High Maintenance 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...

The maintenance factor might be borderline high with Silent Predator but trainer Ken Noble's dedication will be rewarded with a career first if the patched-up blue blood can win at Canterbury.Noble...

Trainer Rob Heathcote plans to raise the bar to next month's Group One Coolmore Classic at Rosehill with talented mare Tomboy if she passes two crucial assignments beginning with Doomben on Saturda...

Stable expectations are high about Red Lord running true to a successful career-pattern of form in the $100,000 Frank Underwood Cup.With Anthony Cummings in the midst of a Magic Millions spending s...

A decision on whether Black Caviar runs in the Lightning Stakes will not be made until Wednesday.Trainer Peter Moody has thrown a curve ball at some of his fellow trainers who targeted their horses...

Veteran sprinter Secret Flyer is a revitalised galloper in career-best form and landed one of his biggest wins in the Listed Monash Stakes at Caulfield.After being winless for 21 months, the rising...

Pro-Ride Racing Australia has won the contract to fix and maintain Geelong's synthetic track which was closed last month when stones were found in the surface.Pro-Ride was responsible for rectifyin...