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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...

Danny O'Brien has 11 of the 18 nominations for Saturday's Nissan Stakes at Moonee Valley but expects only two or three of them to actually start in the race including the promising Cabeza.O'Brien s...

Irish trainer Aidan O'Brien liked the look of So You Think, his 5-1 challenger in Saturday's $US5 million Breeders' Cup Classic, after checking out the horse at the barn on Thursday.Uncle Mo is 5-2...

Danny O'Brien is looking at two-year-old Shamexpress, owned in similar interests as dual Group One winner Shamrocker, as more of a long-term prospect despite his impressive debut win at Flemington....

Barbaricus and Valedictum have been entered in multiple races at Saturday's Flemington meeting ahead of being flown to Dubai next week.Trainer Danny O'Brien has nominated the pair for the Chester M...

Barbaricus and Valedictum have been entered in multiple races at Saturday's Flemington meeting ahead of being flown to Dubai next week.Trainer Danny O'Brien has nominated the pair for the Chester M...

Champion jockey Damien Oliver has warmed up for Saturday's Turnbull Stakes meeting with five winners at Geelong.Oliver rode the winners of the first five races and his haul included a quartet for t...