JRA Grade 1 action returns for the first time in 2026 this coming Sunday, when the February Stakes will be run at Tokyo Racecourse over the distance of a mile on dirt. With the start on turf in the backstretch, … Read more
Race 1 Expulsion [12] Castellar [4] Codigo [5] Along The River [8] Race 2 Pallaton [3] Rosberg [2] Devil Night [1] Wise Inlaw [5] Race 3 Immediacy [2] Taken [4] Sun Gift [8] Magnaspin [3] Race 4 Our Chief [3] … Read more
Race 4 Sparring [3] Always Enuff [4] Philosopher [2] Katsu [1] Race 5 No Limitation [1] Blethyn [2] Discreet Point [3] Snapshot [4] Race 6 Stage ‘N’ Screen [1] Indian Jewel [6] Cat Noir [2] Champagne Jenni [4] Race 7 … Read more
Tony Cruz will target Hong Kong’s elite 2000m races with Stunning Peach after the Irish-bred fulfilled long-held promise with dramatic victory in the HK$3.12 million Class 2 The Year Of The Horse Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Thursday … Read more
Race 1 All Too Single [1] Privateer [6] Silent Answer [8] Ottolenghi [5] Race 2 Talkin’ Stern [9] Light Moves [5] Bjarne [1] Ballistic Romeo [4] Race 3 Mr Independent [2] Butterscotch [6] Shotaro [4] Ardashir [1] Race 4 Trapper … Read more
Tonight (18 February) Hong Kong celebrated the arrival of the Chinese New Year with the spectacular “Prosperity Gallops Across Hong Kong” Year of the Horse Fireworks Display, exclusively sponsored by The Hong Kong Jockey Club (the Club). Meanwhile, there was … Read more
A pulsating Dubai Racing Carnival meeting at Meydan Racecourse on Friday has horses vying for qualification for Dubai World Cup day and the Kentucky Derby – two of the biggest race meetings on the planet. The card’s official feature is … Read more
Race 5 Alaa Plenty [3] Snappy Tycoon [2] Ellsworth [1] The Wizard King [4] Race 6 Emerald Court [7] Magnardo [12] Redemption Time [3] Luna Field [1] Race 7 Snappy Pierro [5] Apppleby [3] Justdoit [1] La Belle Grande [6] … Read more
Race 1 Cannae [4] Peeaitchdee [1] Washington Lilac [9] Without Fail [3] Race 2 Desert Anthem [6] Lim’s Smythe [2] Storm Ahead [7] En Flique [9] Race 3 Shinjina [3] Fundamental Nature [2] Torsheen [1] Fast ‘N’ Inzaine [7] Race … Read more
Forever Young (JPN) made sporting history at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Saturday as he became the first two-time winner of the Group 1 USD$20m Saudi Cup. Yoshito Yahagi’s undisputed dirt champion found a perfect gap along the inside rail turning … Read more
Karl Burke’s astonishingly progressive 8-year-old Royal Champion (IRE) secured his second straight victory and easily his biggest yet in the Group 1 USD$3m Neom Turf Cup Presented by Howden. Japanese filly Yamanin Bouclier (JPN) jumped quickly and set the … Read more
The Group 2 USD $2.5m Red Sea Turf Handicap Presented by Longines, a marathon test over 3000m, served up its seventh edition in epic style as the Joseph O’Brien-trained Sons And Lovers (GB) emerged victorious. The Irish challenger sat in … Read more
The Group 2 USD$2m Riyadh Dirt Sprint Presented by Saudi National Bank once again went to a highly regarded American invader, this time Bob Baffert-trained Imagination (USA), a 5-year-old son of Into Mischief wearing the colours of Starlight Racing. They … Read more
Race 1 Elite Pete [1] Helping Hands [2] Panelli [5] Snobbery [6] Race 2 Unriddle [4] Champagne Express [7] Too Much Too Soon [12] Prince De Vega [6] Race 3 Saxon Blood [4] Fedora [9] Cheron Finale [7] Ateyate [5] … Read more
The Group 3 USD$1.5m Saudi Derby Presented by ZOOD Realty was won in dramatic style by Sheikh Abdullah Homoud Almalek Alsabah’s Al Haram (IRE) as he confirmed himself a colt with a very bright future. American raider Obliteration (USA), … Read more
