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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...
In this article I am going to continue the analysis of last-start winners that formed the basis of last month's article. In particular we will look at last-start winners strike rates for coming se...
When we look at statistics in horseracing, we are really looking at what the 'past' has created - a set of figures based on many years' racing, which are so levelled out as to be considered a real...
Why do winners win? As we all know, there are a thousand answers to that one question! But by examining the 'why' of previous winners we get the chance to discover patterns. We can find that certa...
Many last-start winners win again and one region potential profit source: Perth! WA racing has always displayed a certain level of consistency. The track ratings are nearly always fast, and, with...
TOMMY Berry added to his impressive Hong Kong season yesterday with a treble at Sha Tin on the second last meeting of the season. Berry rode winners for John Moore (Smart Man), Francis Lui (Colu...
Aussie jockey Zac Purton has made a brilliant start to the new racing season in Hong Kong. He booted home 3 winners at last Sat's opening day meeting at Shatin. The HK Racing Post says: 'Season ope...
A sensational SIX straight winners for the PPD Club's popular ImpactPro ratings on Monday - what a way to start the week! The 'clean sweep' followed some excellent winning selections in recen...
One of the earliest investigations I carried out as a young and enthusiastic racing researcher concerned horses that had won their last start. The exercise involved more than 2000 instances where...
A number of horses who have expressed an appreciation for the spacious Flemington track over the past week are a chance of returning to Australia's most famous racecourse when it hosts its third me...
Many systems have a rule which states, “the horse must have won its last start”. This month we’ll examine this aspect of the winners of 660 races and see whether the rule is sound. We’ll also in...