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When this racing season began Grahame Begg’s 2018 Blue Diamond winner Written By was expected to play a leading role in the ranks of the three-year-old sprinters. But he has been eclipsed by the flying filly Sunlight, who beat him … Read more

Dylan Mo hit a landmark 70 and Dennis Yip a milestone 700 thanks to The Show’s wide surge down the Happy Valley straight tonight, Wednesday, 20 March.   Mo was elated as he swept past the winning-post half a length … Read more

A new era will dawn in China’s long and fascinating relationship with horseracing when the Hong Kong Jockey Club stages its first fully-operational race fixture at Conghua Racecourse on Saturday, 23 March.   The event is being held in collaboration … Read more

Beauty Generation appeared to be in fine fettle at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 19 March), galloping with his usual impressive rhythm through a 1000-metre barrier trial.   “He’s doing it all so easily at the moment and he’s enjoying … Read more

DUBAI WORLD CUP: SEEKING THE SOUL, STEWART SET SAIL Doubt Dallas Stewart’s chances at your own risk. Too many times has the equal parts charismatic-and-capable conditioner brought a horse into a big race who seemed a cut below the best … Read more

They’re Victorian racing’s squeezed middle class – those who are “just managing”, barely keeping their heads above water in turbulent economic times. Except that some “just aren’t”. They are those middle-ranking horse trainers, the ones who struggle to match their … Read more

Full Of Beauty made it five wins on the bounce to give trainer John Size and his stable jockey Joao Moreira a win which may offer a pinch of mild consolation for a near-miss in the BMW Hong Kong Derby … Read more

Furore won the HK$18 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin Racecourse this afternoon (Sunday, 17 March) with a brilliant victory that fulfilled Frankie Lor’s dream of becoming the first “home grown” Hong Kong trainer to land the … Read more

UAE’s Mohammed Ahmed Ghanim Al Marri aboard 9-year-old horse Fagor was crowned champion of the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup 2019 sponsored by Emirates Airline at the 11th running of the prestigious event which is a highlight on the UAE … Read more

The Festival™ 2019, which seemed to break new ground for the number of heart-warming and captivating stories, reached a conclusion at Cheltenham this evening.   It had thrilled fans of Jump racing, attracted record crowds on each day, received superb … Read more

“I thought I might never win a Gold Cup,” admitted Willie Mullins after finally winning Jump racing’s top prize, the G1 £625,000 Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup with 12/1 chance Al Boum Photo.   Mullins has now achieved a record 65 … Read more

20/1 shot Pentland Hills landed the opening race on the final day of The Festival™ presented by Magners, the £125,000 G1 JCB Triumph Hurdle, for trainer Nicky Henderson.   The four-year-old son of Motivator challenged for the lead approaching the … Read more

DABSTER IN, GIFT BOX OUT With shipping protocols and other such logistics coming into play, the world’s richest race continues to take shape with haste. In as much, the $12 million Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirate Airline (G1) appears … Read more

For any omen punters who likes to bet on horse’s names there is surely only one horse to gamble on in the $5 million All-Star Mile at Flemington on Saturday. Step forward Mr Moneybags – a clear case of ”nominative … Read more

The Dubai Equestrian Club will host the CEN 119 km Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline on March 16, 2019. This prestigious event is the highlight of the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup Festival, which commenced on … Read more

TALK about irony! The concept of the $5 million All Star Mile came from Melbourne’s racing brain-trust to thwart those awful people in Sydney – apparently. Fast-forward to the event and the irony that can be found in the race … Read more

Owner Andrew Gemmell was all smiles in the winner’s enclosure after Paisley Park justified 11/8 favouritism to land the G1 Sun Racing Stayers’ Hurdle.   Trained by Emma Lavelle and ridden by Aidan Coleman, Paisley Park looked to have it … Read more

Bryony Frost returned to a huge reception after making Cheltenham Festival history as the first female rider ever to win a top-level race at the meeting on her great pal Frodon (9/2) in what looked the hottest G1 Ryanair Chase … Read more

The 3/1 favourite Defi Du Seuil gave trainer Philip Hobbs his 20th winner at The Festival™ presented by Magners when taking the JLT Novices’ Chase. It was Somerset-based Hobbs’ first Festival success since Defi Du Seuil took the JCB Triumph … Read more

DUBAI (March 14, 2019)—Racing at Meydan on Thursday was highlighted by a quality 1600m handicap, the CNN Travel, in which Doug Watson-trained Thegreatcollection, despite conceding weight to his 10 rivals, was able to take full advantage of a drop in class … Read more

Frankie Lor snagged a brace at Happy Valley tonight (Wednesday, 13 March) with a pair of promising young gallopers, Fat Turtle and Frustrated.   The former took the finale, section two of the Class 3 Matheson Handicap (1200m), under Zac … Read more

Envoi Allen came into the The Festival™ presented by Magners with an unbeaten record, a lofty reputation and a £400,000 price tag, but he justified the hype with a game performance to land the £75,000 G1 Weatherbys Champion Bumper.   … Read more

Altior (4/11 favourite) returned to emotional scenes and two spontaneous rounds of ‘three cheers’ after possibly the most dramatic win of his career in the G1 Queen Mother Champion Chase, in which he looked in serious trouble when challenged on … Read more

8/1 chance City Island delivered an unforgettable Festival first for Ballymore’s founder and chief executive Sean Mulryan and also for trainer Martin Brassil, who plotted a course for the six-year-old which kept him out of the top grade until the … Read more

DUBAI (March 13, 2019)—Racing at Meydan on Thursday, the final meeting on the course before the Dubai World Cup in just over two weeks, is highlighted by a pair of AED 190,000 handicaps, including a 1600m fixture in which the … Read more

It’s only fitting, in the true spirit of Anzac, New Zealand gallopers will now get the chance to qualify for the Jericho Cup, Australia’s longest flat race. The 4600-metre, stamina-sapping test was inaugurated at Warrnambool last year, a revival of … Read more

ROKSANA IS THE MAIN MARE   The Dan Skelton-trained Roksana (10/1) benefited from the final-flight fall of 10/11 favourite Benie Des Dieux, trained by Willie Mullins, to land the G1 OLBG Mares’ Hurdle.   Ridden by his brother Harry, the … Read more

NOTHING CAVALIER ABOUT QUIETLY-SPOKEN CROMWELL   If Gavin Cromwell felt like shouting from the rooftops that he had just trained his first winner at The Festival™, and in no less a race than the £450,000 G1 Unibet Champion Hurdle, he … Read more

A DUCAL WINNER FOR MULLINS   Willie Mullins could not have had a better start to The Festival™ sponsored by Magners – the Irish trainer followed up his G1 Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle success with victory in the Racing … Read more