Elite gallopers will race for HK$58 million on what promises to be another exciting FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 28 April. The 34 selected runners for the world class event’s three Group 1 contests were … Read more
Normality reigned in the G2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin this afternoon but there was nothing mundane about the brilliant Beauty Generation’s eighth straight win. Hong Kong’s champion might have followed the blueprint that has served him so … Read more
Rattan shocked two G1 winners in Mr Stunning and Beat The Clock to score an unexpected victory in the G2 Sprint Cup (1200m) under jockey Chad Schofield at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 7 April). “If we were going … Read more
Winning jockey quotes, Randox Health Grand National Davy Russell praised the “amazing” Tiger Roll after the diminutive nine-year-old became the first horse to win back-to-back Grand Nationals since the great Red Rum in 1974. The 39-year-old, who won … Read more
TIGER’S VICTORY ROLL Trainer Gordon Elliott was overcome with emotion as Tiger Roll, ridden by Davy Russell, returned after winning his second consecutive Randox Health Grand National. Tiger Roll, a nine-year-old by Authorized carrying 11st 5lb, became the first … Read more
BOWEN’S CAP CERTAINLY FITS Jockey Sean Bowen scored his first Grade One win in the £180,000 Ryanair Stayers’ Hurdle aboard the Harry Fry-trained If The Cap Fits, who stepped up to three miles for the first time. Seven-year-old … Read more
PHELAN HIS WAY TO THE TOP WITH BUDGET-BUY ORNUA John Phelan won a six-figure sum on an accumulator bet, and invested some of the money in buying Ornua, who won today’s G1 Doom Bar Maghull Novices’ Chase. The … Read more
TANK HAS PLENTY LEFT IN RESERVE 20/1 shot Reserve Tank continued a fine week for trainer Colin Tizzard with an eye-catching success in the G1 Betway Mersey Novices’ Hurdle. Ridden by Robbie Power, recording his third G1 success … Read more
DUBAI (April 5, 2019)—Racing at Meydan on Friday, the first post-Dubai World Cup meeting ever at the track, was highlighted by the Zabeel Trophy sponsored by Emirates Airline, a 1600m turf conditions race that was turned into a procession by … Read more
CHAMP STARTS TO LIVE UP TO HIS NAME Nicky Henderson’s mood was tempered by concerns for the injury suffered by owner J P McManus’ retained rider Barry Geraghty after Mark Walsh stepped in for a smooth three-length win in … Read more
MIN WITH THE MINIMUM OF EFFORT Ruby Walsh rode his second winner at this year’s Randox Health Grand National Festival, and, remarkably, it looked even easier than the first. His win yesterday on Kemboy in the G1 Betway … Read more
FELIX MAKES ELLIOTT HAPPY Felix Desjy’s success in the G1 £100,000 Betway Top Novices’ Hurdle was trainer Gordon Elliott’s second win of the day, following Three Musketeers in the opening Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle. Both were well-backed and it was … Read more
LOSTINTRANSLATION A NEW FLAGSHIP FOR TIZZARD STABLE FOLLOWING IMPRESSIVE SUCCESS Colin Tizzard hopes that his quest for a new flagship performer might be over after last month’s Cheltenham second Lostintranslation (3/1) went one better under a change of tactics … Read more
SUNDAE PROVES SUPA FOR HARRINGTON The Jessica Harrington-trained Supasundae captured the £250,000 G1 Betway Aintree Hurdle in attritional conditions at Aintree. Ridden by Robbie Power, the nine-year-old son of Galileo kept on gamely in the closing stages to … Read more
KEMBOY FLIES FOR MULLINS Willie Mullins took the G1 Betway Bowl for the first time since Florida Pearl scored for him in the £200,000 contest in 2002 with Kemboy, ridden by Ruby Walsh. The syndicate-owned seven-year-old unseated his … Read more
