While outstanding Western Australian mare, Amelia’s Jewel,is poised to hopefully enter racing record books in the next six weeks, her appearance in Friday night’s Stocks Stakes will not be a betting milestone. However, in 2013 the high-class mare Atlantic Jewel, easily took … Read more
With the majority of runners coming from overseas the task of assessing this year’s Melbourne Cup field has been extremely challenging. After hours and hours of scrutinising videos and studying form lines I have reverted to last year’s running … Read more
FOR years we have debated the pros and cons of running early Spring three-year-olds over the 2500-metre journey of the Group 1 Victoria Derby. There are some who say it is too far and the race should be run … Read more
THE highlight of the three-day Warrnambool Carnival – the spectacular Grand Annual Steeplechase – headlines today’s final day. On paper it looks as strong an Annual as we have seen in years – maybe not so in numbers but certainly … Read more
GONE are the days when hurdle fields were full of slow flat performers looking to extend their racing lives. The modern-day hurdler needs to have genuine ability on the flat and that is clearly the case when you look at … Read more
LOCALLY trained Warrnambool hero, Gold Medals, is well named! He might be nine years old and not as fast as he once was, but this remarkably tough and versatile galloper is the winner of 12 races, capturing more than his … Read more
DUBAI (March 28, 2019)—The world’s elite horseracing performers from 2018 will be honoured at the His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Horseracing Excellence Awards, on March 28, 2019, two days ahead of the world’s richest race meeting, the … Read more
Thursday, March 28, 2019 – Yorkshire trainer Philip Kirby is readying stable stars Blaklion and Lady Buttons for next week’s Randox Health Grand National Festival, which takes place from Thursday, April 4, to Saturday, April 6. Blaklion is set to … Read more
Fight Hero jig-jogged along the chute to the main Meydan dirt track at 5.05am Thursday (28 March) morning as trainer Me Tsui observed rail-side. “He’s more relaxed than in Hong Kong, this environment has helped him settle,” the handler … Read more
DUBAI (March 27, 2019)—The 2019 US $2.5 million Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen sponsored by Gulf News is set to be a clash of titans, with a five-strong U.S. attack headlining the field, as well as contenders from the United … Read more
John Moore heaped praise on the HKJC’s Conghua Racecourse as former serial loser Helene Charisma recorded his second win in three weeks by setting a new Happy Valley track record (2m 14.88s) over 2200m in the Mount Collinson Handicap tonight … Read more
It was Almond Eye’s morning at Meydan Racecourse (Wednesday, 27 March): Japan’s star filly breezed powerfully, fluidly, impressively down the turf straight under Christophe Lemaire, to a rattle of camera shutters. Just two minutes after the flurry, Hong Kong’s Southern … Read more
DUBAI (March 27, 2019)—There are few hotter properties in world racing right now than super filly Almond Eye, who has her first test outside her native Japan in a great renewal of Saturday’s $6 million Dubai Turf sponsored by DP World, … Read more
DUBAI (March 27, 2019)—When the table is set for a race as wide open as the $12 million Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline (G1) of 2019, the ensuing proverbial chess match meets the absolute apex of horseracing excitement. While multiple … Read more
Of the 2008 runners super sire Danehill had 1505, or an exceptional 76.9 per cent, were winners. His progeny won 349 stakes races – a world record – on both sides of the equator at a ratio of 17.4 per … Read more
The Hong Kong Jockey Club, in collaboration with the Conghua District Government, staged an Exhibition Raceday at Conghua Racecourse today (23 March 2019). The first time Hong Kong horses have raced competitively in the Mainland, it was a … Read more
Trainer Richard Gibson combined with jockey Matthew Chadwick to record a historic first race win at the inaugural Hong Kong Jockey Club race meeting at Conghua Racecourse today (Saturday, 23 March), marking a new era of horseracing in the Greater … Read more
Gold Mount and Wishful Thinker will board a plane to Dubai on Saturday (23 March) morning with trainer Richard Gibson looking forward to testing his talented duo on the Dubai World Cup card one week later (Saturday, 30 March). … Read more
Right Choice has done little wrong in his career to date and on Sunday (24 March) at Sha Tin the Frankie Lor-trained galloper will take his next step up the ranks with a first start at a mile in the … Read more
DUBAI WORLD CUP: North America Strong in DWC Work DUBAI TURF: Without Parole Class All Around DUBAI GOLD CUP: Platinum Warrior Brings Sadler Back AL QUOZ SPRINT: Caribou Club out to Conquer More DUBAI WORLD CUP: NORTH AMERICA STRONG IN … Read more
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