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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 ...

Seven-year-old Niconero reached the pinnacle of his career when he landed his fifth Group One win with an upset victory over the odds-on favourite Theseo in the $1 million Australian Cup at Fleming...

Seven-year-old Niconero reached the pinnacle of his career when he landed his fifth Group One win with an upset victory over the odds-on favourite Theseo in the $1 million Australian Cup at Fleming...

4 hours in the life of our expert, The Optimist I am going to stick to Saturdays for all my comments in this article. That is because (1) Saturdays are probably the principal days for virtuall...

Back to Caulfield P.B. Lawrence Stakes Day, in a racing sense at least, is when winter and spring collide. Numerous equine stars invariably return at the first Group 2 meeting of the season, whic...

Golden Slipper week is always tense, but John O'Shea admits it's even more so for him this year.O'Shea has gone close to winning a Golden Slipper, when Charge Forward was second in a stellar 2004 e...