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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...
A meeting between leading industry figures and the new board of Racing NSW has set the scene for a revision of race programming and handicapping in the state.Proposals for the changes will be sent ...
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...
Lee Freedman is leaving his options open with promising young stayer Mount Everest.Freedman, who returned from the Gold Coast Magic Millions yearling sales on Monday, entered Mount Everest for the ...
Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Zizou is on the comeback trail after a stint at stud last spring and is likely to return to racing in the Group One Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield.Gary...
Talented sprinter Burdekin Blues could have two stablemates as surprise companions on a trip to Melbourne for the Group One Newmarket Handicap at Flemington in March.Trainer Barry Baldwin is consid...
AFTER years of trying to bolster the profile of the Bendigo Cup to make it a qualifying race for the Melbourne Cup, Bendigo has been asked to make a submission to Racing Victoria, reports The Age.I...
PROFESSIONAL punter Neville Clements has ignored a direction by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board to produce his telephone records as evidence in the inquiry into up to 10 beaten rides of j...
THE Victoria Racing Club has increased the prizemoney for the group 1 Mackinnon Stakes to $1 million in a move tipped to attract international runners to the weight-for-age race, reports The Age.It...
The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) will launch a book, 'The Story of the Melbourne Cup; Australia's Greatest Race', at the Melbourne Museum on Wednesday, to mark the glittering150 year history of Austr...
THE Victoria Racing Club has switched next weekend's Turnbull Stakes meeting to Sunday, but will not seek compensation from the AFL despite an estimated loss of several hundreds of thousands of dol...
It's warming up...Tony Vasil has decided that his promising 3YO Altius will target the 2500m Grp 1 Victoria Derby, worth $1.5 million, at Flemington on Oct 30. He'll avoid the Caulfield Guineas and...
It's a winner...The VRC is beating the drum for the Melbourne spring carnival and its ability to drag in mega-millions. It says the spring carnival provides a major stimulus to Victoria and Austral...
ARB chief Bob Bentley has dismissed the participation of owners, trainers and breeders in 'peace talks' to settle the whip crisis. In what will be seen as a contemptuous slap in the face for some o...
Wonder who's going to cop the blame for the VRC's expected cuts in prizemoney in the coming months. Apparently up to 30 feature races will be hit. The Melb Herald Sun says the VRC has advised Racin...