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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...

Gai Waterhouse has lodged an appeal against one of her two guilty findings...

Judge Russell Lewis, outgoing chairman of the Racing and Appeals Disciplinary Board, has handed down potentially career-ending guilty verdicts to trainers Danny O'Brien, Mark Kavanagh and Melbour...

Damien Oliver was a relieved man after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board upheld his appeal against the severity of a one-month suspension, varying the penalty to a severe reprimand.The cham...

A little bit of commonsense (but only a little bit)...The Appeal Panel in NSW has halved a $2,000 fine handed to Michael Rodd by Racing NSW stewards for excessive whip use aboard the Bart Cummings-...

A shattered Shane Scriven concedes his race-riding days are almost certainly over if he does not win an appeal against the severity of a five-month suspension imposed on him by Racing Queensland Li...

Craig Williams' appeal against a careless riding suspension which threatens his Melbourne Cup dream will be heard on Friday.French-born jockey Christophe Lemaire is on standby to ride Dunaden in Tu...