No jockey in Hong Kong rode more winners in March than Andrea Atzeni, and the Italian ace is aiming to continue his sparkling form at Easter Monday’s (6 April) Group 2 double-header at Sha Tin in preparation for FWD Champions … Read more
Frankie Lor led last season’s dirt course standings with 10 wins and, on Wednesday night (1 April) at Sha Tin, the trainer is represented by a formidable outfit in seven of the nine races as apprentice Nichola Yuen makes her … Read more
Race favorite Satono Reve successfully defended his Takamatsunomiya Kinen title, renewing the race record by 0.4 seconds to 1:06.3 and becoming the second horse to win the race in consecutive years since Kinshasa no Kiseki in 2010 and 2011. Following last year’s … Read more
Mark Newnham’s marvellous March continued at Sha Tin on Sunday (29 March) when the Australian handler snared a treble that saw him return to the top of the trainers’ championship. The third-year trainer claimed his first HK$26 million BMW … Read more
$12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) Alan Carasso When Dubai welcomed the world to old Nad Al Sheba Racetrack for the first time in 1996, ‘America’s Horse’ Cigar repelled what seemed an inevitable challenge from compatriot Soul of the Matter … Read more
$6,000,000 Group 1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic Scott Burton When your horse has already gone around the world once to prove himself the best, the pressure of reproducing that seems to mount for the humans around him with each new challenge. Four months on … Read more
$5,000,000 Group 1 Dubai Turf (Sponsored by DP World) Ombudsman provided another famous success in the blue silks of Godolphin at the 30th Dubai World Cup meeting as he showed his undoubted quality in the G1 Dubai Turf, sponsored by DP World. Trainer John … Read more
$2,000,000 Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen (Sponsored by Nakheel) Alan Carasso Off form for the bulk of the 2025-26 Dubai Racing Carnival, Sultan Ali’s Dark Saffron was put right into play from a wide draw in defence of his title in Saturday’s Dubai … Read more
$1,500,000 Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint (Sponsored by AZIZI Developments) Scott Burton Native Approach sprang something of a surprise – albeit a hugely popular one for the UAE-based combination of trainer Ahmad bin Harmash and Connor Beasley – in running down Japanese challenger Lugal inside … Read more
$1,000,000 Group 2 UAE Derby (Sponsored by Jumeirah) Andrew Hawkins Japanese colt Wonder Dean will attempt to succeed where his compatriots have not as he eyes off the Kentucky Derby following his victory in the Group 2 UAE Derby, sponsored by Jumeirah. Daisuke Takayanagi-trained … Read more
$1,000,000 Group 2 Dubai Gold Cup (Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors) Tom Peacock Simon and Ed Crisford’s smart mare Fairy Glen maintained her stellar start to 2026 by landing a dramatic G2 Dubai Gold Cup, sponsored by Al Tayer Motors. For much of the … Read more
$1,000,000 Group 2 Godolphin Mile (Sponsored by EMAAR) Andrew Hawkins The royal blue colours of Godolphin may not have been seen in the Group 2 Godolphin Mile, sponsored by EMAAR, but HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s operation played … Read more
$1,000,000 Group 1 Dubai Kahayla Classic Sponsored By Zabeel Feed Suleiman Altaf Falaah provided Oman with a historic first victory on Dubai World Cup night as he powered home to win the G1 Dubai Kahayla Classic, sponsored by Zabeel Feed. Drawn … Read more
After months on the sidelines, Bulb General’s comeback takes centre stage at Sha Tin on Sunday (29 March), where two competitive Class 2 contests anchor the 11-race programme. Bulb General is the star of Jamie Richards’ yard, and the … Read more
After months on the sidelines, Bulb General’s comeback takes centre stage at Sha Tin on Sunday (29 March), where two competitive Class 2 contests anchor the 11-race programme. Bulb General is the star of Jamie Richards’ yard, and the … Read more
A combination of the smaller travelling contingent from Japan than in most recent years and the giant shadow cast by Forever Young in the feature event may both have a part to play in trainer Haruki Sugiyama being able to … Read more
Big guns Forever Young, Calandagan ready for 30th Dubai World Cup meeting $12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) Yoshito Yahagi admits that the six-week gap between the G1 Saudi Cup and the Dubai World Cup has … Read more
There are stars everywhere you look at Meydan this week but on the main track it has been the phenomenal Forever Young who has garnered the lion’s share of the attention, while his globetrotting trainer, Yoshito Yahagi, is always the … Read more
Patrick Bartley’s look at racing around Australia and Hong Kong FLEMINGTON: LEICA LUCY (AUSTRALIAN CUP) will be at her peak for this Group 1 event and her two lead up races have been excellent TIGER SHARK (HOYSTED STAKES) has … Read more
The US$30.5million Dubai World Cup horseracing fixture at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, 5 April will be seen in 170 countries, in all corners of the globe. The fixture is acknowledged as the world’s most international raceday, with more than a … Read more
It takes dedication to own a horse who lives on another continent and then to fly around the world for every race they compete in. That’s Bart Siegel. His devotion to Facteur Cheval is such that he has travelled to … Read more
There are few more exciting horses around the world, especially at eight years old, and Romantic Warrior is proving that his advancing years are no obstacle after taking a crucial step towards FWD Champions Day (26 April) on Thursday morning … Read more
Though his best form in America is over a mile (1600metres), Wathnan Racing’s Tumbarumba has successfully negotiated a step up in trip in his last couple of appearances and the six-year-old gelding is well and truly in with a chance at Saturday’s … Read more
Ethical Diamond is no longer a surprise package and enters the Longines Dubai Sheema Classic as a horse who from now on must be considered a bonafide contender for any major middle-distance prize. The six-year-old’s performance in flying wide and … Read more
After following up a third career triumph in the HK$26 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin last Sunday with a Happy Valley treble on Wednesday night (25 March), Hugh Bowman declared the last week “the highlight of … Read more
$12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) A change of plans with Forever Young saw the world’s best dirt horse undertake quieter work than intended at Meydan Racecourse on Wednesday morning, three days out from the 30th Dubai World … Read more
Japan’s dirt titan Forever Young will break from stall 6 under Ryusei Sakai in a field of nine for Saturday’s $12m Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates. Trainer Yoshito Yahagi drew the gate number during the post-position ceremony at Meydan … Read more
Hit Show shocked plenty of fans and racing professionals 12 months ago when weaving his way between runners under an inspired Florent Geroux to scoop the Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates, but owners Wathnan Racing were not among those … Read more
A Group 1 winner who has run at the top level eight times and at the Dubai World Cup meeting on three previous occasions, Giavellotto is a high-class performer by anyone’s standards. It’s somewhat bizarre, then, to learn that the … Read more
$12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) Among the annals of horses named specifically to star at this meeting, Meydaan is right up there with the likes of 2000 Dubai World Cup winner Dubai Millennium. It would … Read more