Caspar Fownes became only the fourth trainer in Hong Kong racing history to reach 1,200 wins at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 February), a milestone achieved as he landed a double to move level at the top of the 2025/26 … Read more
The 41st Asian Racing Conference (ARC) closed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last night (Thursday, 12 February) at the Crowne Plaza Riyadh RDC Hotel and Convention Centre, with Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chair, Asian Racing Federation and Chief Executive Officer, The Hong … Read more
The trainers’ championship battle intensifies at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 February), where leader Mark Newnham seeks to maintain his advantage as the leading rivals for the handlers’ crown close in at the top. Newnham has celebrated winners at the … Read more
James Fanshawe has a strong hand at Lingfield Park on Saturday, February 14, with Heathcliff joined by Listed-winning stablemate Willem Twee in the Read Meg Nicholls’ Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (3.10pm) over seven furlongs. Seventh in last season’s Sprint … Read more
English Oak was an impressive winner at the Dubai Racing Carnival a month ago and he made it two in a row, taking the featured Longines Spirit Pilot Flyback Handicap at Meydan Racecourse. Ridden by Danny Tudhope for trainer Hamad … Read more
RB Kingmaker (USA) scored a memorable double when he lifted the Purebred Arabian Group 1 USD$1.5m Al Mneefah Cup Presented by Ministry of Culture for the second consecutive year. Beaten into third place on his last start in Abu Dhabi, … Read more
Mickael Barzalona maintained a golden period in his career by securing the 2026 International Jockeys’ Challenge Presented by J Event at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Friday. The French rider finished last year with a flourish, claiming Group 1 honours from … Read more
Almad’agi (KSA) and Adel Alfouraidi proved in a class of their own in the USD$250,000 Sarawat Cup Presented by Saudia. Forwardly placed for a horse with plenty of stamina, Saudi Arabia’s multiple champion jockey vied for the lead against three … Read more
Teduom (USA) continued her incredible year when reeling in Tobah (GB) in the closing stages of the USD$250,000 Fillies Mile Presented by Al Hammadi Hospitals Group, the opening race of The Saudi Cup weekend at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. The Fillies … Read more
Japanese trainer Hiroyasu Tanaka has already claimed a first international success with Aloha Alii (JPN) and bids to add a second in the Group 1 USD$3million Neom Turf Cup Presented by Howden. The 40-year-old, who established his stable in 2018 … Read more
More history awaits Japanese superstar Forever Young (JPN) this Saturday as the world’s best dirt horse looks to become the first to win the Group 1 USD$20million Saudi Cup twice. The G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner returns to Riyadh after … Read more
Alex and JoAnn Lieblong’s homebred talented turf sprinter Reef Runner (USA) enters the fray of Saturday’s Group 2 USD£2million 1351 Turf Sprint Presented by Qiddiya City in serious form for David Fawkes, who is no stranger to top-class runners in … Read more
Epic Poet (IRE) goes into the G2 $2.5million Red Sea Turf Handicap Presented by Longines as a serious player once again for trainer David O’Meara. Second last year to Japanese conqueror Byzantine Dream (JPN), the 7-year-old enters in equal form, … Read more
David Hayes calls the legendary Silent Witness “the first great sprinter” and “the best he ever saw”, and delights in having a horse that has equalled his incredible feat of 17 straight victories. The Australian Racing Hall of Fame … Read more
Meydan stages a packed Dubai Racing Carnival card on Friday when each of the eight races looks a highly competitive affair. The official future is race five, the 1400metre turf Longines Spirit Flyback Handicap, which is worth AED250,000. Three of … Read more
Forever Young (JPN) will emerge from gate six when bidding to defend his Group 1 USD$20million Saudi Cup crown at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saturday. The reigning champion was the penultimate horse to be given a barrier and only … Read more
Panja Tower (JPN) will lineup in the Group 2 USD$2m 1351 Turf Sprint Presented by Qiddiya City as Japan aims for back-to-back victories in the race. Japanese runners have claimed the contest three times in the past, including Ascoli … Read more
David Jacobson’s Banishing (USA), one of the American squad for the Group 1 USD$20m Saudi Cup, took a turn among the 9am contingent on the dirt track on Wednesday. The G2 Charles Town Classic Stakes winner jogged for a lap … Read more
Jerry Chau continued his remarkable run of form at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (11 February), riding a treble to surge into fourth place in the jockeys’ standings and take charge in the race for the Tony Cruz Award contest. … Read more
British trainer George Boughey’s new recruit Survie (IRE) will be aiming to make a swift return on investment when she heads into Saturday’s Group 1 USD$3m Neom Turf Cup Presented by Howden. It was only in early December that … Read more
As is becoming customary in the build-up to sprint superstar Ka Ying Rising’s races, trainer David Hayes declared himself delighted with a routinely impressive showing in a Sha Tin barrier trial on Tuesday morning (10 February). As the meteoric five-year-old … Read more
American Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert made his first appearance at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Tuesday morning to see his two contenders for The Saudi Cup get through their final pieces of serious work. The first horse to … Read more
Momentum is building for David Hayes in the trainers’ championship, and the Australian sends seven runners to Happy Valley on Wednesday (11 February) as the battle with Mark Newnham continues. The two are separated by the slenderest of margins at … Read more
Gaelle Gernay will be representing Belgium on the big stage this Friday and her runner, Iradie (FR) could be a little under the radar in the USD$500,000 Saudi International Handicap presented by LUCID. The five-year-old mare by Sommerabend … Read more
Trainer Yoshito Yahagi believed Forever Young (JPN) to be virtually unbeatable when he thwarted Romantic Warrior (IRE) 12 months ago and he returns to Riyadh with his Breeders’ Cup hero bidding to become the first dual winner of the Group … Read more
Trainer Doug O’Neill knows how to get it done with big money on the line and returns to Saudi Arabia with Acknowledgemeplz (USA), who is set to contest the Group 3 $1.5million Saudi Derby Presented by Zood Realty on Saturday … Read more
Saudi Arabian trainer, Sami Alharabi believes home track advantage could play to the strengths of Prince Faisal bin Khaled bin Abdulaziz’s runner, Ameerat Alzamaan (GB) in the Group 1 USD $20million Saudi Cup at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saturday. The … Read more
Numbers firmly advanced his credentials for the remainder of the Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Classic Series with a commanding victory in Sunday’s (8 February) G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin. The Frankie Lor-trained galloper dominated his six rivals, … Read more
Around 600 leading dignitaries, decision makers and leaders from the world of horseracing will be assembling in Riyadh next week for the 41st Asian Racing Conference (ARC). Guided by the theme: “Honouring Tradition, Shaping the Future” the event runs … Read more
Hall Of Fame trainer Bob Baffert will return to King Abdulaziz Racecourse next week on a mission to secure a first win in the G1 USD$20million Saudi Cup, a race in which he is determined to add to his huge … Read more