No matter the activity a person engages in, pattern recognition is an integral part of the activity, unless the activity of choice is completely random. Horse racing provides distinct patterns of ...

Racing Australia has accepted the move by the Asian Racing Federation to seize control of the Australian black-type pattern, a step that will lead to its Asian Pattern Committee deciding on upgrades ...

“All good up here?” I ask the bowman who is rotating off the boat we are rotating onto. It’s a courteous way of asking if I’ll run into any surprises or potential breakdowns as I get my playground in ...

European Pattern Committee chairman Jason Morris issued a cautionary note as his panel's changes to the program were announced Feb. 13, with the total number of black-type races to be staged ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The racing year is only three weeks old but the first test of outstanding racehorses — a group 1 — will take place in Saturday’s Winx ...

European Pattern changes news is always interesting, if you like that sort of thing. Esteemed colleague Tony Morris will be pleased to see the headline figure of 827 black-type races in Europe for ...

Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison says reports of the potential upgrade of up to six races in Australia to Group 1 status are 'premature'. However, he says a breakthrough at Racing Australia level ...

The appointment of an advisory group providing a crucial quality control mechanism could prove the answer to Australian racing’s pattern woes, in light of a recent ruling by the Asian Racing ...