It wouldn’t quite be fair to say that the team around Facteur Cheval were anonymous in the week building up to the 2024 Dubai Turf (sponsored by DP). Given the son of Ribchester’s flashy white face and socks – not … Read more
Six individual Group 1 winners will clash in this year’s renewal of the Dubai Turf (Sponsored by DP World), with the field led by Hong Kong’s ten-time Group 1 winner Romantic Warrior. Hoowever, the 2023 Japanese Triple Tiara winner Liberty … Read more
Most trainers are proud to have runners at the Dubai World Cup meeting – it is, after all, the pinnacle of the year for many. Few, however, are so proud that they have special shirts made. Enter Team Nicolas Caullery … Read more
Final preparations for leading contenders ahead of Saturday’s Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan $12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) Ushba Tesoro, who aims to become the first horse to ever reclaim his Dubai World Cup … Read more
Race 1 Three Rings [7] Dual Pressure [3] Let’s Get Down [2] Delightful Shecky [4] Race 2 Sir Now [3] Been Our Angel [2] Japanese Emperor [1] Blanc Visage [8] Race 3 Dual Fuel [6] Motorace [4] Watadeel [2] Shakespeare … Read more
In a week where the world’s best horses, jockeys and trainers are on show, few have attracted more attention than James McDonald – the reigning ‘World’s Best Jockey’ whose partnership with Hong Kong champion Romantic Warrior has brought him to … Read more
As a dual Champion Jockey, Godolphin’s retained rider and the winner of over 100 Group 1 races worldwide, William Buick has sat on a lot of great racehorses. He has yet to partner one just like Rebel’s Romance, however, who … Read more
Saffie Osborne is excited about the possibility of replicating a bit of family history for her father Jamie in Saturday’s G2 UAE Derby (Sponsored By Jumeirah). Osborne senior sent out Toast Of New York to lift this event back in … Read more
Race 1 Strada Varenna [9] King Of Pop [2] North England [1] Beskar [6] Race 2 Polymnia [9] Dominetta [1] Inevitable Truth [2] Canny Queen [3] Race 3 Alalcance [3] Waltham [7] Athabascan [2] Desert Hero [1] Race 4 Swiftfalcon … Read more
Race 1 Scenic Point [6] Aleppo Pine [1] Facilitate [3] Mednyi [2] Race 2 Prancing Spirit [3] Heart Of Glass [9] Barbaric Lad [10] Ironton [13] Race 3 Pink Chandon [14] Just Glamourous [13] Fearless Writer [6] Electric Belle [2] … Read more
William Buick and Christophe Lemaire among star names to run the rule over their World Cup night chances $12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) William Buick has a glittering book of rides on Saturday and spoke … Read more
A little after 7am Wednesday morning, a tour bus pulled into Harrow Yard at Meydan. A tour group? At that hour of the morning? Well, not exactly. One by one, members of the MyRacehorse micro-share syndicate poured out of the … Read more
Revered Hong Kong trainer John Size will attempt to fill a rare gap in a bulging career portfolio when the master horseman saddles Howdeepisyourlove in the G1 Al Quoz Sprint (1200m) at Meydan on Saturday night (5 April). With … Read more
It’s an exciting time for Hong Kong racing right now, which is loaded with fresh and exciting talent. The Four-Year-Old Classic Series saw three emerging forces – My Wish, Rubylot and Cap Ferrat – rise, while the likes of Fast … Read more
The G1 Saudi Cup winner Forever Young drew stall five for Saturday’s $12 million G1 Dubai World Cup (sponsored by Emirates Airline). A relaxed Yoshito Yahagi said of his stable star: “We thought [beforehand] that the wider we got, the better. I … Read more
Yoshito Yahagi believes that overwhelming Dubai World Cup favourite Forever Young has taken a step forward from his epic defeat of Romantic Warrior in Riyadh last month, while jockey Ryusei Sakai is determined to make up for some heartbreaking near-misses in 2024. … Read more
On dirt and turf, both on and off the track, Japan’s mighty squad dominates Wednesday debates. $12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) While Forever Young was the talk of the Dubai World Cup media briefings on … Read more
James McDonald believes Romantic Warrior and Howdeepisyourlove are well positioned to snare Group 1 glory at Meydan on Saturday (5 April) after the Hong Kong pair drew neutral gates at the official barrier draw today (Wednesday, 2 April). Acclaimed as … Read more
When one thinks of the Calumet Farm of old, legends of the American turf such as Citation, Whirlaway, Tim Tam and the great Alydar come to mind. Now a breeding and racing operation owned by successful businessman Brad Kelley, Calumet … Read more
James McDonald and Romantic Warrior headline busy work morning at Meydan on Tuesday $12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) Florida-based conditioner Antonio Sano is set to saddle a horse in the $12 million Dubai World Cup … Read more
Romantic Warrior has completed his final piece of fast work ahead of the G1 Dubai Turf (1800m) at Meydan on Saturday (5 April), when Danny Shum’s globetrotting champion bids for a Hong Kong record 11th Group 1 victory. Partnered by … Read more
Andrea Atzeni has rocketed into third place in the 2024/25 Hong Kong jockeys’ championship and the Italian ace is aiming to continue a prosperous stretch of form when he takes seven rides at Happy Valley tomorrow night (Wednesday, 2 April). … Read more
Race 1: So Good So Cool (4) Tenderize (10) Glounthaune (7) Mahogany Girl (1) Race 2: Sanctified (3) Nepotism (2) Savvy Hallie (10) Tupakara (5) Race 3: King Of Thunder (4) Confetti Garden (5) Pocketing (8) Golden Century (2) Race … Read more
Al Nayyir returns to Meydan a very different individual from the one that landed in the UAE back in 2021. Last year’s runner-up in the G2 Dubai Gold Cup (sponsored by Al Tayer Motors) was bred by Godolphin and had … Read more
Delivering a chilling reminder of his extraordinary talent, Ka Ying Rising posted his 11th consecutive victory with a blistering display in the HK$5.35 million G2 Sprint Cup (1200m) to crown Zac Purton’s return to race riding at Sha Tin on … Read more
Matthew Poon celebrated the biggest win of his riding career by capturing the HK$5.35 million G2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) aboard Straight Arron (123lb) for trainer Ricky Yiu at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 30 March). Savouring a first Group 2 … Read more
Race 5 Ginger Sweet [8] Oxford Blue [5] Slane [1] Itsukushima [2] Race 6 Suppose I Do [6] Dakarai [2] Lucky Duck [7] Joltin’ Joe [5] Race 7 Fully Calculated [5] Albertville [3] Kyle [1] Exuma [2] Race 8 Brooklyn … Read more
Being universally liked is a rare thing, but no-one has a bad word to say about Julio Olascoaga. The young Uruguayan has enjoyed some impressive results during his three years with a licence in the UAE but has the chance … Read more
Japan’s first turf Grade 1 event of the year is set for this Sunday, as Chukyo Racecourse hosts the 55th running of the Takamatsunomiya Kinen. Twenty sprinters, from the field’s youngest, the two 4-year-olds Pair Pollux and Off Trail, to … Read more
Race 1 Snoopy Now [3] Dubai Focus [1] Darknconfidential [2] Royal Scripture [5] Race 2 Episodic [5] Rubamos [1] Hard Prince [8] Texan Windstorm [7] Race 3 Shady Thinker [1] Interest Point [2] Nextonixs [6] Mesrour [4] Race 4 Watchme … Read more