The Spruiker 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...

Veteran turf scribbler Ken Callander is keen on Spirit of Boom for Sat's 2YO Magic Millions at the Gold Coast. In his column in the Daily Tele in Sydney, the old spruiker says: 'It was only over 90...

Are punters really shunning Cox Plate marvel So You Think in the Melbourne Cup? Well, this is the story being peddled around midweek. Sportsbetting has allowed the Bart Cummings trained superstar t...

Is the Melbourne Cup run and won already? Seems that most people think so. In fact, So You Think is so hot he could end up around the 6/4 mark on Cup Day! But the Cup outcome is never that simple. ...

One bad run. Always forgive a good horse one bad run, so they say. So who are "they"? The same "they," who are backing "it" in the ring? You know the spiel: "they are backing it", "they've backed...

Paul Simon found fifty ways, at least, to lose his lover. I suppose that there must be at least 500 ways to lose your money and, so far as the racetrack is concerned, we can probably double that w...

Paul Simon found fifty ways, at least, to lose his lover. I suppose that there must be at least 500 ways to lose your money and, so far as the racetrack is concerned, we can probably double that w...