Alexis Badel nailed a first treble for the season at Sha Tin’s Saturday race meeting but the flying Frenchman is not about to rest on his laurels as he heads into Happy Valley’s nine-race fixture with seven chances on Wednesday, … Read more
Race 1 Prosecutor [3] Love The Look [5] Handsome Fighter [2] Spirit Of The Cape [4] Race 2 Glorious Express [2] Lariat [11] Alterno [1] Special Treats [10] Race 3 Allmylife [2] Starlight Scope [8] Ain’t She Cute [1] Diamond … Read more
Race favorite Lucky Lilac defended her title in the Queen Elizabeth II Cup to become the fourth mare to accomplish the feat following Mejiro Dober (1998-99), Admire Groove (2003-04) and Snow Fairy (2010-11) from Great Britain. She is the first horse to … Read more
The 11-times champion Jump trainer Paul Nicholls reports Clan des Obeaux “as good as ever” ahead of the £160,000 Betfair Chase at Haydock Park on Saturday, 21 November. The extended three miles and a furlong contest is the first … Read more
A tenacious all-the-way win from Buddies (128lb) in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin today (Saturday, 14 November) had trainer Tony Cruz considering next month’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile as the gelding’s next step. … Read more
Race 1 Maree De Lune [8] Etoile Brillante [7] Celtic Samurai [3] Steel Sedaka [4] Race 2 Seb Song [8] Nowitzki [7] Zorro’s Ghost [10] Kohli [4] Race 3 Ahika [9] Pay The Ransom [12] Out And Dreaming [7] Lean … Read more
Race 1 Chosen Blonde [2] All Banter [3] Diamonds [5] Grand Host [4] Race 2 Ritratto [1] Pearl Bandit [6] Roselli Sting [2] Race 3 Experdument [4] Andrea Mantegna [1] Dr Dependable [2] More Than Ever [3] Race 4 Alsvior … Read more
Race 1 Anamoe [3] Brazen Boy [4] Forbes [5] The Art Of Flying [1] Race 2 La Mexicana [1] Highly Discreet [2] Hindaam [4] Ripper Rita [9] Race 3 Blazejowski [5] Kemalpasa [2] Order Of Command [3] Neighbourhood [8] Race … Read more
Race 1 Show Some Decorum [3] Ilovethegame [1] Nicolini Vito [5] Hilverston [4] Race 2 The Commoner [2] Chrome Angel [9] Button Express [4] Marine Belle [8] Race 3 Matas [4] Dambulla [2] So Able [7] Alienated [1] Race 4 … Read more
This week’s top racing action moves from Tokyo to western Japan and the Sunday, Nov. 15 Queen Elizabeth II Cup. Unlike other years, the Yodo fall tradition will be held, not at Kyoto Racecourse, but at Hanshin, due to the … Read more
The November Meeting at Cheltenham gets underway on Friday, 13 November, Countryside Day. Taking centre stage is the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase (3.00pm, nine runners), which is the first of three Glenfarclas-sponsored contests staged over Cheltenham’s unique Cross Country … Read more
Race 1: Mr Joobs (6) Bloodwood (8) Penong (7) Jakk’s Right (2) Race 2: Visualising (11) Arabian Hussey (12) Magnetic Dash (6) Pommetier (7) Race 3: Black Mirror (9) Hasseltoff (2) Fan Club (12) Mighty Feat (4) Race 4: Pouvoir … Read more
Karis Teetan sparkled with a midweek treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 11 November, which took him to joint-second place in the jockeys’ championship and maintained the early season pressure on the ‘big two’ of Zac Purton and Joao Moreira. … Read more
Entries are revealed today for the two races staged over the famous Grand National fences at Aintree on Saturday, 5 December – the £120,000 G3 William Hill Becher Handicap Chase and the £64,000 William Hill Grand Sefton Handicap Chase. … Read more
Race 1: Nantucket (5) Real Gun (4) Wildfire Rose (10) Flying Finch (2) Race 2: Manaajim (7) Madame Bolli (6) Foxy Frida (3) Luna Chara (5) Race 3: Ahika (10) Nowitzki (8) Line Of Descent (4) Fiorensact (3) Race 4: … Read more
