The world’s joint-highest rated sprinter Classique Legend completed his first piece of fast work on the Sha Tin dirt this morning (17 November) in preparation for the HK$22 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on 13 December. Classique … Read more
Alexis Badel nailed a first treble for the season at Sha Tin’s Saturday race meeting but the flying Frenchman is not about to rest on his laurels as he heads into Happy Valley’s nine-race fixture with seven chances on Wednesday, … Read more
Race favorite Lucky Lilac defended her title in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup to become the fourth mare to accomplish the feat following Mejiro Dober (1998-99), Admire Groove (2003-04) and Snow Fairy (2010-11) from Great Britain. She is the first horse to … Read more
The 11-times champion Jump trainer Paul Nicholls reports Clan des Obeaux “as good as ever” ahead of the £160,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on Saturday, 21 November. The extended three miles and a furlong contest is the first … Read more
A tenacious all-the-way win from Buddies (128lb) in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin today (Saturday, 14 November) had trainer Tony Cruz considering next month’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile as the gelding’s next step. … Read more
This week’s top racing action moves from Tokyo to western Japan and the Sunday, Nov. 15 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Unlike other years, the Yodo fall tradition will be held, not at Kyoto Racecourse, but at Hanshin, due to the … Read more
The November Meeting at Cheltenham gets underway on Friday, 13 November, Countryside Day. Taking centre stage is the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (3.00pm, nine runners), which is the first of three Glenfarclas-sponsored contests staged over Cheltenham’s unique Cross Country … Read more
Karis Teetan sparkled with a midweek treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 11 November, which took him to joint-second place in the jockeys’ championship and maintained the early season pressure on the ‘big two’ of Zac Purton and Joao Moreira. … Read more
Entries are revealed today for the two races staged over the famous Grand National fences at Aintree on Saturday, 5 December – the £120,000 G3 William Hill Becher Handicap Chase and the £64,000 William Hill Grand Sefton Handicap Chase. … Read more
The 3-year-old colt Authority returned to the track for the first time in more than six months and, despite running against older horses for the first time, rose above the competition to win the Copa Republica Argentina, the main event at Tokyo … Read more
The 2020/21 Jump season really gets into gear this Saturday, 14 November with the £130,000 G3 Paddy Power Gold Cup, the highlight of The November Meeting at Cheltenham. First run in 1960, the famous two and a half mile handicap … Read more
Alexis Badel fired home a double to bookend Sunday’s (8 November) 10-race card at Happy Valley which he capped with a gritty success aboard Golden Dash (119lb) in the Class 2 Fenwick Handicap (1200m). “He’s a nice horse – … Read more
Carrying the banner of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Godolphin, Brad Cox-trained Essential Quality remained perfect in three starts and laid claims to the American 2-year-old champion title with a spectacular winning performance in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). … Read more
(14 races over 2 days) Beginning with the first of 5 races at 6:30am Melbourne time on Saturday morning Then the first of 9 races beginning at 5:00am Melbourne time on Sunday morning with the last occurring just … Read more
The past three weeks of JRA racing have been filled with one historic moment after another. Each week has featured a top-level competition that has been headlined by an overwhelming favorite and matching rock-bottom odds. And, each week that favorite … Read more
Team Williams and the Joseph O’Brien camp might have been in seventh heaven when they took out the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, but for small Cranbourne-based trainer Julius Sandhu victory in Flemington’s Country Cup Final on Oaks Day would have been … Read more
Kings Shield put his rivals to the sword with an authoritative all-the-way win in the Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m, dirt) at Sha Tin on Wednesday, 4 November. The former British-trained import has developed into a force to … Read more
World Horse Racing, the digital media brand that has taken horse racing coverage to a new level since its launch in 2018, has announced a new partner – the world renowned Hong Kong Jockey Club. The Hong Kong Jockey Club … Read more
Entries are unveiled today for the first G1 chase of the 2020/21 season in Great Britain, the £160,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on Saturday, 21 November. Staged over an extended three miles and one furlong, the Betfair Chase was … Read more
The impressive record of David Payne, who prepares the odds on Kennedy Oaks favourite Montefilia, is not that well known in Australia. By the time, at 54 years of age, he decided to gamble on making a success of … Read more
Around the time Irish galloper Vintage Crop won the Melbourne Cup in 1993 Bart Cummings, who trained an incredible 12 winners of the race, predicted that internationals would eventually dominate the event. The Cup’s history is proving his forecast … Read more
Overwhelming favorite Almond Eye showcased another compelling performance and claimed a back-to-back Tenno Sho (Autumn) title, the first since Symboli Kris S in 2002 and 2003. While she is now the sixth horse to mark seven JRA-G1 wins, the five-year-old … Read more
Furore (122lb) snaffled the G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 1 November) to lead home a one-two finish for trainer Tony Cruz in the HK$3.5 million contest. The Pierro gelding passed the post … Read more
It is 23 years ago that the legendary Tie The Knot, carrying the distinctive red silks, white cap, was a “certainty beaten” in the Victoria Derby (2500m). His jockey Darren Beadman elected to make his run on Tie The … Read more
Melbourne Cup is traditionally party time for all of Victoria – a public holiday for a race day steeped in the lore, history and culture of the state. But the man who is nowadays most associated with the great race, … Read more
Flemington trainer Mike Moroney and his bloodstock agent brother Paul have smashed records at Newmarket overnight by shelling out almost $2 million at the horses in training sale for a galloper they hope will emulate the feats of this year’s … Read more
This year, as if to make up for the havoc wreaked by COVID-19, racing in Japan has been nothing short of spectacular. The year has given rise to two Triple Crown champions, both unbeaten – Daring Tact for the fillies treble two … Read more
The 2020 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races has attracted a bounty of stars among 162 nominated horses, with 61 Group 1 winners from 10 countries/regions eyeing the four-race HK$95 million event on 13 December. While the COVID-19 pandemic has … Read more
The racing world has taken notice of The Saudi Cup in a big way. From the record prize money of the $20 million namesake fixture to a brilliantly executed inaugural event from a hospitality standpoint, the Riyadh showcase has set … Read more
Top Irish trainer Willie Mullins is to jumps racing what Aidan O’Brien, his countryman, is to the flat game. But he is no novice when it comes to preparing horses running on the level either, and on Tuesday he will … Read more