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We like the stories that end with the Thoroughbred riding off into the sunset much better than the ones where some unfortunate horse breaks down on the jump and has to be euthanised. As 2018 ticks down, we bid adieu…
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There are a couple of group races going off weekend coming for racing punters tired of the caroling and eggnogging. The Group 2 CB Cox Stakes (2100 m) will be your last chance to boost your Boxing Day account, or…
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How many strappers does it require to have Eagle Farm readyfor racing to resume next week? One hundred and fifty. No strappers, actually, but 150 workers were brought in to work on getting the place ready for an anticipated crowd…
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It might surprise some to learn that the online bookmakers’ sign-up bonuses for new clients, by any name said bonuses were ever called, are going away forever.  This has been creeping up on the wagering scene for some time, but…
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There are limited options for punters who like the biggerraces this weekend, but the meetings at Ascot and Randwick will get somemuch-deserved attention. Ascot has the Group 3 A J Scahill Stakes, a 1400 metre weight-for-age that is that intriguing…
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Throw some of that money our way, Victoria and Queensland. Up there in banana bending land, racing is set to receive an immediate boost of $550,000. Big deal, you say? That’s one Vic or NSW Group 1 race? Okay then,…
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Eagle Farm will stage racing for the first time since May of2017 on December 22. A meeting that had been scheduled for Doomben has been moved after successful testing of the once again renovated Eagle Track surface has convinced all…
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How, about this, then? Giles Thompson versus Peter V’landys in the octagon. The winner gets to format the Australian Thoroughbred racing calendar for the year. If V’Landys wins, he gets to move the Melbourne Cup to, oh, let us say…
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While we typically avoid thinking as much as possible, aslong as the avoidance does not constitute excessive mental exercise, we longago reached the conclusion that it does not matter what we think, which is veryliberating perspective to carry when approaching…
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The last Group 1 race of 2018 jumps this weekend at Ascot inWestern Australia. It is the Kingston Town Classic (1800 m) and is run underweight-for-age conditions. Standard WA operating seems to be in order, as William Pike will be…
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