Not So Shocking 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...

Beaten but not disgraced, so look out...That's the message from the Mark Kavanagh and Lloyd Williams/Robert Hickmott yards after the unplaced runs of Shocking and Zipping in the C.F. Orr Stakes and...

Not so shocking...Jockey Michael Rodd has been pleased by Melbourne Cup winner Shocking's recent trackwork in prep for Sat's Australian Cup. He says: 'His last run suggested he's not far off his ma...

Trainer Mark Kavanagh's luck has taken a turn for the better with Shocking putting in a sparkling effort to win the Lexus Stakes, his final lead-up to the Melbourne Cup.The Kavanagh-trained Victori...

Trainer Mark Kavanagh's luck has taken a turn for the better with Shocking putting in a sparkling effort to win the Lexus Stakes, his final lead-up to the Melbourne Cup.The Kavanagh-trained Victori...

Shocking's rider Michael Rodd says So You Think is virtually unbeatable in Saturday's Mackinnon Stakes but will be vulnerable in the Melbourne Cup.While many doubt So You Think's physical ability t...

Not so shocking...Despite expressing reservations on Saturday, trainer Mark Kavanagh has decied that his Iimpressive 3YO Shocking will be paid up as a late entry for the Queensland Derby on Saturda...