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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...

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Corey Brown will decide early this week whether to accept an invitation to ride in Dubai.Brown was invited to compete in an international jockeys' challenge at Meydan o...

IT SEEMS the racing world is falling apart. Alleged drug use, a continuing list of betting scandals and heated clashes are forever attached to the legacy of the 2012 spring carnival and, with no Bl...

Eric Connolly was regarded as one of Australia's greatest professional punters. In his lifetime, he won massive fortunes, lost them, won them back and lost them again. In fact, at the time of his ...

A photo-finish that had punters confused at Randwick on Wednesday was an even bigger headache for stewards who were forced to declare a dead-heat because of the quality of the picture.Racing NSW ch...

RACEHORSE trainers often talk of the pitfalls of treating the best horse in the stable differently to other horses, but David Hayes is happy to throw out the rule book when it comes to dealing with...

Racing NSW are confident prizemoney levels for The Championships are sustainable despite the NSW Government so far committing support for only one year, reports Racing Network.