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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...
It never ceases to amaze me how many people take up an interest in horse-racing, and betting, at a late time in their life. At a race meeting recently I got chatting with an elderly chap and at o...
Kiwi Melbourne Cup hope Harris Tweed suffered a colic attack on Saturday night but co-trainer Bjorn Baker has told stewards the stayer has recovered and is 'fine'.Latest Melbourne Cup betting follo...
Support is warming up for Kiwi stayer Harris Tweed for Sat's BMW...NZ Thoroughbred News says: 'Twelve months ago, New Zealand trainers Murray and Bjorn Baker cashed in on a slice of Golden Slipper ...
Veteran New Zealand jockey Noel Harris has scotched any rumours of retirement in the wake of his latest Group One victory in Saturday's Telegraph Handicap.Harris, 55 earlier this month, gave Tim an...
New Zealand stayer Harris Tweed has put his Melbourne Cup campaign on track with a hard fought win in Sunday's Bart Cummings (2500m) at Flemington.Trained by Murray and Bjorn Baker, the Montjeu fiv...
News from Kiwi Land...Caulfield Cup runner-up Harris Tweed is back in work and is to tackle the Australian Cup 2000m (Grp 1) at Flemington in March. Connections reckon the game battler is due to wi...
Hope reigns eternal...Kiwi trainer Murray Baker still believes Harris Tweed can win the Melbourne Cup and he's taking him back to NZ to prepare him for another crack at the big one in which he ran ...
If there is a chink in the armour of iron horse Theseo, New Zealand stayer Harris Tweed might be the one to expose it in Saturday's $2.25 million The BMW at Rosehill.The Gai Waterhouse-trained Thes...
Sizing us up again...Game Kiwi stayer Harris Tweed, last year's Caulfield Cup runner-up, is all set for another Aussie campaign. He is likely to tackle the Australian Cup but his #1 autumn target i...
Melbourne Cup roughie Harris Tweed will be out to salvage a disastrous spring for father and son training team Murray and Bjorn Baker.The Bakers travelled across the Tasman with four horses they ho...