Tony Cruz has edged higher into Hong Kong’s pantheon of racing immortals by becoming only the third trainer to post 1,000 winners at Sha Tin, joining fellow legends John Moore and John Size in a select club after Circuit Stellar’s … Read more
Race 5 Art Major [3] Manco Man [5] Set Us Free [9] Sweet Liaison [14] Race 6 Beaukati [1] Jukebox Lucy [6] Quality Diamond [3] Peri Peri Rich [2] Race 7 Midnight Charm [1] Estrapaz [5] Take On Jen [8] … Read more
Race 6 It’s Kind Of Magic [4] Smashing Eagle [9] Zesty Belle [13] Rosalia [2] Race 7 Smart Elissim [4] Magnetism [9] Paint Me Red [7] Stay In Your Lane [12] Race 8 Sorel Rising [4] Hillcrest Moses [3] Vienna … Read more
The likely runners for the $35.35 million Saudi Cup meeting on 24-25 February have been announced, with horses from 15 different racing nations set to compete over the two days. King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh will host 16 races on … Read more
Luiz Saez is the latest of two jockeys to be confirmed for the International Jockeys Challenge at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on 24 February, the opening day of The Saudi Cup meeting. Born in Panama, where he rode 37 … Read more
Race 1 Madame Bolli [2] Miss Mucinni [3] Siyata [1] Elsa’s Pride [5] Race 2 Jet Jitsu [5] Bellinger [2] Shez Betty [11] Spin The Reward [1] Race 3 Kusu [1] Far From Discreet [6] Merchant Boss [4] Oracle Son … Read more
Race 1: So Unusual (6) Princeton Award (13) Wahine Toa (7) Highland Jakk (2) Race 2: Amenable (5) Calico Jack (6) The Fortune Teller (3) Pericles (4) Race 3: Barber (1) Bravo Halo (3) Gangitano (7) Amigo [11] Race 4: … Read more
He faced Group winners and horses from all over the world, but that didn’t stop the locally trained Miqyaas (pictured) from causing the shock of the Carnival in the G2 Blue Point Sprint (Presented by Nakheel). With defending champion Lazuli in … Read more
Race 1 Devoted Poet [1] Stateswoman [11] Mr Fabulous [5] Skinny Dip [2] Race 2 Traduce [1] Sunday Buzz [7] Accountability [6] Jumpin’ Jaguar [5] Race 3 Liberated Girl [7] Hard Squeeze [5] Uniquely [2] Triumphant Miss [10] Race 4 … Read more
Luiz Saez is the latest of two jockeys to be confirmed for the International Jockeys Challenge at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on 24 February, the opening day of The Saudi Cup meeting. Born in Panama, where he rode … Read more
Race 5 Lady Di Di [12] Treotto [5] Firestorm Boy [8] Signal [4] Race 6 Roma’s Wish [5] Israelite Bay [11] Gabstar [10] Fuzz Buzz [8] Race 7 Aminikii [7] Hughes [14] A Pinch Of Luck [10] General Firepower [8] … Read more
Earl Of Tyrone produced a striking performance under a 3lb penalty to take the Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Conditions Stakes at Kempton Park this evening. The two-mile contest was a Fast-Track Qualifier and the five-year-old is now guaranteed … Read more
Revered as the King of The Valley, Caspar Fownes added further lustre to an imposing city circuit record when Nearly Fine delivered the trainer’s fourth DBS x Manulife Million Challenge success at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (8 February). … Read more
Defending Champion Lazuli and 2021 winner Equilateral are among 13 speedsters set to clash in the Group 2 Meydan Sprint, the highlight of Friday’s sixth Carnival meeting. The 1000metre turf dash has attracted an international line-up, with horses from the … Read more
Frankie Dettori will team up with last year’s runner-up Country Grammer in the $20 million Saudi Cup on what he considers is the “best dirt track in the world”. The 52-year-old jockey has already enjoyed one massive victory on the … Read more
