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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...

The earth moved for Laurence Eales on Tuesday as the former rodeo rider from Cairns claimed a stunning Melbourne Cup win with Shocking.Once Eales' earth moving company EA Hire furnished him with en...

Oh, really! NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy is off-beam if he thinks Stathi Katsidis is going to 'name names' in the big ecstasy uproar. Does Murrihy really expect Stathi to dob in other riders? It's...

WITH wins in the Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate, Bart Cummings has already left an indelible mark on this year's spring carnival, and the renowned trainer will have a big impact on the Melbourne Cup e...

Stephen Farley has wasted little time moving on from Sincero's latest autumn hard-luck story, declaring the dual Group One winner a definite Queen Elizabeth Stakes starter.Adding more intrigue to w...

Sometimes, the simplest aspects of racing defeat the ordinary punter. I could cite money management as an example. Reduced to its basic level - flat stakes - betting is an easily operable form of ...

As most of us have learned, even after only a few years as a punter, a sensible approach to form will provide a goodly amount of winners. The catch is that everyone usually finds the same "form" h...