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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...

Why is it that sometimes the name of a horse triggers in us a sudden, almost explosive impulse to back it? Why is it that we sometimes feel that "hunch" that leads us to a knockout winner? These ...

A while or so back, I offered you an idea based on acronyms, or mnemonics. What on earth is an acronym? If you think back to your schooldays you might well have used them. Who knows, you might ...

In this special feature, three of PPM's well-known contributors, plus a new face, get together to talk about various aspects of selection and betting. Philip Roy chairs the debate with Mark Merric...

In this special feature, three of PPM's well-known contributors, plus a new face, get together to talk about various aspects of selection and betting. Philip Roy chairs the debate with Mark Merric...

I was really caught out when fellow writer Keith Roth emailed me recently and asked why I had never written an article with the above title. I simply didn't have an answer, yet it is one of the bi...

If you are going to have a pre-post bet on the Melbourne Cup, the time to have it is debatable. You can be a lucky Brian Blackwell and pick something at astronomical odds, and who is to say that B...