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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...

A meeting between leading industry figures and the new board of Racing NSW has set the scene for a revision of race programming and handicapping in the state.Proposals for the changes will be sent ...

Veteran turf scribbler Max Presnell has gone into bat for women...He reckons three women should start from the one gate for the independent positions on the merged AJC-STC board. Max says in his SM...

Racing on the ropes as a spectator sport? The scenario has been developing for years. Veteran turf scribbler Max Presnell adds another warning about the situation in the SMH. He writes: 'Apart from...

Veteran turf scribbler Max Presnell has had a lash at Racing NSW and Sydney racing generally. In his SMH column, 'Mad Max' rips into last Sat's Randwick card: 'Yes, it was a heavy track due to rece...

Veteran turf scribbler Max Presnell has put his toe into the water with some niggling criticism of Black Caviar's victory at Moonee Valley. In the Sydney Morning Herald, Max opines: 'Black Caviar i...

Max gets the message...Those ridiculous bans on on-course computers have copped a sledging from veteran racing scribbler Max Presnell. In his SMH column he says: 'Racing, particularly in NSW, is la...

Veteran turf scribe Max Presnell has launched a scathing attack on the Australian Turf Club.