“I thought I might never win a Gold Cup,” admitted Willie Mullins after finally winning Jump racing’s top prize, the G1 £625,000 Magners Cheltenham Gold Cup with 12/1 chance Al Boum Photo. Mullins has now achieved a record 65 … Read more
20/1 shot Pentland Hills landed the opening race on the final day of The Festival™ presented by Magners, the £125,000 G1 JCB Triumph Hurdle, for trainer Nicky Henderson. The four-year-old son of Motivator challenged for the lead approaching the … Read more
DABSTER IN, GIFT BOX OUT With shipping protocols and other such logistics coming into play, the world’s richest race continues to take shape with haste. In as much, the $12 million Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirate Airline (G1) appears … Read more
For any omen punters who likes to bet on horse’s names there is surely only one horse to gamble on in the $5 million All-Star Mile at Flemington on Saturday. Step forward Mr Moneybags – a clear case of ”nominative … Read more
The Dubai Equestrian Club will host the CEN 119 km Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline on March 16, 2019. This prestigious event is the highlight of the Dubai Crown Prince Endurance Cup Festival, which commenced on … Read more
TALK about irony! The concept of the $5 million All Star Mile came from Melbourne’s racing brain-trust to thwart those awful people in Sydney – apparently. Fast-forward to the event and the irony that can be found in the race … Read more
Owner Andrew Gemmell was all smiles in the winner’s enclosure after Paisley Park justified 11/8 favouritism to land the G1 Sun Racing Stayers’ Hurdle. Trained by Emma Lavelle and ridden by Aidan Coleman, Paisley Park looked to have it … Read more
Bryony Frost returned to a huge reception after making Cheltenham Festival history as the first female rider ever to win a top-level race at the meeting on her great pal Frodon (9/2) in what looked the hottest G1 Ryanair Chase … Read more
The 3/1 favourite Defi Du Seuil gave trainer Philip Hobbs his 20th winner at The Festival™ presented by Magners when taking the JLT Novices’ Chase. It was Somerset-based Hobbs’ first Festival success since Defi Du Seuil took the JCB Triumph … Read more
DUBAI (March 14, 2019)—Racing at Meydan on Thursday was highlighted by a quality 1600m handicap, the CNN Travel, in which Doug Watson-trained Thegreatcollection, despite conceding weight to his 10 rivals, was able to take full advantage of a drop in class … Read more
Frankie Lor snagged a brace at Happy Valley tonight (Wednesday, 13 March) with a pair of promising young gallopers, Fat Turtle and Frustrated. The former took the finale, section two of the Class 3 Matheson Handicap (1200m), under Zac … Read more
Envoi Allen came into the The Festival™ presented by Magners with an unbeaten record, a lofty reputation and a £400,000 price tag, but he justified the hype with a game performance to land the £75,000 G1 Weatherbys Champion Bumper. … Read more
Altior (4/11 favourite) returned to emotional scenes and two spontaneous rounds of ‘three cheers’ after possibly the most dramatic win of his career in the G1 Queen Mother Champion Chase, in which he looked in serious trouble when challenged on … Read more
8/1 chance City Island delivered an unforgettable Festival first for Ballymore’s founder and chief executive Sean Mulryan and also for trainer Martin Brassil, who plotted a course for the six-year-old which kept him out of the top grade until the … Read more
DUBAI (March 13, 2019)—Racing at Meydan on Thursday, the final meeting on the course before the Dubai World Cup in just over two weeks, is highlighted by a pair of AED 190,000 handicaps, including a 1600m fixture in which the … Read more
It’s only fitting, in the true spirit of Anzac, New Zealand gallopers will now get the chance to qualify for the Jericho Cup, Australia’s longest flat race. The 4600-metre, stamina-sapping test was inaugurated at Warrnambool last year, a revival of … Read more
ROKSANA IS THE MAIN MARE The Dan Skelton-trained Roksana (10/1) benefited from the final-flight fall of 10/11 favourite Benie Des Dieux, trained by Willie Mullins, to land the G1 OLBG Mares’ Hurdle. Ridden by his brother Harry, the … Read more
NOTHING CAVALIER ABOUT QUIETLY-SPOKEN CROMWELL If Gavin Cromwell felt like shouting from the rooftops that he had just trained his first winner at The Festival™, and in no less a race than the £450,000 G1 Unibet Champion Hurdle, he … Read more
A DUCAL WINNER FOR MULLINS Willie Mullins could not have had a better start to The Festival™ sponsored by Magners – the Irish trainer followed up his G1 Sky Bet Supreme Novices’ Hurdle success with victory in the Racing … Read more
DUBAI (March 9, 2019)—Super Saturday, an evening sponsored by pillar partner Emirates, lived up to its name at Meydan Racecourse. The dress rehearsal for the world’s richest race day, the $35 million Dubai World Cup card, boasted seven races worth … Read more
SATURDAY’S fabulous renewal of the $1.5 million Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) has a unique Melbourne Cup ‘feel’ about it. The two horses at the top of the weights – ALMANDIN and REKINDLED – are both previous Melbourne Cup winners … Read more
LONGINES DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC: Magical Leads Ballydoyle Brigade AL QUOZ SPRINT: Viddora Brings Top Class from Down Under UAE DERBY: Plus Que Parfait the Perfect Possible DUBAI GOLD CUP: Weekender On Schedule for Gold Cup MAGICAL LEADS BALLYDOYLE BRIGADE … Read more
The 14 talented four-year-olds destined to contest the 2019 BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin 11 days hence were unveiled during a media conference at Happy Valley Racecourse this afternoon, Wednesday, 6 March. This year’s edition of … Read more
DUBAI WORLD CUP: Thunder Snow Ready for Return LONGINES DUBAI SHEEMA CLASSIC: Cross Counter Under Consideration DUBAI TURF: Dream Castle On Point, Benbatl out DUBAI GOLDEN SHAHEEN: Tato Key Continues to Impress UAE DERBY: Golden Jaguar Could Try Derby AL … Read more
DUBAI (February 28, 2019)—Thursday’s ninth meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival was highlighted by the Nad Al Sheba Trophy sponsored by Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum City-District One (G3), the key local prep for the $1.5 million Dubai … Read more
DUBAI (February 27, 2019)—Thursday’s ninth meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival, the final Carnival fixture before next weekend’s Super Saturday card, is highlighted by the Group 3 $300,000 Nad Al Sheba Trophy (Race 4), the local prep for … Read more
DUBAI (February 21, 2019)—Six races filled with Thoroughbred stars from eight different nations allowed for a global affair on Thursday night at Meydan Racecourse, but it was locally based trainer Charlie Appleby and owner Godolphin who stole the show, with … Read more
DUBAI (February 20, 2019)—Thursday’s eighth meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival is another truly global affair, filled with quality horseflesh representing France, Sweden, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, USA, UK and UAE. Three Group affairs highlight the $1,105,000 card—the … Read more
DUBAI (February 13, 2019)—Thursday’s seventh meeting of the 2019 Dubai World Cup Carnival is a quality one, including a triple header of Thoroughbred Group stakes, including the Group 2 Meydan Sprint (Race 2), Group 2 Balanchine (Race 5) and Group … Read more
The 2019 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale has considerable depth among the 786 lots catalogued. The offering features relations to 73 stakes winners as well as the progeny of 84 stakes-winning mares. This follows on from the success the Melbourne … Read more