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. I have been involved with horse racing in both practical and intellectual ways. My passion for the theatre of the racetrack saw me leave school at fifteen and spend early mornings immersed in the sweat, smells, and sting of preparing horses for racing. Later I would come to research bloodlines and work in the multi-million dollar world of thoroughbred breeding and sales. Horse racing has many facets. It does not sit in isolation in the world. It is something we should explore in detail and in depth. For more than ten years I have provided speedrating information to the racing industry and public through my company: Speedratings (www.speedratings.com.au). en Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:52:00 GMT Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:52:00 GMT info@racingwrite.com info@racingwrite.com http://www.racingwrite.com/images/orble31.jpg http://www.racingwrite.com/ http://www.racingwrite.com/prix-de-larc-de-triomphe/ Sunday October 5 2008 Longchamp 15:40 Qatar Prix De L'arc De Triomphe (Group 1) (photo: cache.dailylife.com) 1. YOUMZAIN 5yo Bay Horse; Sinndar - Sadima Trained by M Channon. Jockey Richard... http://www.racingwrite.com/prix-de-larc-de-triomphe/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/prix-de-larc-de-triomphe/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:52:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/epsom-handicap-sydney/ At one time I produced a speedguide for Sydney racing as well as for Melbourne. I still provide the speedfigures to clients so they can assess the Sydney races as... http://www.racingwrite.com/epsom-handicap-sydney/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/epsom-handicap-sydney/ Sat, 04 Oct 2008 01:20:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/weekend-hussler-champion-thoroughbred/ Weekend Hussler steps out over 2000m for the first time this weekend when favourite in the Group One Patinack Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. (photo: Sam Mooy) This should be the... http://www.racingwrite.com/weekend-hussler-champion-thoroughbred/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/weekend-hussler-champion-thoroughbred/ Fri, 03 Oct 2008 07:49:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/mcevoy-darley-australia-godolphin/ Kerrin McEvoy has not had the fairytale return to Australia that might well have been anticipated when he took over the position as number one rider for Darley Australia. (photo... http://www.racingwrite.com/mcevoy-darley-australia-godolphin/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/mcevoy-darley-australia-godolphin/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:02:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/obrien-derby-controversy/ Flemington trainer Danny O'Brien on radio 927 this morning sparked a debate over the merits of history - opposed to the benefits of change - when he responded to a... http://www.racingwrite.com/obrien-derby-controversy/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/obrien-derby-controversy/ Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:37:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/ravens-pass-henrythenavigator-tamayuz/ It did appear that Aidan O'Brien's champion 3 year old Henrythenavigator would secure him another Group One prize when he ran 11/8 favourite in the Group One Queen Elizabeth 11... http://www.racingwrite.com/ravens-pass-henrythenavigator-tamayuz/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/ravens-pass-henrythenavigator-tamayuz/ Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:15:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/curlin-greatest-moneyearner-in-us-history/ At Belmont Park Curlin won (in atrocious conditions) the $750,000 Jockey Club Cup, and in doing so became the leading money-earner in the history of US thoroughbred history. This win... http://www.racingwrite.com/curlin-greatest-moneyearner-in-us-history/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/curlin-greatest-moneyearner-in-us-history/ Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:13:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/ballydoyle-breaches-team-tactics-rule/ After a hearing lasting three hours the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) found the Ballydoyle contingent of trainer Aidan O'Brien, and jockeys Johnny Murtagh and Colm O'Donoghue, all guilty of breaching... http://www.racingwrite.com/ballydoyle-breaches-team-tactics-rule/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/ballydoyle-breaches-team-tactics-rule/ Sat, 27 Sep 2008 02:43:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/metropolitan-race-wins-in-12-months/ Studying the list of horses with the most metropolitan wins in the previous twelve months in Australia (up to the end of September) it throws up some interesting names and... http://www.racingwrite.com/metropolitan-race-wins-in-12-months/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/metropolitan-race-wins-in-12-months/ Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:24:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/racecallers-australia-collins-bryant-howard/ Australia has always been spoilt by a wealth of high quality racecallers. I grew up listening to the incredibly talented Bill Collins - who not only was a great a... http://www.racingwrite.com/racecallers-australia-collins-bryant-howard/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/racecallers-australia-collins-bryant-howard/ Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:48:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/australian-national-stewards-conference/ Australian stewards have nearly completed the National Stewards' Conference which is being held in Darwin. Stewards from all around Australia have been discussing measures and improvements that could be implemented... http://www.racingwrite.com/australian-national-stewards-conference/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/australian-national-stewards-conference/ Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:57:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/newmarket-to-warwick-farm-mark-wallace/ Mark Wallace: Sefton Lodge Stables, Bury Road, Newmarket Newmarket trainer Mark Wallace is to hand in his English training licence in October, in preparation for a pioneering move to Australia... http://www.racingwrite.com/newmarket-to-warwick-farm-mark-wallace/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/newmarket-to-warwick-farm-mark-wallace/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 05:07:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/world-rankings-for-racehorses/ WORLD'S LEADING HORSES Top 10 Horses - 1st Mar 2008 to 7th September 2008 1 CURLIN (USA) 130 (trained in USA) 2 DUKE OF MARMALADE (IRE) 127 (trained in Ireland... http://www.racingwrite.com/world-rankings-for-racehorses/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/world-rankings-for-racehorses/ Sat, 20 Sep 2008 06:39:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/kentucky-derby-challenge-stakes/ It is a fact of modern racing that including horses from other countries adds great interest to the most iconic events. The Melbourne Cup was long time the bastion of... http://www.racingwrite.com/kentucky-derby-challenge-stakes/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/kentucky-derby-challenge-stakes/ Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:06:00 GMT http://www.racingwrite.com/danehill-dancer-coolmore-aidan-obrien/ Yesterday I looked at Aidan O'Brien's exceptionally talented 2 year old Mastercraftsman. Today I will look at his sire, Danehill Dancer. (photo: coolmore.com) DANEHILL DANCER (IRE), B. c. 1993, Danehill... http://www.racingwrite.com/danehill-dancer-coolmore-aidan-obrien/#comments http://www.racingwrite.com/danehill-dancer-coolmore-aidan-obrien/ Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:59:00 GMT