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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...

In this month’s article I present what are believed to be a first when it comes to par (standard) racetime charts: ones for the “new” Randwick track, as well as for the much maligned Kensington (R...

During the period I've been penning the Puntmaster column for Practical Punting Monthly, one of the side benefits has been the feedback from readers. Not all agree with me on some issues, and tha...

In a sport notorious for irrelevant comparisons between champions of different eras, an exception has emerged that helps answer the one slight knock on the unbeaten sprinter Black Caviar.As undenia...

In the December 2005 edition of PPM, I wrote an article which attacked one of racing’s most time honored core values, the issue of weights and how it impacted on form analysis. The essence of the ...

From RACING POST HKBarrier two, strong recent form and 118 pounds mean it will be Showtime for trainer John Size at Happy Valley tomorrow night (Wednesday) and the flashy chestnut is an ideal banke...

Trainer John Wallace still has Derby plans for highly rated Shoot Out but it won't be in Melbourne this spring.Wallace declared Shoot Out the best horse he had trained after the gelding scored a fr...