The 3-year-old colt Authority returned to the track for the first time in more than six months and, despite running against older horses for the first time, rose above the competition to win the Copa Republica Argentina, the main event at Tokyo … Read more
Race 4: Lovano (3) Sumusu (8) The Ladies Man (5) Missouri Waltz (11) Race 5: Barley Hunter (2) Under His Eye (5) Lacrima (8) Leaked (6) Race 6: Bossy Britches (4) Shifty Shamus (2) The Moors (1) Off Peak (6) … Read more
The 2020/21 Jump season really gets into gear this Saturday, 14 November with the £130,000 G3 Paddy Power Gold Cup, the highlight of The November Meeting at Cheltenham. First run in 1960, the famous two and a half mile handicap … Read more
Alexis Badel fired home a double to bookend Sunday’s (8 November) 10-race card at Happy Valley which he capped with a gritty success aboard Golden Dash (119lb) in the Class 2 Fenwick Handicap (1200m). “He’s a nice horse – … Read more
Race 1: Frankie Pinot (1) Deep Force (2) Rapid Raiser (5) Red Goliath [3] Race 2: Magna Bella (3) Tubby Two Tracks (4) Extreme Thrill (5) Quaffany [2] Race 3: Viduka (1) Exalted Zoe (4) Dantree [9] Lord Varys [2] … Read more
Race 1 Yulong Command [7] Spirit Of Giving [4] Southern Magnolia [9] Swan Cap [5] Race 2 It’s True [11] Capito [2] Gutsy [5] Crowned Monarch [8] Race 3 Zou Dancer [13] Universal Lady [12] The Black Panther [3] Cardice … Read more
Race 1 La Isla Bonita [7] Creme De La Boome [5] Astro Baby [4] Ransom Trust [8] Race 2 Fixated [11] Pacific Rim [12] Ritz [8] Dark Sapphire [3] Race 3 Midnight Rambler [6] Silk Jacket [9] Sheza Sniper [13] … Read more
Carrying the banner of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Godolphin, Brad Cox-trained Essential Quality remained perfect in three starts and laid claims to the American 2-year-old champion title with a spectacular winning performance in the $2 million Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). … Read more
(14 races over 2 days) Beginning with the first of 5 races at 6:30am Melbourne time on Saturday morning Then the first of 9 races beginning at 5:00am Melbourne time on Sunday morning with the last occurring just … Read more
Race 1: Princess Raffles (2) Elegant Boom [4] Gulf Of Suez [1] Bolsonaro [3] Race 2: Allusion (4) Confusion [5] Star Status (6) Chaska (7) Race 3: Frankie Pinot (1) Deep Force (2) Rapid Raiser (5) Red Goliath [3] Race … Read more
Race 1 Kissinger [10] Somerset Maugham [4] Excelman [13] Almania [1]: Race 2 Tommy Gold [4] Deep Speed [2] Shelby Cobra [8] Torbreck [7]l Race 3 Reykjavik [1] Morrissy [4] Bold Star [6] Sansom [7] Race 4 Beehunter [13] Winning … Read more
The past three weeks of JRA racing have been filled with one historic moment after another. Each week has featured a top-level competition that has been headlined by an overwhelming favorite and matching rock-bottom odds. And, each week that favorite … Read more
Race 1: Jeehaan (5) Paparazi Queen (6) Chawinda (4) Tarantello (9) Race 2: Ninth Avenue (4) Flying Mascot (8) Evie Girl (1) Deal Flow (6) Race 3: Prosecutor (4) If You Leave (11) Exalted Crown (8) Wellsford (5) Race 4: … Read more
Team Williams and the Joseph O’Brien camp might have been in seventh heaven when they took out the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, but for small Cranbourne-based trainer Julius Sandhu victory in Flemington’s Country Cup Final on Oaks Day would have been … Read more
Kings Shield put his rivals to the sword with an authoritative all-the-way win in the Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m, dirt) at Sha Tin on Wednesday, 4 November. The former British-trained import has developed into a force to … Read more