language. I have always called them the "QC" of my racetrack investment and see them as ...