Dubai World Cup places are up for grabs as the stars converge on a superb Emirates Super Saturday at Meydan Racecourse on 1 March. Six of the day’s nine races offer automatic entry to corresponding races on the big day … Read more

After a monumental weekend celebrating Hong Kong’s current star thoroughbreds racing on the world stage, attention now turns to the next generation of talent as it converges on Sunday’s (2 March) HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha … Read more

David Hayes was forced to share victory in last year’s DBS x Manulife Million Challenge but tonight (Wednesday, 26 February) the Australian trainer stood alone as Soleil Fighter carried off with the Class 3 Tsui Man Handicap (1650m) under Ryan … Read more

Roaring Legend aims to secure an increased bonus opportunity as Lingfield Park stages the second All-Weather Championships Trials Day of the season on Friday, February 28.   The winner of each £45,000 handicap on the card will be eligible for free … Read more

Mark Newnham is hopeful My Wish’s improving race manners will allow the lightly-framed gelding to continue a barnstorming surge through the Four-Year-Old Classic Series with success in the HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday … Read more

Tony Cruz will attempt to win a third HK$13 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (2 March) when he saddles Californiatotality and Stunning Peach in the second leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic series. With 1,543 … Read more

Returning to Hong Kong for a short-term riding stint, Ryan Moore could determine the outcome of the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (26 February) when the champion jockey partners two of the four horses … Read more

Second favorite Costa Nova claimed this year’s February Stakes for his first G1 title. The Lord Kanaloa horse now scores six wins in as many starts on dirt at Tokyo Racecourse including his previous start, the Negishi Stakes (G3, dirt, … Read more

James McDonald attributed a dramatic HK$13 million G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) victory to Voyage Bubble’s class and courage after the pair overcame several obstacles at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 February). Having arrived at Sha Tin from … Read more

Ka Ying Rising continued his imperious reign as Hong Kong’s sprint monarch with a superb victory in the HK$13 million G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) for David Hayes and Karis Teetan at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 February) as … Read more

The much-anticipated first JRA Grade 1 race of 2025 takes place on Sunday, when the February Stakes will be run – for the 42nd time – at Tokyo Racecourse over 1,600 meters on the dirt track, although the start is … Read more

Romantic Warrior was all heart as he courageously went down in a storybook finish with Japan’s Forever Young in the US$20 million (approx. HK$156.43 million) 2025 G1 Saudi Cup (1800m, dirt) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in the Kingdom of Saudi … Read more

Japan’s Forever Young (JPN) bested Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior (IRE) by a neck in a race for the ages at King Abdulaziz Racecourse. The head-to-head so many had hoped for materialised in a fascinating tactical battle. The big two jumped … Read more

Oisin Murphy continued a fabulous night at The Saudi Cup as he steered Byzantine Dream (JPN) home in the US $2.5m Longines Red Sea Turf Handicap. Tomoyasu Sakaguchi’s 4-year-old was among the improving types in the 3000m event and the … Read more

There was a famous one-two for Japan in the US$2m 1351 Turf Sprint presented by Boutique Group as Ascoli Piceno stuck her head past Win Marvel (JPN) in a dramatic finish to the Group 2 contest.   Christophe Lemaire, the … Read more

This year’s US$500k Saudi International Handicap presented by NHC went the way of Qatar and Austral (FR) in the grey and maroon silks of Al Shaqab.   It was a very different case to 12 months ago, where Jean de … Read more

Straight No Chaser (USA) arrived from America with the billing as one of the major equine attractions of this year’s The Saudi Cup meeting and he duly dazzled in the US$2m Riyadh Dirt Sprint presented by Saudi National Bank.   … Read more

United Arab Emirates representative Golden Vekoma (USA) provided a major moment for British jockey Connor Beasley as he came out top in a fine finish to the US$1.5m Saudi Derby presented by ZOOD Realty. Trainer Ahmad Bin Harmash targeted the … Read more

Brilliant Purebred Arabian Tilal Al Khalediah (KSA) gained yet another decisive victory at The Saudi Cup meeting as he claimed the US$2m Obaiyah Arabian Classic presented by Diriyah. It was the third year in a row that the ultra-consistent performer … Read more

Frankie Lor will chase his first G1 Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) success at Sha Tin on Sunday (23 February) when he will launch a two-pronged attack in the HK$13 million event. Lor believes both his runners, Happy Together and … Read more

The fourth running of the US$1.5m Al Mneefah Cup sponsored by Ministry of Culture for Purebred Arabians was a thriller RB Kingmaker (USA) rallied widest of all, asserted himself over leading contender Asfan Al Khalediah (KSA) at the top of … Read more

For the first time the International Jockeys’ Challenge presented by Diriyah was won by a local rider when Muhammad Aldaham ended up with 30 points thanks to two winning performances. Victorious in Round 1 with Jawhar Alriyadh (KSA) and then … Read more

Now or never for Facteur Cheval as French challenger takes on the world’s best Jerome Reynier’s runner arrives after encouraging warm-up     Marseille-based Jerome Reynier, handler of last year’s Dubai Turf victor Facteur Cheval (IRE), is remarkably calm for … Read more