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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...

The most important factor in the average horse race is not Speed, pace, trainers, breeding, or jockeys. It is chance. This opinion seems to be a little controversial out there in the handicapping...

RACING’S fraternity today mourned the death of Guy Walter, remembered as not only a champion trainer, but as one of the true gentlemen of the turf. Tributes flowed from all sections of the indust...

The thought that nags anyone who writes a weekly racing column, as I do, from time to time, is this: "What should I write about for next week?" It's been pushing its way to the top of my to-do lis...

Luck. It's the second most famous four letter word in the world. Or is it the third, behind love and that other one. Whatever ... luck means everything to punters. Without luck we are usually los...

William E. (“Bad Bill”) McBride is the author of the best-selling book, GAMBLING TIMES GUIDE TO GREYHOUND RACING. This book was also reprinted as the AGTOA GUIDE TO GREYHOUND RACING, and became th...

William E. (“Bad Bill”) McBride is the author of the best-selling book, GAMBLING TIMES GUIDE TO GREYHOUND RACING. This book was also reprinted as the AGTOA GUIDE TO GREYHOUND RACING, and became ...