http://www.racingwrite.com/ Horse racing is much more than an excuse for gambling. It is a love for the beauty, grace and speed of the horse. It can also be an intellectual battle of examining competing facts and trying to formulate the future from results of the past. In some ways it is an investigation, as performed by an eager detective. And in other ways it can be the thrill of a crossword puzzle, with multiple possible responses, but ultimately only one correct answer. It is a thing of beauty as much as it is a matter of commerce. I have been involved with horse racing in both practical and intellectual ways. From time spent as an apprentice jockey, to later the research of bloodlines in the multimillion dollar world of thoroughbred breeding and sales. And for the past twelve years I have provided speedrating information to the racing industry and public through my company: Speedratings (www.speedratings.com.au). en Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:55:00 GMT Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:55:00 GMT info@racingwrite.com info@racingwrite.com http://www.racingwrite.com/images/racingwrite1.jpg http://www.racingwrite.com/ http://www.racingwrite.com/rightfully-yours-heart-of-dreams/ The Listed Clamms Seafood Stakes (1100 metres) at Caulfield last Saturday produced a close finish with the talented Show A Heart gelding Rightfully Yours just doing enough to outlast Stanzout... http://www.racingwrite.com/rightfully-yours-heart-of-dreams/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/rightfully-yours-heart-of-dreams/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:55:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/tasmania-im-a-hussy-ben-knobel/ With all the Spring stars returning to racing for the Melbourne Spring Carnival it is rare that a Tasmanian horse wins a race on a metropolitan program. (photos: Neil Murray... http://www.racingwrite.com/tasmania-im-a-hussy-ben-knobel/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/tasmania-im-a-hussy-ben-knobel/ Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:01:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/so-you-think-memsie-stakes/ Currently the recently retired Harbinger is ranked as the best thoroughbred racehorse in the world, this based on his devastating 11 length King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes victory... http://www.racingwrite.com/so-you-think-memsie-stakes/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/so-you-think-memsie-stakes/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:44:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/danny-brereton-jockeys-recognition-day/ The Essendon Nissan McKenzie Stakes, a Listed race run over 1200 metres at Moonee Valley last Saturday, saw the promising Peter Moody trained Anacheeva overcome a perceived track bias when... http://www.racingwrite.com/danny-brereton-jockeys-recognition-day/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/danny-brereton-jockeys-recognition-day/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:57:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/dutchys-lass-stakeswinner/ The Listed Hollylodge Crockett Stakes (1200 metres) at Moonee Valley was an early season opportunity for the 3 year old fillies to gain precious black type for their pedigrees... http://www.racingwrite.com/dutchys-lass-stakeswinner/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/dutchys-lass-stakeswinner/ Tue, 24 Aug 2010 05:37:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/stanzout-moonee-valley/ Veteran performer Stanzout continued his impressive, and continually improving form of this campaign, when he emerged as an emphatic winner of the $100,000 Australasian Flooring Plate at Moonee Valley on... http://www.racingwrite.com/stanzout-moonee-valley/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/stanzout-moonee-valley/ Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:48:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/makfi-goldikova-prix-jacques-le-marois/ Champion mare Goldikova was defeated for the first time this season when the English 2,000 Guineas winner Makfi returned to the winning list with a spectacular victory in the richest... http://www.racingwrite.com/makfi-goldikova-prix-jacques-le-marois/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/makfi-goldikova-prix-jacques-le-marois/ Wed, 18 Aug 2010 09:20:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/french-horseracing-pmu/ Totalizators around Australia have over time expanded their reach into fixed-odds betting on horseracing, competing with their bookmaker opposition, as well as offering sports betting options on a gamut of... http://www.racingwrite.com/french-horseracing-pmu/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/french-horseracing-pmu/ Tue, 17 Aug 2010 05:39:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/toorak-toff-vain-stakes-horelacy/ The Vain Stakes (Listed - 1100 metres) at Caulfield last Saturday saw the return to racing by several high quality last-season two-year-olds having the first starts of their three year... http://www.racingwrite.com/toorak-toff-vain-stakes-horelacy/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/toorak-toff-vain-stakes-horelacy/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 07:26:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/shoot-out-liston-stakes/ With sixteen days of Winter still remaining Shoot Out took his second scalp of Melbourne feature races when he won the Liston Stakes (Group 2 - 1400 metres) at Caulfield... http://www.racingwrite.com/shoot-out-liston-stakes/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/shoot-out-liston-stakes/ Sun, 15 Aug 2010 06:52:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/censor-lee-freedman-sheikh-mohammed/ The Lee Freedman stable has been uncharacteristically quiet in the past 12 months. Concentrating on younger horses, Freedman has slowly brought along a crop of lightly raced (now) 3 year... http://www.racingwrite.com/censor-lee-freedman-sheikh-mohammed/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/censor-lee-freedman-sheikh-mohammed/ Fri, 13 Aug 2010 05:56:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/moudre-melbourne-spring-racing/ Last Saturday when Berlioz won at 150/1 at Flemington many were trying to remember when the last horse had won at Flemington at such very long odds. (photo: Neil Murray... http://www.racingwrite.com/moudre-melbourne-spring-racing/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/moudre-melbourne-spring-racing/ Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:46:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/leica-larrikin-elusive-touch-kavanagh/ Last Saturday at Flemington the Group 3 feature, the Aurie's Star Handicap, was won by the in-form Mark Kavanagh trained sprinter, Elusive Touch. Since taking over the training from Tim... http://www.racingwrite.com/leica-larrikin-elusive-touch-kavanagh/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/leica-larrikin-elusive-touch-kavanagh/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 05:28:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/berlioz-flemington-longshot-winner/ Surprise is an ongoing feature of horseracing. (photo: Neil Murray) Neil Murray Photography We expect the unexpected, but also revel in our arcane ability to predict the unpredictable. I approach... http://www.racingwrite.com/berlioz-flemington-longshot-winner/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/berlioz-flemington-longshot-winner/ Sun, 08 Aug 2010 12:36:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/peter-moody-trainer/ The first Victorian metropolitan racemeeting of the new racing year was held on a heavy track at Sandown Lakeside today. (photo: Neil Murray) Neil Murray Photography After dominating the Melbourne... http://www.racingwrite.com/peter-moody-trainer/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/peter-moody-trainer/ Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:52:00 GMT