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 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:10:00 GMT Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:10:00 GMT info@racingwrite.com info@racingwrite.com http://www.racingwrite.com/images/apachecat-webpage.jpg http://www.racingwrite.com/ http://www.racingwrite.com/denman-darley-godolphin/ Darley Australia has announced that Denman will leave the Australian stable of Peter Snowden and be transferred to the UK where he will join the Godolphin stable at Newmarket. His... http://www.racingwrite.com/denman-darley-godolphin/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/denman-darley-godolphin/ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:10:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/zipping-wins-australian-cup/ The two Group One feature races that were postponed on Super Saturday were finally run at Flemington last weekend. (photo: Neil Murray) Click to enlarge Veteran galloper Zipping prevailed in... http://www.racingwrite.com/zipping-wins-australian-cup/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/zipping-wins-australian-cup/ Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:43:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/rachel-alexandra-zenyatta/ When trainer John Shirreffs entered Zardana at Fair Grounds to race against her stablemate Zenyatta's arch rival, Rachel Alexandra, it was more of a fact finding mission to estimate the... http://www.racingwrite.com/rachel-alexandra-zenyatta/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/rachel-alexandra-zenyatta/ Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:42:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/vodka-sea-the-stars/ Plans for Champion Japanese Mare Vodka to become thoroughbred racing's all-time-leading stakeswinner have now ended after she bled (for a second time) during the running of the (Group Two) Al... http://www.racingwrite.com/vodka-sea-the-stars/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/vodka-sea-the-stars/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/wanted-wins-group-one-newmarket-handicap/ It was a day when one of the most intense storms ever to hit Melbourne unfolded across the city. The Group One Newmarket Handicap (1200 metres - $1 million... http://www.racingwrite.com/wanted-wins-group-one-newmarket-handicap/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/wanted-wins-group-one-newmarket-handicap/ Sat, 06 Mar 2010 22:44:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/horse-racing-photography-yea-races/ Yea racetrack is one of many country racetracks to host picnic racemeetings. (photo: Neil Murray) click photo for enlargement On Sunday (February the 28th) Yea hosted the St Pats Cup... http://www.racingwrite.com/horse-racing-photography-yea-races/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/horse-racing-photography-yea-races/ Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:48:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/typhoon-tracy/ Typhoon Tracy was an emphatic winner on Saturday of the Group One Futurity Stakes (1600m). The Futurity Stakes is the first leg of the Asian Mile Challenge and Typhoon Tracy... http://www.racingwrite.com/typhoon-tracy/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/typhoon-tracy/ Mon, 01 Mar 2010 04:47:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/solchow-racehorse-photography/ Solchow (photo: Neil Murray) click photo for larger image. 4 year old black or brown mare by Statue Of Liberty (USA) out of Triple Salchow trained by: Kel Chapman (to... http://www.racingwrite.com/solchow-racehorse-photography/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/solchow-racehorse-photography/ Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:46:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/star-witness-blue-diamond-photograph/ Jockey Nick Hall was fined $500 for his 'celebratory gesture prior to the winning post' when winning the Group One $1 million Blue Diamond Stakes on Star Witness at Caulfield... http://www.racingwrite.com/star-witness-blue-diamond-photograph/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/star-witness-blue-diamond-photograph/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 05:19:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/denman-la-rocket-starspangledbanner/ An exciting day of racing took place at Caulfield on Saturday. Neil Murray was in attendance to capture photographs of all the action. (all photos by Neil Murray) Click photo... http://www.racingwrite.com/denman-la-rocket-starspangledbanner/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/denman-la-rocket-starspangledbanner/ Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:08:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/horse-racing-photography-hong-kong/1/ Last week (February the 14th) we had the celebration of Chinese New Year - 2010 being the year of the tiger. Chinese New Year celebrations began last Sunday, with the... http://www.racingwrite.com/horse-racing-photography-hong-kong/1/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/horse-racing-photography-hong-kong/1/ Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:41:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/happy-valley-horseracing-photography/ So often on the Internet you look for photographs of favourite horses - and photos of feature races - and can only find the tiniest image. Or worse still a... http://www.racingwrite.com/happy-valley-horseracing-photography/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/happy-valley-horseracing-photography/ Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:39:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/horse-racing-photographs-happy-valley/ My last post highlighted Sacred Kingdom winning a Group One event at Sha Tin - one of the two racetracks in Hong Kong. The other racecourse of Hong Kong is... http://www.racingwrite.com/horse-racing-photographs-happy-valley/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/horse-racing-photographs-happy-valley/ Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:06:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/sacred-kingdom-champion-sprinter/ While Nicconi was the next day being lauded for his performance to win the Lightning Stakes, the World (equal) Top Rated Sprinter Sacred Kingdom proved his class yet again when... http://www.racingwrite.com/sacred-kingdom-champion-sprinter/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/sacred-kingdom-champion-sprinter/ Tue, 02 Feb 2010 05:35:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/lightning-stakes-global-sprint-challenge/ Nicconi has booked a trip to Royal Ascot after producing a scintillating win in today's $500,000 Group One Coolmore Lightning Stakes (1000m). (September 11, 2009 - Photo by Mark Dadswell/Getty... http://www.racingwrite.com/lightning-stakes-global-sprint-challenge/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/lightning-stakes-global-sprint-challenge/ Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:40:00 GMT