The great Australian jockey Glen Boss declared today that his participation in the stc International Jockeys Challenge on Friday will be “the last moment I ever ride a racehorse.” Boss, 52, retired after a stellar career in the saddle last … Read more

Group 1 stars Lord North and Alenquer begin their 2022 campaigns in the £110,000 G3 Betway Winter Derby (2.05pm) at Lingfield Park on Saturday, February 26. The 10-furlong contest is one of the highlights of the All-Weather Championships and the … Read more

Neil Poznanksy is explaining about one particular moment at the racetrack that changed his career. “My eyes were swollen shut, I looked like a little marshmallow,” he recalls. “I was struggling with my weight. I won my last race for David … Read more

Aero Trem (BRZ) – Trainer Antonio Cintra has been following his runners’ progress from the rail, joined by assistant trainer Julio Olascoaga.   “Aero Trem went one lap around the track, he’s fit, he’s ready,” Cintra said. “He breezed before he left … Read more

In recent years, every time international race meetings have taken place, a large Japanese contingent has travelled there. From France to Hong Kong, Dubai to the Breeders’ Cup, Japan’s horses have been making a huge impression. This time, there are … Read more

Chasing successive wins in Sunday’s (27 February) HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin, Alexis Badel has armed himself with the ride on Turin Redsun – a progressive son of super stallion Dubawi – who seemingly floated … Read more

Godolphin’s Star Safari aims to become the first horse to win two editions of the Group 3 Dubai Millennium Stakes (Presented by Lincoln) at Friday’s seventh Dubai World Cup Carnival meeting. Trained by Charlie Appleby, the six-year-old warmed up for … Read more

Aero Trem (BRZ) – Assistant trainer Julio Olascoaga has been on hand to supervise the arrival of the Antonio Cintra-trained contingent, which is spearheaded by The Saudi Cup hopeful Aero Trem.   “He’s doing really well, he arrived yesterday from Dubai,” Olascoaga … Read more

Sandwiched between his stints as number one jockey for the powerful John Oxx and Aidan O’Brien stables in Ireland, Johnny Murtagh was so often the ‘go to’ name in the jockey ranks on a global stage. Murtagh officially retired from … Read more

For most people, the old line about owning racehorses rings true. ‘The best way to make a small fortune in horseracing,’ it goes, ‘is to start with a large one’. Roy Humphrey, his partner Alison Flavell and nephew Oliver Humphrey … Read more

Looking to keep the dream of a Four-Year-Old Classic Series sweep alive, Karis Teetan is banking on Romantic Warrior’s ability to level up and once again overcome distance queries in Sunday’s (27 February) HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) … Read more

Leading the HK$1 million DBS x Manulife Million Challenge with Fa Fa on 60 points, trainer Frankie Lor hopes his charge has done enough to maintain top spot without competing again as he bypasses the finale on Wednesday night (23 … Read more

David Egan and Saffie Osborne are quietly becoming quite a power couple in racing. The highly-regarded Egan is attempting to repeat his 2021 success in The Saudi Cup aboard Mishriff – and Osborne can also be hopeful of emulating such … Read more

There are different routes to a championship race meeting, even sometimes via what originally appeared to be an unpromising avenue. “It’s really the story of a mare I shouldn’t have bought, a yearling I couldn’t sell and a claimer that … Read more

US $2.5m The Longines Red Sea Turf Handicap   Desert Fire (GB) and Dubai Future (GB) – Both have been pleasing trainer Saeed Bin Suroor in their recent work in Dubai.   “Dubai Future looks to have a good chance in the race,” … Read more

US $20m The Saudi Cup   Aero Trem (BRZ) – Antonio Cintra’s runner had a serious breeze in Dubai late last week and was travelling to Saudi Arabia.   Art Collector (USA) – Schooled in the parade ring under assistant trainer and … Read more

Mishriff will become the highest earning racehorse of all time if he successfully defends his crown in The Saudi Cup on Saturday and the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia has commissioned a short film – The Story of Mishriff – to celebrate … Read more

The inexorable rise of Douglas Whyte among Hong Kong’s training ranks encompassed yet another milestone at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 20 February) as jockey Blake Shinn and Russian Emperor led home a one-two finish for the handler in the … Read more

Banishing the travails of early-season setbacks in a supreme return to form, Wellington has clinched a second G1 triumph with rousing victory in the HK$12 million Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 February).   Erasing … Read more

Vincent Ho has downplayed Golden Sixty’s outside draw as Blake Shinn plots the champion’s downfall aboard Russian Emperor in the HK$12 million G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 February).   Stung by Golden … Read more

Overshadowed for much of a decorated career by Golden Sixty and Beauty Generation’s towering feats, Waikuku bids for a second HK$12 million G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 February) with little to prove, according … Read more

Appleby-Buick treble includes two Group race features Dubai racing fans have grown used to the brilliance of trainer Charlie Appleby, but rarely does the Godolphin handler unveil a horse as exciting as Manobo. Now five from five in his career, … Read more

Joseph O’Brien will bid to add to his glittering CV next week when sending two horses to The Saudi Cup meeting – Baron Samedi in the $2.5m Longines Red Sea Handicap and Thunder Moon in the $1.5m 1351 Turf Sprint … Read more