While The Everest may be successful for racing in terms of promotion and prizemoney, it is not doing much to improve the Australian breeding industry.
While The Everest may be successful for racing in terms of promotion and prizemoney, it is not doing much to improve the Australian breeding industry.
The World’s Richest Greyhound Race, The Ladbrokes Million Dollar Chase, returns to Wentworth Park on Friday October 13, where the winner will walk away…
With the recent selection of David Warner for the Ashes tour of England, it brings up the touchy subject of top-level professional athletes overstaying…
The dollars should be put into the place it’s needed most – the playing field.
Does Nature Strip have one more race winning effort in the tank?
What exactly is the value of the animals that perform so magnificently for horse racing fans and punters?
What a great race the Newmarket Handicap is. Everyone knows about the Melbourne Cup of course, and many people have heard about the Caulfield…
It almost feels like yesterday that we were in the midst of the Melbourne spring carnival, but time flies along quicker than Black Caviar…
R1: Tricky way to kick off the program and It is hard to bet into. PRINCETON AWARD will need luck from back in the…
R1: Hoping the track plays fairly because if it does I think DON CORLEONE will be hard to beat in the opener. I loved…
R1: Hoping the track plays fairly because if it does I think DON CORLEONE will be hard to beat in the opener. I loved…
R1: Hoping the track plays fairly because if it does I think DON CORLEONE will be hard to beat in the opener. I loved…
Another weekend of racing is upon us. Here are my tips for Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes Day at Sandown Park this Saturday, 4 February. Race…
The jam-packed month-by-month quiz full of 2022 sports trivia!
Trainers, jockeys, owners and punters think that whipping racehorses is an essential tool of trade. I’m yet to hear a convincing argument. These opinions…
In a recent Racenet article titled “Why Darren Weir can be racing's latest redemption story”, long-time racing commentator Bruce Clark argued that within the…
The greatest horse Western Australia has ever produced (sorry, Eurythmic) finally gets his name attached to a Group 1. The 1800-metre weight-for-age classic has…
Racing Victoria recently announced its intention to reintroduce fees associated with the nomination of horses into races…. "after an extensive review".
Meeting three of the revamped Pinnacles carnival in Western Australia has arrived, and for many it’s their highlight of the Ascot racing season. The…
Since 1887, the Railway Stakes has been an integral part of the West Australian racing calendar. Run over a mile, the race has alternated…
Carnival time out West comes to a close with day five of The Pinnacles upon us, with the inaugural (kind of) running of The…
Carnival time out West comes to a close with day five of The Pinnacles upon us, with the inaugural (kind of) running of The…
Carnival time out West comes to a close with day five of The Pinnacles upon us, with the inaugural (kind of) running of The…
Welcome to Champions Day at Flemington, a new concept designed by the Victoria Racing Club as we continue to see the evolution of racing…
Welcome to Champions Day at Flemington, a new concept designed by the Victoria Racing Club as we continue to see the evolution of racing…
Welcome to Champions Day at Flemington, a new concept designed by the Victoria Racing Club as we continue to see the evolution of racing…
A year ago Mark Zahra was holed up in Byron Bay "drinking too much" and watching in despair as Verry Elleegant won the 2021…
One of Australia’s most prestigious races will be run and won at Flemington this afternoon, as the 2022 Melbourne Cup takes place at the…
Lunar Flare has been withdrawn from the Melbourne Cup after failing a veterinary examination.
The Melbourne Cup is upon us again. Every horse in the race has reasons they can win, and reasons they can’t. For all the…
Melbourne Cup day is here again, and it’s not just the race that stops a nation that sees some quality horses in action. The…
Melbourne Cup day is here again, and it’s not just the race that stops a nation that sees some quality horses in action. The…
While The Everest may be successful for racing in terms of promotion and prizemoney, it is not doing much to improve the Australian breeding industry.
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I agree with a lot of this, & I’ve had my own whinge in the past on The Roar. But what does it matter? Racing …(more)