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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...

Robbie Laing pulled off probably the greatest training achievement of his career when Sir Pentire, having his first in two years, won the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool.The 50-year-old ha...

Sir Pentire will not lack fitness when he lines up in Thursday's testing Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool despite not having raced for two years.The nine-year-old underwent stem cell therap...

THE grim reality of stagnating revenue returns from wagering means race clubs nationwide now must look further afield to secure their future, reports the Courier-Mail in Brisbane.It says: Queenslan...

From RACING POST HKTai Sing Yeh returned without much fanfare at the Sha Tin barrier trials yesterday, but you can bet your proverbial bottom dollar he will be back with a bang at the races after h...

Can you hypnotise yourself into becoming a winner? Probably not, though a French gambler hit the headlines when he claimed some years ago that he won millions of francs in a casino after he'd been...

Bill Williams will delay choosing his Hiskens Steeplechase mount until after the Robbie Laing-trained pair Hasta Manana and Sir Pentire school at Mornington on Wednesday.Both are down to trial over...