Russian Emperor landed a famous victory for Hong Kong in the QAT G1 H.H. The Amir Trophy (2400m) for trainer Douglas Whyte and jockey Alberto Sanna on Saturday afternoon (18 February) at Al Rayyan in Doha, Qatar.   Settled at … Read more

It took him a while to finally get a win but now Sari Dubai (pictured) stands on the brink of the Dubai World Cup Carnival as he goes for a third straight win on Sunday’s eight-race card. The Doug Watson-trained colt … Read more

Aramis Grey gained a deserved victory in the It’s Time To Turn To talkSPORT EBF Fillies’ Conditions Stakes at Lingfield Park this afternoon, a Fast-Track Qualifier for the £150,000 All-Weather Fillies’ & Mares’ Championships.   The six-year-old lined up on … Read more

Illegal betting continues to grow at an alarming rate and poses an increasingly complex threat to horseracing, according to Hong Kong Jockey Club Executive Director, Racing and Asian Racing Federation (ARF) Secretary General Mr. Andrew Harding.   Chairing a session … Read more

Grade 1 winner Nations Pride (pictured) was the headline act on day seven of the Dubai World Cup Carnival and he didn’t let his supporters down, posting a smooth success in the G3 Dubai Millennium Stakes (presented by DP World.) The … Read more

Harry Bentley knows what it takes to win the QAT G1 H.H. The Amir Trophy (2400m) having prevailed twice aboard local star The Blue Eye (2016 & 2018) but on Saturday (18 February) he’ll line up as a visiting rider … Read more

Ricky Yiu is confident Voyage Bubble can continue to raise the bar when his leading four-year-old lines up in Sunday week’s (26 February) HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin – the second leg of the 2023 … Read more

The first JRA Grade 1 race of 2023 will be run at Tokyo on Sunday, February 19, when the February Stakes kicks off the top-level races for the year. It’s one of just two Grade 1 dirt races on the … Read more

Global cooperation in expanding the World Pool, enhancing integrated customer experience and engaging with Generation Z were the key themes of session two of the business programme “The Wager” at the 39th Asian Racing Conference on 15 February in Melbourne. … Read more

Having trained four of the six Group race winners on Saudi Cup night in 2022, Japan are back with a battalion of 20 horses at this year’s meeting, including six of the 13 runners in the world’s most valuable race, … Read more

The Chairman of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF) and Chief Executive Officer of The Hong Kong Jockey Club, Mr. Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, has outlined the key issues and challenges facing racing globally at the 39th Asian Racing Conference (ARC) in Melbourne … Read more

Charlie Fellowes is hoping Vadream can get back on track in the It’s Time To Turn To talkSPORT EBF Fillies’ Conditions Stakes (2.48pm) at Lingfield Park on Saturday, February 18, a Fast-Track Qualifier for the £150,000 All-Weather Fillies’ & Mares’ … Read more

Paul Nicholls believes Pic D’Orhy is ready to assert himself at G1 level in the Betfair Ascot Chase (3.35pm), the centrepiece of Betfair Ascot Chase Raceday on Saturday, 18th February.   The two-mile, five-furlong highlight has record prize money of … Read more

Mental health was a key focus topic during the 39th Asian Racing Conference (ARC) in Melbourne on Thursday (16 February) with Mr. Andrew Harding, Hong Kong Jockey Club Executive Director, Racing calling for greater attention on the issue in the … Read more

 French-national trainer Alban de Mieulle has told of his delight at winning two Saudi Cup races in 2022, and is now looking to repeat the feat with runners in both this year’s $500,000 International Handicap 90-110 presented by Al Rajhi … Read more

Jerry Chau maintained a sparkling run of form at Happy Valley with a brace tonight (Wednesday, 15 February) capped by victory aboard Son Pak Fu in the Class 4 Rotary Centenary Challenge Cup Handicap (1200m) for trainer Benno Yung.   … Read more

Nations Pride is the star turn on the seventh night of Dubai World Cup Carnival action at Meydan Racecourse, which features runners from 10 different countries. Nations Pride (pictured) defends his perfect Meydan record in the G3 Dubai Millennium Stakes, race … Read more

In a scene-setting opening address at the 39th Asian Racing Conference in Melbourne on Wednesday (15 February), Asian Racing Federation (ARF) Chairman and Hong Kong Jockey Club Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges encouraged racing leaders to embrace change and … Read more

Diligent Harry confirmed himself a leading contender for the £150,000 All-Weather Sprint Championships as he defied a rating of 106 in the Huge Daily Boosts Only At BetUK Handicap at Newcastle this evening.   The five-year-old was all the rage … Read more

Zac Purton will chase consecutive wins in the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 26 February when he hops aboard Tuchel.   Trained by John Size, Tuchel has continued to raise the bar and … Read more

Despite being closely associated with the likes of Shamardal, Double Trigger and Attraction, trainer Charlie Johnston is the first to admit that horses like Subjectivist don’t come around very often. The son of Teofilo looked to have the staying division … Read more

Hong Kong’s Triple Crown trail heads to Sunday week’s (26 February) G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) following Golden Sixty’s assertive win in the G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at the end of last month over Romantic Warrior and California … Read more

The UK’s leading Purebred Arabian trainer Philip Collington is targeting his G2 winner Ekleel Athbah at The Saudi Cup meeting’s $1 million Al Mneefah Cup presented by the Ministry Of Culture on 24 February, with master Arabian rider and six-time … Read more

Sunday cards at Meydan Racecourse are all about potential and Deciduous and Stormy Ocean will go into plenty of notebooks after their wins on the turf signaled bright futures. Trained and owned by Salem Bin Ghadayer, Deciduous (pictured) might have done … Read more