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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...

This series will be devoted to midweek racing, mostly at the provincial and country centres, though city racing will be mentioned because it plays a key role in midweek racing. There are any numb...

What IS form? How can we quantify it to our advantage? How can we get it clear in our minds exactly what constitutes form, and how can we 'manage' the form statistics to our advantage? Form is a ...

Not a raceday goes by without one or more horses turning in what we call 'form reversals' and many times these abrupt changes in form are shockers. There seems to be absolutely no reason for the i...

In this article, PPM editor Brian Blackwell reviews a new book by the colourful English professional punter Dave Nevison, called A Bloody Good Winner and examines what Nevison has to say about bei...