No trainer has saddled the winners of the Magic Millions Classic, the Blue Diamond and the Golden Slipper in the same season. Plenty have managed to land two of the three, usually with different horses although Darley landed the Diamond/Slipper … Read more
NORTH AMERICA MANHANDLES MAKTOUM CHALLENGE FIELD; WALKING THUNDER IGNITES DERBY DREAMS IN UAE 2000 GUINEAS TRIAL; GOOD FORTUNE WINS INAUGURAL DUBAI TROPHY DUBAI (January 10, 2019)—Thursday’s second evening of the 2109 Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan was highlighted by … Read more
THIS year’s $2 million Magic Millions Classic for the two-year-olds looks, on paper, to be a raffle! Differing form-lines from Victoria, NSW and Queensland have come together to provide punters with a major dilemma. Clearly there is really good depth … Read more
DUBAI (January 9, 2019)—Thursday’s second meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival is a fascinating one, which is highlighted by the opening round of the Al Maktoum Challenge (Race 5), as well as a pair of stakes for the … Read more
The opening night of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival at Meydan featured the 1200m Dubawi Stakes and 1800m Singspiel Stakes—both Group 3 and worth $200,000—with each providing thrilling stretch runs and popular victories. The evening also featured three wide-open, … Read more
DUBAI (January 2, 2019)—The excitement is palpable and the stars are aligning in Dubai. With prize money boosted by 12% to a total of US$12,670,000, the eagerly awaited 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival (#DWCCarnival) gets underway at Meydan Racecourse on … Read more
DUBAI (January 2, 2019)—Meydan Group has announced dates for the four-day HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup Festival of endurance riding, from Thursday, December 27, 2018—Friday, January 4, 2019. The festival is headlined by the prestigious HH … Read more
The lead up – which can be gruelling for this participating – to the 2019 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale commences on Friday, January 4. That is the day when yearlings will be first available for inspection at the … Read more
SUSTAINED results in recent years has seen SA-based trainer Tony McEvoy nationally recognised as a marvellous trainer of two-year-olds. He now spends-up at all the major yearling sales and in the past few years that break-out policy has achieved big … Read more
Morning track work has been heating up at Meydan Racecourse as it prepares for next Thursday’s launch of the Dubai World Cup Carnival. One who catches the eye and could possibly be seen as early as the Singspiel Stakes (G3) … Read more
Six-time leading UAE trainer Doug Watson served notice last week with a five-win evening at Meydan—including sweeping both Listed Stakes—that he could be sitting on a career-best Dubai World Cup Carnival. Opening night could be a fruitful first card for … Read more
He is back and appears better than ever, but how good that is on the racetrack in actual competition, only soon-to-be 5-year-old Hit the Bid knows. Owned by Straight to Victory Syndicate, the English-bred and Irish-trained turf sprinter physically looks … Read more
One thing is certain about opening night (Jan. 3) of the Dubai World Cup Carnival: if Settle for Bay wins the co-featured Group 3 US$200,000 Singspiel Stakes, there will likely be one robust celebration afterward. Owned by Dennis McGettigan’s McGettigan’s … Read more
The 13 yearlings by Brazen Beau in Book 1 of the Magic Millions Yearling Sale catalogue have suddenly increased in considerably value, on two occasions. The first of these followed the brilliant debut of Godolphin’s Brazen Beau colt Tassort in … Read more
INTER-DOMINION TROTTERS FINAL SUMMARY: THIS trotters’ series has appeared to be a race in two since night one. Kiwi champ SPEEDING SPUR and Melbourne’s local superstar TORNADO VALLEY have dominated the heats and they look like dominating the Final. TABCORP … Read more
The Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale has had been on an incredible upward trend over the last five years. The sale, which can lay claim to having Australia’s two highest stakes winners the mighty Winx and dual TAB The … Read more
Champion harness racing drivers Chris Alford and John Caldow took two former stars of the track, Smudge Bromac and Waikare Aristocrat, for a stroll along the banks of the Yarra River with Southbank as a backdrop in Melbourne. The … Read more
The Kingston Town Classic at Perth’s picturesque Ascot racecourse is the last group 1 race of the year. And it’s just possible – Winx aside, of course – that WA racegoers saw one of the best group 1 winners of … Read more
Rising stars of the Australian turf such as The Autumn Sun and Ringerdingding could be tempted to try their luck in Sydney during next year’s spring carnival after Racing NSW launched another salvo in the multi-million-dollar turf wars that have … Read more
The popularity of Australian wonder mare Winx seems to know no bounds. Not only is she a phenomenon in her own country, pulling huge crowds to Moonee Valley when she contests the Cox Plate, but she has made an equally … Read more
Latrobe in action at Sha Tin on Thursday. Image: Grant Guy grantdguy@yahoo.com.au Hong Kong’s balmy winter weather is taking a turn for the worse this weekend, with a sharp temperature drop and even the remarkable prospect of rain but … Read more
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Race 4. TAB INTER DOMINION TROTTING CHAMPIONSHIP (Heat 5): TORNADO VALLEY: Australia’s best trotter, unbeaten through the series and has the gate speed and the all-round smarts to tackle any racing situation. Looks the winner again. MAORI LAW: Massive run … Read more
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Damien Oliver was the homecoming hero who rode into town in the west last weekend and flew out with a group 1 win under his belt after getting Voodoo Lad up to win the Winterbottom Stakes for Victorian trainer Darren … Read more
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Complements of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Leg wraps were the talk of the commentary booth at Sha Tin Racecourse this morning as five horses from Japan’s talented cohort upped the ante ahead of their assault on Sunday’s (9 … Read more
Race 4. TAB INTER DOMINION TROTTING CHAMPIONSHIP (Heat 3): MAORI LAW: Lead-in form to this series was very solid, ran big race opening night behind Speeding Spur is hot form. Horrible draw here is the real concern, but with … Read more