2.25pm Ribblesdale Stakes (Group 2) Frankly Darling brings up Royal Ascot half-century for Gosden Frankly Darling was the very comfortable winner of the G2 Ribblesdale Stakes over a mile and a half, handing a 50th Royal Ascot success … Read more
1.50pm Queen Anne Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) Circus Maximus lands second Royal Ascot G1 with thrilling Queen Anne success The Queen Anne Stakes saw Circus Maximus record a second G1 success at Royal Ascot. The Aidan … Read more
Europe’s greatest staying race, the 4000-metre Gold Cup at Royal Ascot, could bear more than a passing resemblance to the Melbourne Cup when it is staged as the centrepiece of the strangest Royal meeting ever run later this week. The … Read more
Racing Victoria’s decision to keep the spring carnival in its traditional timeframe and re-open the Werribee quarantine centre means international trainers can now target horses for the Melbourne and Caulfield Cups and Cox Plate with more certainty. RV executive Paul … Read more
Four-year-old Gran Alegria ran a strong and convincing race to win this year’s Yasuda Kinen while holding off a group of dominating rivals which included not only 10 G1 winners, but the heavily favored Almond Eye, who was hoped to rewrite history in … Read more
Tokyo Racecourse wraps up five straight weeks of top-level action this Sunday, June 7 with the Yasuda Kinen, a Grade 1 mile event over turf boasting a purse of nearly JPY282 million and a winner’s prize of 130 million. Along … Read more
Ka Ying Star maintained Tony Cruz’s advance towards the top of the trainers’ premiership with an overdue success in the G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 31 May. “I’m going to put the pedal … Read more
Heavy favorite Contrail claimed this year’s Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) and unbeaten in five starts since his debut as a two-year-old. The 2019 Best Two-Year-Old Colt and Hopeful Stakes (2,000m) winner last season who also won the first leg of the Triple … Read more
The Moonee Valley Racing Club is set to swoop on the date originally set aside for the Caulfield Cup in 2020 and make a reworked Moonee Valley Gold Cup the feature after the Melbourne Racing Club vacated its traditional slot. … Read more
Following on from the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) last Sunday, it’ll be the 87th running of the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) this coming week (May 31), and the venue will be Tokyo Racecourse once again. The second colts’ Classic of … Read more
It was hard work but Exultant has never been one to shirk a challenge. The tough kingpin of the Hong Kong stayers’ division proved his preeminence with a gritty second success in the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup … Read more
Heavily favored Daring Tact retained her immaculate record in winning this year’s Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) becoming the fifth filly in JRA history to claim the title undefeated, following last year’s victor Loves Only You. The Epiphaneia filly is now the 15th … Read more
This Sunday, May 24, Tokyo Racecourse hosts its third top-level competition in as many weeks and the second week in a row that the main event showcases females. This week it’s the 81st running of the filly classic Yushun Himba … Read more
Overwhelming race favorite Almond Eye claimed this year’s Victoria Mile in 1:30.6, only 0.1 second off the track record. This race was her first start after returning from the UAE for the intended start in the Dubai Turf to defend her title. … Read more
On the third Saturday of May, VRC treasurer Michael Ramsden often wishes he could be in two places at once: Flemington, where the Melbourne Cup trial now known as the Andrew Ramsden Stakes is being run, and Morphettville in Adelaide … Read more
Antoine Hamelin has made a fine start to his Hong Kong career since emerging from quarantine five weeks ago and the Frenchman is showing no signs of slowing as one of only three jockeys with a full book of nine … Read more
It’s the turn of the older fillies and mares this coming Sunday (May 17), when the Grade 1 Victoria Mile will be the second of a string of five consecutive top-level race weeks held at Tokyo Racecourse, which will include … Read more
Ninth favorite Lauda Sion landed his first career G1 title in this year’s NHK Mile Cup. The Real Impact colt won two out of three starts between 1,200 and 1,400 meters before finishing eighth in his first mile challenge in the Asahi … Read more
Zac Purton arrived at Happy Valley on Wednesday (6 May) in search of the ignition that might fire him through the final two months of the season to a fourth champion jockey title – a dazzling five-timer might prove to … Read more
For the next 5 weeks, Tokyo Racecourse is in the spotlight with its annual gala of top-level racing – five big races one after the other, including the Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks) and the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby). Sunday, May … Read more
So riotous is the the party atmosphere when the races are on that the Warrnambool May carnival is regularly referred to as Schoolies Week for the over-40s. But this week the seaside track and the bars, pubs and restaurants around … Read more
The Melbourne Cup’s most successful owner, Lloyd Williams, says horse racing should not have to make way for a rescheduled AFL finals series, with the Victoria Racing Club willing to go head-to-head with the grand final if it falls on … Read more
Race favorite Fierement showcased outstanding stayer talent to win the Tenno Sho (Spring) for the second time and is the first since Kitasan Black (2016 – 2017) and fifth in JRA history to claim the title consecutively. The 2018 Kikuka Sho (Japanese … Read more
Race 9 no.13 BUFFALO RIVER showed potential when trained by John Gosden in England but has really found his niche since moving to Flemington winning four – all on soft ground – of five starts and he did have excuses … Read more
This week’s big race in Japan will be the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (Spring) or Emperor’s Cup, as it is known in English. The race this coming Sunday (May 3) will be run at Kyoto Racecourse, and will see some … Read more
One of Victoria’s top trainers, Tony McEvoy, has been based at his “other” operation in the Barossa Valley for the past month and is more convinced than ever that the Adelaide racing carnival should be revamped to give it the … Read more
Mr Stunning lived up to his name and cemented his place as one of Hong Kong’s finest sprinters this afternoon (26 April) at Sha Tin with a 20/1 victory in the HK$18 million G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m). The … Read more
Zac Purton was elated and deflated at the end of Exultant’s glorious, grinding victory in the HK$25 million G1 FWD Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday, 26 April. The brave bay’s willingness to stretch for his … Read more
Southern Legend was supposed to be preparing for a third straight win in the Kranji Mile but Plan B worked out far better for the admirable stalwart at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 26 April). With the Singapore target … Read more
John Moore has the best overall record of any trainer in the Group 1 features that now make up Hong Kong’s HK$63 million FWD Champions Day. Viva Pataca’s brace heads up his five wins in the FWD QEII Cup … Read more