Race 5 Commodus [3] Desperado [1] Oceanography [2] Frankie Two Angels [5] Race 6 Rhinoceros [3] Suizuro [5] Indifference [6] Kwoi Hoi [4] Race 7 Tatsuro [5] Emperor Of France [2] Teofilo Star [1] Drake Passage [3] Race 8 Bluestone … Read more
Ahead of this year’s meeting, race commentator John Hunt has relived his experience of calling the 2022 Group 1 Saudi Cup. Emblem Road produced a moment that would shake the racing world by becoming the first Saudi-trained winner of the … Read more
Silvestre de Sousa heads into Wednesday night’s (8 February) nine-race fixture at Happy Valley in the hope of securing a third consecutive win aboard Encountered (132lb) in the Class 3 Tsui Man Handicap (1650m). Eligible for the remaining two legs … Read more
Street Scream and Excellent Peers line up in the Class 3 Sing Woo Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley tomorrow night (Wednesday, 8 February) chasing a vital 15 points and the outright lead over Nearly Fine in the DBS x Manulife … Read more
Earl Of Tyrone makes his first appearance for William Haggas in the Unibet 3 Uniboosts A Day Conditions Stakes (8.00pm) at Kempton Park on Wednesday, February 8, a Fast-Track Qualifier for the £150,000 All-Weather Marathon Championships on Good Friday. … Read more
Oisin Murphy will have his first big-race rides since returning from a 14-month ban at The Saudi Cup Meeting. The three-time British Champion Jockey has been booked to ride Missed The Cut in the $1.5million G3 Neom Turf Cup … Read more
Race 5 Bush Christmas [8] Tapeesa [9] Oamanikka [1] Red Octane [3] Race 6 Miss Titeline [2] Royal Wazi [3] Defrosted [8] Belluna [10] Race 7 Nabbed [8] Cailloux [7] Kia Hohe [5] Ripasso [3] Race 8 Titan Of Choice … Read more
Race 7: Gulf Of Aden (4) Journey To Petra (5) Bellarina Magic (6) Ian’s Boy (9) Race 8: Lake Tai (1) Pono Kitorno (5) Little Pickle (6) Grand Sassy (7) Race 9: Add Milk (8) Media Empire (6) Dunvegan (4) … Read more
Training honours at Meydan Racecourse on Sunday went to Fawzi Nass, who saddled a superb treble; Shake Hand, Sharar and Go Soldier Go scoring for the Bahraini handler. The 1400metre Emirates Holidays Maiden, race two, was the first to go … Read more
Senor Toba landed a plucky victory in this afternoon’s (Sunday, 5 February) HK$3.9 million G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin under Hugh Bowman for trainer Caspar Fownes. Sealing consecutive wins in the race for Fownes after Zebrowski’s … Read more
Crowning a perfect week for veteran trainer Manfred Man, rising star Lucky Sweynesse’s redemptive victory in the HK$12 million G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 February) also provided Zac Purton with revealing satisfaction. Devastated … Read more
Annaf confirmed his reputation as the most exciting sprinter on the all-weather as he stormed home from the rear to take the six-furlong BetUK Kachy Stakes, one of two Listed Fast-Track Qualifiers at Lingfield Park on Saturday, February 4. … Read more
Race 1 Tiz Enuf [11] Ginger ‘N’ Pink [5] Meg’s Magic [7] Merrigold [8] Race 2 Any Zouwilldo [4] Belmasai [5] Belvago [6] Seydoux [10] Race 3 Rampant Lion [5] Mi Scusi [4] Great Taste [10] Campania Volpe [9] Race … Read more
Sunday racegoers are in for a treat as Meydan stages an eight-race meeting, starting at the new ‘matinee’ time of 2:30pm. The card, sponsored by Emirates Airline, features five turf races, including the three most valuable contests which are all … Read more
More than 1,600 entries, including 892 individual horses from 21 different countries have been received for the 2023 Dubai World Cup meeting, which takes place on Saturday, March 25th. One of the most spectacular days of racing on the global … Read more