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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...

I’ve spent years trying to beat the TAB and bookies and I’ve lost my bank more times than I can remember. There have been a few big wins; as many as a man with only three fingers could count on ...

In the podcast I posted today I made mention of backing true favourites but as the focus of the podcast was more on percentages than reasons I thought I would provide some examples of how to find a...

Favourites are so unreliable - that's why I hate 'em! Any bet that fails twice out of three is no good to me, unless the odds are super-high, which they aren't when your favourites fail. Even i...

For over a decade, I’ve sold and counselled in the use of record-keeping software for handicappers. Keeping and analysing betting records is both the thing that handicappers least like to do – m...

Much has been said over the years about favourites and how frequently (or infrequently) they win a race. It's when you begin probing the bare statistics a little deeper that you begin to understan...

Much has been said over the years about favourites and how frequently (or infrequently) they win a race. It's when you begin probing the bare statistics a little deeper that you begin to understan...