The Act Horse

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...

There's a mad Kiwi (or two) running around the Sth Island of NZ. The nutter has been scattering nails on a New Zealand horse racing track. Officials say it's terrorism. An anonymous phone call 90 m...

Meanest act of the year in racing? Surely it must be the $300 fine imposed on Hugh Bowman for touching his cap in honor of racecaller Ian Craig on his last day at Gosford? There was no 'danger' in ...

Veteran Toowoomba horseman Barry Squair will chase a consolation prize with his promising sprinter G'Day Old Mate at Eagle Farm on Saturday after he was balloted out of the rich Weetwood Handicap.S...

It's all done with mirrors...Lloyd Williams is producing his annual juggling act just to keep us all in a knot over which horse is going where...He's now saying that his top stayer C'est La Guerre ...

DARLEY expects to announce a successor to Peter Snowden “sooner rather later”, says Racing Network. Henry Plumptre, the Australian Managing Director of Darley, said an announcement would not be “...

The all-conquering Canberra team of jockey Kevin Sweeney and trainer Keith Dryden will hit Sydney on Tuesday with De Prima Ballerina to run at Canterbury.Sweeney enjoyed his biggest day out at Canb...