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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 .
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 ...
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...
Jeff Lloyd has answered a last-minute call from New Zealand trainer Murray Baker to ride Fully Fledged in the Group One Telegraph Handicap at Trentham on Saturday.Lloyd and Baker enjoyed success wh...
The autumn campaign of Golden Slipper hopeful Winter King is over, with the colt sent to the paddock with shin-soreness.The promising One Cool Cat youngster, who was at $34 on Betchoice fixed odds ...
THAT CUP - SOME THOUGHTSWell, it's here again. And the tipsters are all over us. Frankly it doesn't matter what the trainer thinks now, or what a jockey thinks. All the planning and preparation has...
Systems: A Few Thoughts.I just finished an article for an upcoming issue of PPM. In it I paid tribute to the delightful Ian Barns, who passed on a few years back after for many years editing his ow...
Some More Thoughts on SpecialisingPerhaps distance is a major key. Is staying a great spectacle that the average punter cannot afford?If you get serious about restricting the number of races you tr...
Meticulous planning has won Bart Cummings 12 Melbourne Cups and preparations are well in hand for number 13 with Precedence.The gelding is already back in residence at Cummings' Melbourne stable an...
The CF Orr Stakes over 1400m is the usual starting point for the serious Group 1 contenders for the Autumn races in Melbourne and Sydney however it is often a headache race for punters due to the u...
A decision not to roll the dice during the Brisbane winter carnival could pay off in the spring for connections of Rothera who makes his comeback at Doomben on Saturday.Trainer Ben Currie has penci...
Durable mare Hoorang's Melbourne Cup campaign has received a boost with her win over a handy field at Hastings.Her trainer, Wanganui vet Ian Shaw, was inquiring into bookings to Melbourne on Sunday...
Brad Pengelly will make a surprise riding comeback from a serious neck injury to partner Mr Hornblower in the Group Three BTC Sprint at Doomben on Saturday.Pengelly takes over from Glen Colless who...
I always love looking at the weights for the forthcoming meetings. The anticipation of clashes between the current stars around the carnivals has the lips quivering wondering what is going to happe...