In Spite Of Her 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...

An AJC Australian Oaks nomination instead of an Adelaide campaign goes on the line for Cool Flyer when the bargain-buy filly races at Randwick on Wednesday.Cool Flyer, purchased for $5000 as a year...

Ron Quinton has called on his experience as an Oaks-winning trainer and jockey to declare Crafty Irna a genuine AJC Oaks contender.Quinton rode three AJC Oaks winners during a distinguished career ...

Josh Adams finished on the wrong end of a rare apprentices' result in last year's Villiers Stakes and believes statistics give his mount Miss Keepsake a realistic shot at Saturday's Group Two race....

Darley has streamlined its Golden Slipper team to one colt and one filly ahead of acceptances for Saturday's $3.5 million race.The racing and breeding powerhouse could have had up to four horses in...

A strategy employed with success by Bart Cummings will be used by trainer David Payne this week to try to lift Sydney stayer Lang into this year's Melbourne Cup field.Payne will start the Sydney Cu...

First-up expectations have been kept in check for Howdiddydoit when the stakes-placed galloper resumes at Warwick Farm on Wednesday."Obviously it's the start of a preparation and he's had the misfo...