Run The Numbers
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Run The Numbers – The long and the short of stallions
Does a stallion’s height really impact its prospects at stud? This week’s Run The Numbers examines Australia’s leading sires and their recorded heights to see if bigger really is better.
Run The Numbers – The not-so slow death of the Australian tote
At the start of the 2000s, totalisator betting made up 85 per cent of turnover on thoroughbred racing. Now it is 16 per cent and falling fast. So what happened? Run The Numbers explores the decline.
Run The Numbers – Milestone moment for stakes-winning sire diversity
Although the number of active thoroughbred stallions in Australia may be on a significant decline, the 2023/24 season has seen a historically high number secure stakes success with their progeny.
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.