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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...

The Dermot Weld-trained mare Profound Beauty is the one punters want in the Melbourne Cup and she is now outright favourite for the great race after the release of weights on Wednesday.TAB Sportsbe...

Encouraging overseas horses to come to Australia to contest the Melbourne Cup seemed like a good idea at one time but with eight Europeans in the field this year, many have called for a limit on th...

The weights for the 2009 BMW Caulfield Cup (2400m) and Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) were headed by Australian horses when handicaps were released by Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) Chief Handicappe...

Life as a successful international jockey in one of the world's greatest racing stables started for Kerrin McEvoy with a lucky break on an average horse in a Caulfield Cup.A similar set of circumst...

In this article, our senior contributor E.J. Minnis continues his series of "questions and answers" in which he replies to queries sent in by PPM readers. We intend making this series a regular ...

The traditional pre-Melbourne Cup international media morning took place at Werribee on Sunday and some of the horses had slightly harder hit outs than expected towards Tuesday’s race. Here are ...