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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...

Few seasons promise the variety and change that lies ahead in the 2013-14 term in so many areas of the booming game.  

Surprise, surprise...A State Govt commissione report says there should be a merger of the AJC and STC. The outcome hardly comes as a shock to anyone. As soon as the Minister called for the report, ...

The luxury of a kind draw in a race where draws can be so unkind looks the edge that Richard Gibson-trained  Gold-Fun  needs to land the $12 million Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon, ...

In the Asian Racing Federation rankings for the first six months of the year, Australia (and New Zealand) has just three of the top 13 horses.  Lankan Rupee  is the highest rated sprinter in the r...

All racing eyes around the world turn to Hong Kong and to Sha Tin on Sunday for the Audemars Piguet QE II Cup, a race that shapes as a gladiatorial contest between our best middle distance horses ...

J apanese galloper Just A Way has been crowned the Longines World’s Best Racehorse for 2014 in London, reports Racing Victoria (www.racing.com). The brilliant six-year-old son of Heart’s Cry won...