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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...

CASPAR Fownes yesterday deprived John Size of an eighth Hong Kong trainers premiership in a dramatic finale to the Hong Kong season.  Size began the Sha Tin meeting with a one win lead over Fowne...

Leviathan owner Lloyd Williams has staked his claim for all three Melbourne spring plums - that's for sure! His star galloper GREEN MOON has now joined MOUNT ATHOS at the head of Betstar's Melbourn...

Gold Coast trainer Gillian Heinrich declared correct weight regarding Golden Slipper favourite Military Rose soon after the filly sizzled around Rosehill yesterday, reports the Sydney Morning Heral...

An academic colleague vaguely interested in horse racing (a rare breed!), asked me if I had heard of a book he was reading about horse racing and written by a psychology professor in America. I us...

  A rising star, a quality performer, a grand campaigner and a black type winner-turned-jumper could come together once again in one of the most exciting climax races that Victorian jumps racing h...

This is about the time of year that racing fans start to get a little bit excited about the impending Spring Racing Carnival.  Most of the local horses being set for the feature races in Melbour...