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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...

Although there is a good case to be made out for the importance of "ability at the course", there are critics who claim that punters often overemphasise its importance. I don't put myself into th...

Trainer Steve O'Dea hopes stud failure Bianca Jewel can rediscover her early promise when the four-year-old makes her comeback at Eagle Farm.Bianca Jewel, who lines up in Saturday's Lyndhurst Stud ...

In the past two issues I have written about my findings relevant to horseracing websites in, firstly, Western Australia ( perthturftalk.com ,  kozform.com, puntperth.com and westozracing.com )  i...

Many readers have contacted PPM following editor Brian Blackwell’s series of articles on picking midweek winners. The series ended in the December PPM. In this article, Brian replies to some of t...

Should we change the way we think when it comes to analysing form? Are you, perhaps, approaching form from the wrong angle? Can you re-think what you are doing to produce a better result? These a...

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...