French raider Nabucco Al Maury (FR) will return to Riyadh on February 13 hoping to go one better than last year when finishing runner-up to the reopposing RB Kingmaker (USA) in the USD$1.5m Group 1 Al Mneefah Cup, presented by … Read more
Top US trainer, Brad Cox, is set to take another shot at the Group 1 USD$20m Saudi Cup, with King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz & Sons’ recent acquisition, Bishops Bay (USA). Cox has amassed 240 Graded/Group stakes victories, 59 at … Read more
By any standards Joseph O’Brien and Dylan Browne McMonagle can be considered to have reached elite levels of their profession at a youthful age, and the potent partnership will team up in the two feature turf races on The Saudi … Read more
Dividend became the latest international winner at an extremely cosmopolitan Dubai Racing Carnival when winning the Lord Glitters Handicap [sponsored by Azizi Developments] – the feature race of meeting 11. Ridden by Rossa Ryan, the four-year-old was produced from midfield … Read more
Straight Arron (135lb) must overcome a hefty impost in Sunday’s (8 February) HK$4.2 million G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin, but trainer David Hayes believes the step back in grade can prove to be a decisive factor for … Read more
Proven on the global level multiple times and regarded as one of the top trainers amongst the younger generation, Frenchman Jerome Reynier brings a premier pair of chances into the world’s richest race meeting, the USD$39.6 million Saudi Cup, spearheaded … Read more
Kyoko Maekawa broke new ground last year when becoming the first female to hold a training licence in Japan and just 12 months later she has her sights set on the world’s richest race with Sunrise Zipangu (JPN) in the … Read more
Legendary American trainer, Kenny McPeek has chosen multiple Saudi Arabian Champion Jockey, Adel Alfouraidi to team up with his Very Connected (USA) in the Group 3 Saudi Derby presented by ZOOD Realty at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saturday February 14. … Read more
Capacity fields, competitive racing, and champion jockeys converge on Meydan Racecourse for 11th Dubai Racing Carnival meeting of the season on Friday. Popular Group 1-winning grey Lord Glitters is celebrated in the night’s featured Lord Glitters Handicap (sponsored by Azizi Developments) … Read more
David Hayes has continued a remarkable domination of the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge, clinching victory in the series for the third consecutive season after Romantic Son’s (135lb) stunning success at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (4 February). After Tomodachi … Read more
Regal Gem (116lb) tops the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge on 42 points, and trainer Frankie Lor is eyeing overall success when the galloper lines up in the HK$2.84 million Class 2 Blue Pool Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday night (4 … Read more
Emphatically dispelling stamina doubts, Little Paradise surged to a devastating victory in the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (1 February) to underline imposing credentials for the remainder of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. Trained … Read more
Defending champion Forever Young (JPN) will face a strong American challenge including two runners for Hall of Famer Bob Baffert as the likely fields are unveiled by the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia for The Saudi Cup meeting at King … Read more
It was a brilliant night for international raiders at Meydan’s tenth Dubai Racing Carnival meeting of the season, highlighted by a thrilling win by Fort George in the G3 Dubai Millennium Stakes. Trained in the UK by Ed Walker, Fort … Read more
It’s a peculiarity of Hong Kong racing: two classy four-year-old imports, both with highly credible overseas form, each bred to get the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) distance and Privately Purchased (PP) with the Four-Year-old Classic Series in mind. Yet … Read more
The advantage lies with championship leader Mark Newnham as the Four-Year-Old Classic Series gets underway with Sunday’s (1 February) HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin. The Australian handler, who currently holds a narrow one-win lead at … Read more
Five trainers will try to break Charlie Appleby’s stranglehold on Friday’s G3 Dubai Millennium Stakes at Meydan Racecourse – a race he has dominated with nine wins so far. The 2000metre turf contest, race six, celebrates the achievements of 2000 … Read more
Haqeet (USA) will bid for a back-to-back Listed double this Friday when the King Saud Cup winner goes again in the feature SAR300,000 King Abdulaziz Racetrack Champion. The White Stable of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz runner arrives in great form … Read more
David Hayes claimed his 700th Hong Kong winner and moved to within one win of the trainers’ championship summit with a race-to-race double that potentially unearthed a future star at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (28 January). Hayes’ incredible … Read more
Amazing Kid (130lb) has found his rhythm, and jockey Andrea Atzeni is optimistic the John Size-trained speedster can complete a hat-trick of wins in Wednesday night’s (28 January) first section of the Class 4 Lockhart Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley. … Read more
Maxime Guyon captured Hong Kong racing’s ultimate glory when he won the 2011 Hong Kong Derby (2000m) aboard former champion Ambitious Dragon, and this Sunday (1 February) at Sha Tin, the elite French rider takes his shot at landing the … Read more
Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Forever Young and recent Dubai World Cup champions Laurel River (2024) and Hit Show (2025) are among a world-class list of nominees for the $12 million G1 Dubai World Cup, the centrepiece of Dubai World Cup … Read more
An exceptional cluster of equine stars continues to take shape for the world’s richest-ever race meeting, the $39.6 million Saudi Cup on February 14, 2026. Last year’s winner and multi-continental champion Forever Young will naturally headline the main event, the … Read more
Jimmy Ting is putting a long-term goal to the test this Sunday (1 February) at Sha Tin, and the trainer remains hopeful the opportunity presented can become his greatest success. Little Paradise is that chance. An explosive son of … Read more
Romantic Warrior vanquished the field to claim a first victory in the HK$13 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m), and launched his bid for the Triple Crown in scintillating style at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 January). A 12th Group 1 … Read more
Moments after Ka Ying Rising forged into Hong Kong racing history with a record-equalling win in the HK$13 million G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 January), David Hayes predicted the world’s best sprinter could potentially … Read more
Imperial Emperor (pictured) went one place better than 12 months ago and earned automatic Dubai World Cup entry when winning the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge – the feature race on Fashion Friday at Meydan Racecourse. It was a brilliant night for … Read more
David Hayes is confident Ka Ying Rising remains in peak form as the world’s highest-rated sprinter chases history in the HK$13 million G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 January). Unbeaten in 16 starts since … Read more
Ricardo Ferreira dominated last weekend’s Saudi Cup qualifying card and has leading claims of taking this Friday’s feature at King Abdulaziz Racecourse with Man Of The Night (FR) in the SAR150,000 North America Cup. Carrying the same colours of … Read more
11 Group 1 winners will battle for riches at Meydan’s superb ‘Fashion Friday’ meeting this weekend. The Longines-sponsored nine-race card stages two Thoroughbred Group 1 races, including the G1 Al Maktoum Challenge, worth AED3,680,000, offering guaranteed entry to the winner … Read more