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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...

Damien Oliver has confirmed he will take the mount on the Luca Cumani-trained Mad Rush in both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups after riding the English raider for the first time in trackwork at Sa...

The team behind the spring cups bid of English contender Mad Rush have likened the stayer to last year's Melbourne Cup runner-up Purple Moon.Francesca Cumani said Mad Rush, trained by her father Lu...

Luca Cumani has booked Damien Oliver for the ride on the well-fancied UK stayer Manighar in Sat week's Caulfield Cup. Oliver rode for Cumani in the last two Caulfield Cups. He was 4th on Mad Rush ...

Trainer Grahame Begg has defended Craig Williams's daring ride on All Silent in the Doomben 10,000. The popular jockey almost pulled off one of the great Grp I riding coups when he navigated a cour...

A late change of training plans for English Melbourne Cup hope Mad Rush should be seen as a sign of the horse's good health and fitness, according to his trainer.Mad Rush had been scheduled to trav...

Australian punters have seemingly accepted the inevitable and rallied to the international raiders in the Melbourne Cup with most money for Profound Beauty to give Irishman Dermot Weld his third vi...