This year’s edition of the Group 1 USD$2m Obaiyah Arabian Classic Presented by Al Hammadi Hospitals Group proved a thriller as Deborah Mihaloff’s UAE-based First Classs (USA) added yet another trophy to his impressive collection. Trained by multiple champion UAE … Read more
For many, American raider Reef Runner (USA) had gone under the radar in the build-up to the Group 2 USD$2m Turf Sprint Presented by Qiddiya City. Under the floodlights at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse, however, the Irad Ortiz partnered 5-year-old … Read more
The King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz & Sons-owned Michael Scofield (USA) crowned his first season in Saudi Arabia with a convincing victory in the Listed USD$1m Tuwaiq Cup Presented by SHG. Ridden by multiple British champion jockey Oisin Murphy, the 4-year-old … Read more
Caspar Fownes became only the fourth trainer in Hong Kong racing history to reach 1,200 wins at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 February), a milestone achieved as he landed a double to move level at the top of the 2025/26 … Read more
The 41st Asian Racing Conference (ARC) closed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia last night (Thursday, 12 February) at the Crowne Plaza Riyadh RDC Hotel and Convention Centre, with Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chair, Asian Racing Federation and Chief Executive Officer, The Hong … Read more
The trainers’ championship battle intensifies at Sha Tin on Saturday (14 February), where leader Mark Newnham seeks to maintain his advantage as the leading rivals for the handlers’ crown close in at the top. Newnham has celebrated winners at the … Read more
Race 4 Best Green [3] Satono Voyage [8] Obliteration [7] My World [6] Race 5 Imagination [5] American Stage [1] Lovesick Blues [7] Just Beat The Odds [6] Race 6 Lazzat [5] Panja tower [8] Comanche Brave [2] Fortune Time … Read more
James Fanshawe has a strong hand at Lingfield Park on Saturday, February 14, with Heathcliff joined by Listed-winning stablemate Willem Twee in the Read Meg Nicholls’ Blog At betmgm.co.uk Handicap (3.10pm) over seven furlongs. Seventh in last season’s Sprint … Read more
English Oak was an impressive winner at the Dubai Racing Carnival a month ago and he made it two in a row, taking the featured Longines Spirit Pilot Flyback Handicap at Meydan Racecourse. Ridden by Danny Tudhope for trainer Hamad … Read more
Race 7 Angel Capital [1] Joliestar [3] Lady Shenandoah [4] Caballus [5] Race 8 Autumn Gllow [7] Aeliana [9] Ceolwulf [1] Lindermann [3] Race 9 Gerringong [3] Manaal [2] Weeping Woman [4] Tuileries [6] Race 10 Polymnia [12] Althoff [7] … Read more
Race 1: Zambales (1) Shah Jahan (5) Hard Kick (4) Diameter (3) Race 2: Unseen Ruler (12) Fiorenot (6) Trapalanda (11) Sunsets (5) Race 3: Sass Appeal (2) Ole Dancer (1) Custom (3) Next Jen (5) Race 4: Immortal Star … Read more
RB Kingmaker (USA) scored a memorable double when he lifted the Purebred Arabian Group 1 USD$1.5m Al Mneefah Cup Presented by Ministry of Culture for the second consecutive year. Beaten into third place on his last start in Abu Dhabi, … Read more
Mickael Barzalona maintained a golden period in his career by securing the 2026 International Jockeys’ Challenge Presented by J Event at King Abdulaziz Racecourse on Friday. The French rider finished last year with a flourish, claiming Group 1 honours from … Read more
Almad’agi (KSA) and Adel Alfouraidi proved in a class of their own in the USD$250,000 Sarawat Cup Presented by Saudia. Forwardly placed for a horse with plenty of stamina, Saudi Arabia’s multiple champion jockey vied for the lead against three … Read more
Teduom (USA) continued her incredible year when reeling in Tobah (GB) in the closing stages of the USD$250,000 Fillies Mile Presented by Al Hammadi Hospitals Group, the opening race of The Saudi Cup weekend at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. The Fillies … Read more