Forever Young (JPN) made sporting history at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saturday as he became the first two-time winner of the Group 1 USD$20m Saudi Cup. Yoshito Yahagi’s undisputed dirt champion found a perfect gap along the inside rail turning … Read more

Karl Burke’s astonishingly progressive 8-year-old Royal Champion (IRE) secured his second straight victory and easily his biggest yet in the Group 1 USD$3m Neom Turf Cup Presented by Howden.   Japanese filly Yamanin Bouclier (JPN) jumped quickly and set the … Read more

The Group 2 USD $2.5m Red Sea Turf Handicap Presented by Longines, a marathon test over 3000m, served up its seventh edition in epic style as the Joseph O’Brien-trained Sons And Lovers (GB) emerged victorious. The Irish challenger sat in … Read more

The Group 2 USD$2m Riyadh Dirt Sprint Presented by Saudi National Bank once again went to a highly regarded American invader, this time Bob Baffert-trained Imagination (USA), a 5-year-old son of Into Mischief wearing the colours of Starlight Racing. They … Read more

The Group 3 USD$1.5m Saudi Derby Presented by ZOOD Realty was won in dramatic style by Sheikh Abdullah Homoud Almalek Alsabah’s Al Haram (IRE) as he confirmed himself a colt with a very bright future.   American raider Obliteration (USA), … Read more

This year’s edition of the Group 1 USD$2m Obaiyah Arabian Classic Presented by Al Hammadi Hospitals Group proved a thriller as Deborah Mihaloff’s UAE-based First Classs (USA) added yet another trophy to his impressive collection. Trained by multiple champion UAE … Read more

For many, American raider Reef Runner (USA) had gone under the radar in the build-up to the Group 2 USD$2m Turf Sprint Presented by Qiddiya City. Under the floodlights at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse, however, the Irad Ortiz partnered 5-year-old … Read more

The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz & Sons-owned Michael Scofield (USA) crowned his first season in Saudi Arabia with a convincing victory in the Listed USD$1m Tuwaiq Cup Presented by SHG. Ridden by multiple British champion jockey Oisin Murphy, the 4-year-old … Read more

Caspar Fownes became only the fourth trainer in Hong Kong racing history to reach 1,200 wins at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 February), a milestone achieved as he landed a double to move level at the top of the 2025/26 … Read more

The 41st Asian Racing Conference (ARC) closed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last night (Thursday, 12 February) at the Crowne Plaza Riyadh RDC Hotel and Convention Centre, with Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chair, Asian Racing Federation and Chief Executive Officer, The Hong … Read more

The trainers’ championship battle intensifies at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 February), where leader Mark Newnham seeks to maintain his advantage as the leading rivals for the handlers’ crown close in at the top. Newnham has celebrated winners at the … Read more

James Fanshawe has a strong hand at Lingfield Park on Saturday, February 14, with Heathcliff joined by Listed-winning stablemate Willem Twee in the Read Meg Nicholls’ Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (3.10pm) over seven furlongs.   Seventh in last season’s Sprint … Read more

English Oak was an impressive winner at the Dubai Racing Carnival a month ago and he made it two in a row, taking the featured Longines Spirit Pilot Flyback Handicap at Meydan Racecourse. Ridden by Danny Tudhope for trainer Hamad … Read more

RB Kingmaker (USA) scored a memorable double when he lifted the Purebred Arabian Group 1 USD$1.5m Al Mneefah Cup Presented by Ministry of Culture for the second consecutive year. Beaten into third place on his last start in Abu Dhabi, … Read more

Mickael Barzalona maintained a golden period in his career by securing the 2026 International Jockeys’ Challenge Presented by J Event at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Friday. The French rider finished last year with a flourish, claiming Group 1 honours from … Read more

Almad’agi (KSA) and Adel Alfouraidi proved in a class of their own in the USD$250,000 Sarawat Cup Presented by Saudia. Forwardly placed for a horse with plenty of stamina, Saudi Arabia’s multiple champion jockey vied for the lead against three … Read more

Teduom (USA) continued her incredible year when reeling in Tobah (GB) in the closing stages of the USD$250,000 Fillies Mile Presented by Al Hammadi Hospitals Group, the opening race of The Saudi Cup weekend at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. The Fillies … Read more

Japanese trainer Hiroyasu Tanaka has already claimed a first international success with Aloha Alii (JPN) and bids to add a second in the Group 1 USD$3million Neom Turf Cup Presented by Howden. The 40-year-old, who established his stable in 2018 … Read more

More history awaits Japanese superstar Forever Young (JPN) this Saturday as the world’s best dirt horse looks to become the first to win the Group 1 USD$20million Saudi Cup twice. The G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner returns to Riyadh after … Read more

Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s homebred talented turf sprinter Reef Runner (USA) enters the fray of Saturday’s Group 2 USD£2million 1351 Turf Sprint Presented by Qiddiya City in serious form for David Fawkes, who is no stranger to top-class runners in … Read more

Epic Poet (IRE) goes into the G2 $2.5million Red Sea Turf Handicap Presented by Longines as a serious player once again for trainer David O’Meara. Second last year to Japanese conqueror Byzantine Dream (JPN), the 7-year-old enters in equal form, … Read more

David Hayes calls the legendary Silent Witness “the first great sprinter” and “the best he ever saw”, and delights in having a horse that has equalled his incredible feat of 17 straight victories.   The Australian Racing Hall of Fame … Read more

Meydan stages a packed Dubai Racing Carnival card on Friday when each of the eight races looks a highly competitive affair. The official future is race five, the 1400metre turf Longines Spirit Flyback Handicap, which is worth AED250,000. Three of … Read more

Forever Young (JPN) will emerge from gate six when bidding to defend his Group 1 USD$20million Saudi Cup crown at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saturday.   The reigning champion was the penultimate horse to be given a barrier and only … Read more