28th January 2011
The Caulfield Cup, one of the most famous Handicap races in Australia. Raced at Caulfield Racecourse, located about 10 km's from the city of Melbourne and offering prize money of $2.5 million also makes it one of the richest. The event is one of the major...
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20th January 2011
One of the most successful mares in the history of racing is without doubt, Sunline (1995-2009). Sunline made her owner very rich by winning $11,351,607 in prize money. The female horse travelled around the world, stamping her authority on racecourses in...
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21st December 2010
Thoroughbred horse racing in Victoria is among the best in the world. While their breeding industry trails behind NSW, the state is home to Australia's premier races. Victorian racing attracts horses from all over the world for their carnivals, while te...
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20th December 2010
The Great Depression of the early 1930s did not deter one of Australia's greatest Thoroughbred horses from dominating the race track. The chestnut gelding was foaled in New Zealand on 4th October 1926, sired by Night Raid from Entreaty by Winkie. The loca...
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13th December 2010
On the 7th of May, 1914, Arthur Edward Breasley was born in the town of Wagga Wagga New South Wales.
He was born to be a jockey.
No other Australian jockey is looked up to and admired than Scobie Breasley. His nickname Scobie was given to him when h...
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30th November 2010
Australian punters have plenty at stake when it's time for the Melbourne Cup, the biggest annual thoroughbred horse racing event in the country. Held on the first Tuesday of every November, horse owners and trainers that make it to the final field of 24 s...
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