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Highly-promising three-year-old Iamzeus kept his Australian Guineas chances alive despite being beaten by the older horses at Sandown on Wednesday.Jockey Craig Williams was impressed with the way t...
The Sunshine Coast's Robert Wilson produced a feat that would make some of the country's biggest trainers proud when Supreme Best landed a sustained plunge at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.Supreme Best, ...
In-form trainer Joe Pride believes if there is ever going to be a day when Anatomica can beat super filly Samantha Miss, Saturday is it.The pair clash in the Group Two Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) ...
Glowlamp has developed a reputation as the country's best maiden and her trainer Clarry Conners isn't holding out much hope that will change at Randwick on Saturday.The filly makes her return in th...
It could be the start of a big month for part-owner Billy Mumford when former Goulburn sprinter Crosswise makes his Queensland debut at Eagle Farm.Crosswise will have his first start for Eagle Farm...
Jockey Glen Boss may have to eat his words if lightly-raced filly Lamarr emerges from restricted grade to win the Group Two Fillies Classic at Moonee Valley.Boss said the daughter of Quest For Fame...
Underrated three-year-old Cavalaire Bay can show his worth at Moonee Valley on Saturday when he faces his first Group Two test in the Alister Clark Stakes.The Red Ransom colt, who is out of the 200...
A rousing gallop at Moonee Valley during the week has buoyed trainer Pat Carey's confidence about Arapaho Miss snapping a frustrating losing streak in the Group Two Sunline Stakes at Moonee Valley....
The roller-coaster career of popular sprinter Apache Cat hit a new high while the flagging fortunes of Weekend Hussler continued in the Australia Stakes at Moonee Valley.The baldy faced six-year-ol...
Glamour filly Samantha Miss went down by a half-head on her return to racing in the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick but sounded a warning to her opposition that it may not happen again this autumn...
Ever since Andy Beyer and Howard Sartin’s speed theories were imported from the USA into Australian racing, a doting band of time and speed aficionados have chipped away at weight-based principles...
In the final article of his two-part series, PPM's Richard Hartley Jnr talks about the relationship between speed and weights in racing-and adds to your knowledge with a helpful chart. In certain...
Time handicapping has been very much maligned over the years, with many racing experts making negative comments on times as an important form factor in horse-racing. The legendary Pittsburgh Phil...
Many years ago, a respected racing man told me that about 90 per cent of races are won by one of the three best 'weight contenders' which also rate highly on other essential handicapping factors. ...
In this article, provided by the respected UK website Flatstats ( www.flatstats.co.uk ), some pertinent points are made about the effects of weight on racehorses. The article refers to British rac...
Jockey James Winks, who nailed one of the biggest weight-for-age upsets in recent times on Douro Valley, is hoping to repeat the dose in the Group One Futurity Stakes on another Danny O'Brien-train...
In the final part of his two-part special feature, leading Queensland ratings expert George Tafe talks about times, handicapping, fitness and distance. Many are the arguments about weight a...
It was very refreshing to read Ynez Ybarbo's two articles in the July and August issues of Practical Punting Monthly. Early in her first article, Ynez mentions Andrew Beyer, one of the gurus of ...