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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...

Imagine that you have gathered from my last few columns that I am not an ardent fan of levelstakes betting. I don't see any sense at all in it unless you have a strike rate that's far in excess of...

PPD Club members can access our first long-range tip for the Melbourne Cup by going to the Long Range Betting page. The selection is currently available at around 50/1.After So You Think's Irish Ch...

Having her first start for new trainer Aidan O’Brien, triple Group I winning Australian mare Sea Siren returned to top form overnight to score an easy win in the Listed Belgrave Stakes at Fairyho...

IT'S FINALLY HERE!Well, after all this time it's happening.Rain, rain, go away! (Please...)It would be a shame if the race were to be marred by losing the speed machines to a heavy surface. And of ...

The fiancee of Stathi Katsidis has broken down at his funeral, describing the champion jockey as an "infectious" man with a huge smile who "taught me so much in life".Melissa Jackson found her fian...

One of the great ongoing debates in the racing world is the question of weight and the effect that it has on horses in a race. I’d like to put a couple of thoughts in your head about this issue, s...