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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...

An exasperating run of injuries has marred Mark Zahra's career over the past couple of years but he's hoping to put that behind him this spring, starting on Wednesday at Sandown where he has three ...

An exasperating run of injuries has marred Mark Zahra's career over the past couple of years but he's hoping to put that behind him this spring, starting on Wednesday at Sandown where he has three ...

Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy says he hopes to be back riding in days rather than weeks although he concedes his chances of riding a record 300 winners this season has gone.McCoy suffered fractu...

Jockey Chris Munce is hoping to play a major part in the spring carnival action in Melbourne after fulfilling commitments in Sydney.Munce, who won the 1998 Melbourne Cup on Jezabeel and last year's...

Kerrin McEvoy is hoping impressive Geelong Classic winner Induna is the horse to break his frustrating run of five Victoria Derby placings in Saturday's $1.5 million feature at Flemington.But he fe...

Gerald Ryan is hoping to see a more tractable Road To Summer when the colt races in stakes company for the first time at Randwick on Saturday.An impressive debut winner at Warwick Farm last month, ...