Dual South African Group 1 winner Quid Pro Quo is among the leading lights at Meydan’s bumper 10-race Dubai Racing Carnival meeting on Friday. The four-year-old filly makes her local debut in the G2 Cape Verdi [sponsored by Azizi Developments], race seven, … Read more
Francis Lui soared into rarified territory with Speed Dragon’s spectacular G3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (14 January), becoming only the sixth trainer in Hong Kong, China racing history to saddle 1,000 wins or … Read more
Sunday week’s (25 January) HK$13 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) shapes as an epic showdown, where 11-time Group 1 winner Romantic Warrior faces last season’s Triple Crown hero Voyage Bubble at Sha Tin, while on the same afternoon, Ka Ying … Read more
Prolific winner Hong Lok Golf (124lb) faces his biggest test to date in Wednesday’s (14 January) HK$4.2 million G3 January Cup Handicap (1800m), and trainer Chris So is optimistic the seven-time victor can elevate his game to yet another level. … Read more
In the fourth instalment of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Road to the Derby series, we take a look at Chris So’s progressive galloper Top Dragon. With less than three weeks until the first leg of the prestigious 2025/26 Four-Year-Old … Read more
Little Paradise and Invincible Ibis remain locked on course for a HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) showdown on 1 February after the pair posted emphatic victories at Sha Tin on Sunday (11 January) as Zac Purton dominated with … Read more
Jamie Osborne meant business with a large team for this year’s Dubai Racing Carnival and it is reaping rewards. The British trainer celebrated a double at Meydan’s second meeting of 2026, thanks to two very different horses. First came Sean … Read more
Race 1 Eye On The Prize [8] Motadarrek [2] Delorean [6] Eljenob [4] Race 2 Brotherly Love [3] Awesome Fleet [1] Rashwan [12] Brnytshe [2] Race 3 Molaqab [11] Hallasan [5] Straight And Level [7] Beccali [18] Race 4 Gray … Read more
Caspar Fownes reclaimed the lead in a rollercoaster battle for the 2025/26 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (7 January) while the four-time champion’s long-time ally Vincent Ho dominated with a treble. Fownes … Read more
In the third instalment of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Road to the Derby series, we zero in on a pair of Frankie Lor-trained up and comers with the potential to make an impact in the 2025/26 Four-Year-Old Classic Series. … Read more
Defending champion Forever Young (JPN) heads a stellar list of names put forward for this year’s Group 1 $20 million Saudi Cup, which will take place at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Saturday 14 February, 2026. The … Read more
Father and son training team Simon and Ed Crisford won their second G2 Zabeel Mile [Sponsored by Phi Advertising] in a row when Quddwah won the feature at Meydan’s first Dubai Racing Carnival meeting of 2026. Following Poker Face’s win … Read more
Mark Newnham hopes Winfield can emerge as a leading HK$52 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series prospect when the dual Brazilian Group 1 winner makes his Hong Kong debut in the HK$3.12 million Class 2 Leighton Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on … Read more
Pierre Ng is confident Sagacious Life (130lb) can propel his advance towards the HK$52 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series when the trainer’s highest-rated prospect lines up in Sunday’s (4 January) HK$3.12 million Class 2 Leighton Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin. A … Read more
Karis Teetan extended a deepening affinity with the HK$4.2 million G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Thursday (1 January) when the Mauritian pocketed his fourth victory in the race by piloting David Hayes-trained Storm Rider … Read more
An exciting eight-race card brings in the New Year at Meydan Racecourse on Friday when G1 winners Audience and Dark Saffron are among those in action. The G3 Dubawi Stakes [Sponsored by France Galop], race five, is without defending champion … Read more
Ancestral Land (GB) was a sprinting success story last season and remerges for a new campaign by heading a full-field of 20 runners in Saturday’s SAR150,000 King Khaled University Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. The Red Stable of Prince Faisal … Read more
Tomodachi Kokoroe (135lb) is enjoying his best season to date and Harry Bentley is hopeful the speedster can maintain his positive trajectory in Thursday’s (1 January) HK$4.2 million G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin, although the … Read more
Light Years Charm (132lb) has always shown plenty of aptitude and Thursday’s (1 January) HK$4.2 million G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin shapes as a timely and suitable opportunity for the five-year-old to enhance his standing. … Read more
Entering his third training season in Hong Kong, Australian trainer Mark Newnham is enjoying his most successful spell yet. He closed out his debut campaign with 31 wins, before adding another 44 in 2024/25. As of the end of December … Read more
In the second instalment of The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Road to the Derby series, we unpack the claims of in-form Mark Newnham-trained galloper Invincible Ibis. With less than five weeks until the first leg of the 2025/26 Four-Year-Old Classic Series … Read more
Third favorite Museum Mile claimed his second Grade 1 title by dominating the year-end “All-Star” Grand Prix, the Arima Kinen (2500m) at Nakayama on Sunday. The son of Leontes marked two wins in his two-year-old debut year and concluded the … Read more
The dark bay colt won his debut start over 2,000 meters by three lengths at Kyoto on November 9 and has now become the first horse to claim the Hopeful Stakes coming off just one career start since the race … Read more
Frankie Lor continued a meteoric rise when Salon S triumphed impressively to deliver the trainer’s 500th Hong Kong victory before Numbers emerged as a serious BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) contender at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 December) on a … Read more
Week 11 of the Riyadh racing season is quality laden with Group 3 action for the Purebred Arabians, two Listed races for the Thoroughbreds, Domestic Group 1s and current and former British Champion Jockeys Oisin Murphy and Silvestre De Sousa … Read more
Mark Newnham hopes Bravehearts can capitalise on favourable handicap conditions and reprise winning form when the Group 1-winning Argentine import contests the HK$3.12 million Class 2 Long Ke Handicap (2000m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (27 December). Twice a winner … Read more
Japan Racing Association racing sees 2025 out with a triple whammy, two G1 flat races and a top-level jump race held over the weekend of Dec. 27-28 at Nakayama Racecourse. The second of the three big races is the Grade … Read more
On Sunday, with the Hopeful Stakes scheduled for the previous day, racegoers can welcome the Grade 1 Arima Kinen (The Grand Prix) back to its traditional spot as the year’s final big bang. The site is Nakayama Racecourse and a … Read more
Caspar Fownes edged ahead of Mark Newnham in a rollercoaster battle for the 2025/26 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a double at Happy Valley on Tuesday night (23 December), closing the meeting in dramatic circumstances when Kaholo Angel dead-heated with … Read more
The BMW Hong Kong Derby is the most prestigious race on the Hong Kong racing calendar and the ultimate prize for the city’s four-year-old thoroughbreds. Contested over 2000 metres at Sha Tin Racecourse, the Derby represents the climax of the … Read more