HILLS REACHES SUMMIT Pentland Hills (11/4) backed up his win in the G1 JCB Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with a game success in the G1 Doom Bar Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle, the second race of the Randox … Read more
KALASHNIKOV FIRES FOR MURPHY Newmarket trainer Amy Murphy scored her first Grade One winner when 4/1 shot Kalashnikov, ridden by Jack Quinlan, won the G1 Devenish Manifesto Novices’ Chase by a length and a quarter from 7/4 favourite La … Read more
Waikuku will aim to put behind him a stunning but frustrating last-start second in the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) when he shoulders top-weight over the same course and distance in the Class 1 Harlech Handicap at Sha Tin on … Read more
Beauty Generation strode out down the back-side at Sha Tin this morning (Thursday, 4 April) in a workout that pleased trainer John Moore ahead of Sunday’s (7 April) Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m). “He’s done everything he had to … Read more
Following showers today, Aintree’s Clerk of the Course Andrew Tulloch has changed the going to: Grand National Course: Good to Soft, Soft in Places Canal Turn Mildmay & Hurdle Courses: Good to Soft Tulloch had changed the … Read more
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 – Breeders’ Cup winner Line Of Duty and the unbeaten Madhmoon star among 14 second entries for the G1 Investec Derby at Epsom Downs on Saturday, June 1, details of which are revealed today. The … Read more
Winner: Thunder Snow (Ire) Owner: Godolphin Trainer: Saeed bin Suroor Jockey: Christophe Soumillon Official Time: 2:03.87 (2000m, Track Record: 2:01.38 – Thunder Snow, 2018) Margin of Victory: Nose Thunder Snow overcame a huge amount of difficulty to become the first horse … Read more
Winner: Old Persian Owner: Godolphin Trainer: Charlie Appleby Jockey: William Buick Official Time: 2:27.17 (2410m, Track Record: 2:26.85 – Hawkbill, 2018) Margin of: 1 ½ lengths Old Persian proved too powerful in the US$6 million Longines Dubai Sheema Classic (G1) to … Read more
Winner: Almond Eye Owner: Silk Racing Co Ltd Trainer: Sakae Kunieda Jockey: Christophe Lemaire Official Time: 1:46.78 (1800m, Track Record: 1:45.52 – Just a Way, 2014) Margin of Victory: 1 ¼ lengths She arrived in Dubai with a huge reputation and … Read more
Winner: X Y Jet Owner: Rockingham Ranch and Gelfenstein Farm Trainer: Jorge Navarro Jockey: Emisal Jaramillo Official Time: 1:10.75 (1200m, Track Record: 1:10.12 – Mind Your Biscuits, 2018) Margin of Victory: 1 ½ Lengths X Y Jet was first out of … Read more
Winner: Plus Que Parfait Owner: Imperial Racing LLC. Trainer: Brendan Walsh Jockey: Jose Ortiz Official Time: 1:58.41 (1900m, Track Record: 1:55.18 – Mendelssohn, 2018) Margin of Victory: ¾ lengths Brendan Walsh, who once spent a decade working on the Godolphin team … Read more
Winner: Blue Point (Ire) Owner: Godolphin Trainer: Charlie Appleby Jockey: William Buick Official Time: 1:08.39 (1200m, Track Record: 1:08.24 – Jungle Cat, 2018) Margin of Victory: 1 ¼ lengths Blue Point stamped his claim to being the best sprinter on the planet … Read more
Winner: Cross Counter (GB) Owner: Godolphin Trainer: Charlie Appleby Jockey: William Buick Official Time: 3.19.00 (3200m, Track Record: 3:17.92 – Vazirabad, 2018) Margin of Victory: 1 1/4 Cross Counter successfully bridged the gap between Australia and the UAE with a brilliant … Read more
Winner: Coal Front Owner: Robert LaPenta and Head of Plains Partners LLC. Trainer: Todd Pletcher Jockey: Jose Ortiz Official Time: 01:36:51 (1600m, Track Record: 1:34.99 – Muntazah, 2019) Margin of Victory: three-quarters Over 1600m on the Meydan dirt surface, the $1.5 … Read more
Winner: AF Maher (AE) Owner: Mr. Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda Trainer: Earnest Oertel Jockey: Tadhg O’Shea Official Time: 2.15.67 (2000m, Track Record: 2:13.68 – Tallaab Al Khalediah, 2018) Margin of Victory: Nose AF Maher confirms his class in the Dubai Kahayla … Read more