Hard Choices 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...

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 part 3 of his series on analysing form, PPM editor Brian Blackwell assesses the impact of making choices on various aspects of form, and following your “subconscious” mind. Last month I talked...

One of the great challenges for any punter is to decide when to back a favourite. Making the wrong choices can spell doom for your betting bank. Making the right choices will give you an edge that...

All options remain open for So You Think following his latest European victory in the Irish Champion Stakes but trip home to Australia is the most unlikely.Trainer Aidan O'Brien was again looking f...

Triple Honour has not won a race for more than 18 months and has been blackballed by many punters as a result.But in somewhat of a surprise, top jockey Hugh Bowman has revealed the gelding as his f...

Triple Honour has not won a race for more than 18 months and has been blackballed by many punters as a result.But in somewhat of a surprise, top jockey Hugh Bowman has revealed the gelding as his f...

Of all the racetrack factors none is as important as the fitness of the racehorse you have under scrutiny for a possible wager. The mighty horses of the past have all been beaten by horses sev...