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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...

Does 'value' exist BEFORE a race? Or is it only in existence AFTER a race when the winner is known? These are just two of the many questions that crop up when any discussion of the concept of valu...

Does 'value' exist BEFORE a race? Or is it only in existence AFTER a race when the winner is known? These are just two of the many questions that crop up when any discussion of the concept of valu...

In the November PPM, I chronicled my journey into the Victorian State Library to obtain a copy of the very first formguide I kept for research purposes and expressed surprise at how little informa...

There was a time when I attributed far more importance to Group 1 races that had the word “Australia” or “Australian” in their title than I really ought to have done, but this was only due to my b...