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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 ac...
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 $19,01...
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 $46,60...
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 dr...
Talented Queensland sprinter Swiss Ace could be a surprise Melbourne visitor for the Group One Lightning Stakes and Newmarket Handicap at Flemingto...
Lee Freedman is leaving his options open with promising young stayer Mount Everest.Freedman, who returned from the Gold Coast Magic Millions yearli...
Talented sprinter Burdekin Blues could have two stablemates as surprise companions on a trip to Melbourne for the Group One Newmarket Handicap at F...
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 Trent...
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...
A huge fire at a nearby paint factory has forced Friday's Canberra race meeting at Thoroughbred Park to be abandoned.
Jockey Luke Currie has been stood down from riding after returning a positive swab, leaving connections of Tuscan Fire looking for another ride...
Organisers of a mass sell-off of horses owned by mining magnate Nathan Tinkler say it is not a fire sale, reports the ABC.It says: Mr Tinkler's Hun...
Talented mare Bird Of Fire will go into the Group Three Eclipse Stakes at Sandown as the form horse after trainer Tony Vasil decided to extend her ...
Will we see a real Yankee raider in Melbourne in 2010? US sprinter Cannonball, a bold 2nd in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, is in Hong K...
Is support building for the WA contender Scenic Shot in the Cox Plate? TAB Sportsbet's Glenn Munsie told PPD: 'We can report significant interest t...
From NEIL FRANKLYNDRAGON EYE6g : Trainer - Steven Cooper25 starts : 4 wins : 4 placesWin distance range : 1200m - 1650mTrack conditions won on : Go...
Will Sth African jockey Jeff Lloyd quit Hong Kong and return to Australia? It could be a move he's considering after a torrid period under fire fro...
Trainer Tony Vasil will decide after trackwork on Thursday morning whether to back up in-form mare Bird Of Fire in Saturday's Group Two Sandown Cla...
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan is confident Tuscan Fire has made the necessary fitness improvement to break a 16-month drought in Saturday’s $80,000 ...
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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...
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...
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...
Jockey Luke Currie has been stood down from riding after returning a positive swab, leaving connections of Tuscan Fire looking for another rider for the stayer in the Caulfield Cup.
Organisers of a mass sell-off of horses owned by mining magnate Nathan Tinkler say it is not a fire sale, reports the ABC.It says: Mr Tinkler's Hunter Valley-based Patinack Farm is offloading aroun...
Talented mare Bird Of Fire will go into the Group Three Eclipse Stakes at Sandown as the form horse after trainer Tony Vasil decided to extend her spring campaign on the back of two stakes wins.Vas...
Will we see a real Yankee raider in Melbourne in 2010? US sprinter Cannonball, a bold 2nd in the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, is in Hong Kong for the big HK Sprint in December, and connect...
Is support building for the WA contender Scenic Shot in the Cox Plate? TAB Sportsbet's Glenn Munsie told PPD: 'We can report significant interest this afternoon...Bets taken today include $10,000 @...
From NEIL FRANKLYNDRAGON EYE6g : Trainer - Steven Cooper25 starts : 4 wins : 4 placesWin distance range : 1200m - 1650mTrack conditions won on : Good : SlowThis rising 7-year-old hasn't been back i...
Will Sth African jockey Jeff Lloyd quit Hong Kong and return to Australia? It could be a move he's considering after a torrid period under fire from the tough HK stewards. Lloyd is currently 9th on...
Trainer Tony Vasil will decide after trackwork on Thursday morning whether to back up in-form mare Bird Of Fire in Saturday's Group Two Sandown Classic.The four-year-old daughter of Stravinsky woul...
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan is confident Tuscan Fire has made the necessary fitness improvement to break a 16-month drought in Saturday’s $80,000 Western Health Cup (2000m) at Flemington . Beaten...
