Run The Numbers
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Run The Numbers – Australian racing's most improved
With just over a week left of the racing season and premierships set to be crowned, it seems a good time for Run The Numbers to see which trainers, jockeys and sires have made the biggest improvement when it comes to racetrack wins this season.
Run The Numbers – Group 1 mares on the market
Australia offers a higher percentage of Group 1 winning-mares to public auction than any other jurisdiction, with 18 in 2024. This week’s Run The Numbers examines the Australian market’s unrivalled access to elite broodmares.
Run The Numbers – Sire dynasties built on Flemington’s straight
The Flemington straight is arguably Australia’s most valuable proving ground when it comes to aspiring stallions. For established star sires like Australia’s current top two, I Am Invincible and Zoustar, it continues to be a happy hunting ground.
Run The Numbers - Winners to runners - Making an Impact
Only seven sires with more than 50 winners have a higher strike rate than 50 per cent when it comes to winners to runners in Australia, with one-time Japanese shuttle stallion Real Impact leading the way.
Run The Numbers – A Rock-solid legacy from Australia to Ascot
Fastnet Rock is having a record-breaking season as a broodmare sire in Australia, while at Royal Ascot the progeny of his daughters continue to achieve what their damsire was never given the chance to do.
Run The Numbers – Broadsiding making history
The JJ Atkins Stakes has unearthed some future stars of the track and Broadsiding’s win on Saturday, by the biggest margin in 24 years and the fastest time in 20 years, puts him right there among the best. This week’s Run the Numbers looks at just how rare a gem he really is.
Run The Numbers – Passing trends – Market rejects more yearlings
With the 2024 Australian yearling season now complete, the final stats are in and while averages and aggregates remain historically high, so too does the number of horses sent back to their vendors.