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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...

Emperor Bonaparte survived a torrid time in Saturday's Gloaming Stakes but trainer David Payne has revealed problems with fellow three-year-olds Stripper and Baci Amore.Stripper came back from her...

Top apprentice Daniel Ganderton will be off the riding scne for some time after a bad race fall at Newcastle. He's in John Hunter Hospital and has a suspected broken left leg. DG had a string of go...

Fingers crossed for popular jockey Patrick Ferris, seriously injured in a race fall at Muswellbrook on Monday. PF fell from his mount Neigh Then and was galloped on. Still unconscious, he was take...

Steven Arnold, Chad Schofield and Ben Thompson were taken to Dandenong Hospital after a three-horse fall today at Cranbourne. Veteran rider  Arnold and newcomer Thompson momentarily lost conscio...

Chris Waller won the opening race at Warwick Farm but his day didn't finish on the best note with boom colt Slater well beaten in his highly-anticipated return.However, Slater's defeat provided a f...

Tom Berry should be celebrating his second Magic Millions Classic win but admits the controversial protest has taken some of the gloss off his achievement.The 20-year-old jockey rode Driefontein wh...