US trainers Kenny McPeek and Doug O’Neill will saddle runners in the Group 3 SAR1,500,000 (USD$400,000) The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Cup, a qualifier for next month’s $20 million Group 1 Saudi Cup, when Rattle N Roll (USA) … Read more
Bidding for Group 1 glory in a fourth separate racing jurisdiction with Romantic Warrior, Danny Shum declared the Hong Kong champion fit and ready ahead of the AED1.85 million (approx. HK$3.92 million) G1 Jebel Hatta (1800m) at Meydan Racecourse in … Read more
Race 5 Electric Belle [5] Apparatus [3] Gracie’s Rain [6] Jenni The Jet [12] Race 6 Storm Ahead [4] Miss Alexis [11] Sweet As A Kiss [12] Menzah One [2] Race 7 Barbaric Lad [4] Untapped [8] Dom [6] Princess … Read more
Laurel River, Romantic Warrior, Measured Time, Facteur Cheval, Tuz… Fashion Friday at Meydan Racecourse has attracted a host of equine stars. As the highest-earning racehorse of all time, with US$22.82 million in the bank, nine-time Group 1 winner Romantic Warrior … Read more
Zac Purton stands alone as the jockey with the most wins in Hong Kong racing history after successes aboard Spirit Of Peace in the third section of the Class 4 Kowloon Park Handicap (1200m) and View Of The World in … Read more
Race 5 Cheval Savant [2] Retourne [5] Tierra [9] Confetti Garden [6] Race 6 Takeko [3] Miss Winslet [4] Araletta [1] Tessatori [6] Race 7 Diamond Firetail [9] Miss Sunshine [10] Simple Times [5] Castellar [3] Race 8 Ziryab [2] … Read more
Hong Kong champion Romantic Warrior has been acclaimed as one of the world’s elite horses, ranking joint fifth in the 2024 LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR) while Ka Ying Rising has been recognised as the world’s joint best sprinter. … Read more
Romantic Warrior will face only seven rivals when Danny Shum’s globetrotter contests the AED1.85 million (approx. HK$3.92 million) G1 Jebel Hatta (1800m) at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on Friday night (24 January). The world’s highest-earning racehorse will challenge last … Read more
Race 5 Alabama Girl [10] Big Kate [1] Junebug [7] Master Right [5] Race 6 Mystery Blonde [9] Champagne Effort [6] Frose [4] Enuffon [7] Race 7 Nuts ‘N’ Bolts [3] Stand By Me Ned [4] Maximum Power [1] Cap … Read more
David Hayes anointed Ka Ying Rising as “probably the best horse” he has trained, while Zac Purton described the speedster as a “really special horse” after the four-year-old’s incredible record-breaking win in the HK$13 million G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) … Read more
Underscoring his status as Hong Kong’s premier miler, Voyage Bubble claimed a second straight HK$13 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 19 January) for jockey James McDonald and trainer Ricky Yiu. Receiving a smooth passage … Read more
Race 5 Mawallock [3] Alvarinho [2] Anyways Roxie [9] Aruma [5] Race 6 Silver Dagger [5] Moorlands Miss [1] Azonto [2] Go Jeanie [4] Race 7 Promises Kept [4] Kaliuwaa Falls [5] Alhambra Lad [3] Ashy Boy [1] Race 8 … Read more
Race 6 Barefoot Tora [7] Mogadishu [1] The Yachtsman [8] Coomoroo Lady [11] Race 7 Graham [7] Koyuga Breeze [4] Goats On Oats [5] Blooming Edge [1] Race 8 Boulder Jack [1] Hells Son [4] Lucky Compass [5] Aoife [6] … Read more
Race 5 Excess [2] Epic Centre [1] Marbilla [6] Azeezle [4] Race 6 Yongtai [11] Mintman [3] Rebels [6] Patriot Star [10] Race 7 Apppleby [9] Grand Sage [1] Mystic Vamp ]12] Norwoods [4] Race 8 Black Peppermint [5] Genrichero … Read more
A long-time ally of David Hayes in Australia, Craig Williams hopes to upstage the dual Hong Kong champion trainer’s outstanding sprinter Ka Ying Rising at Sha Tin on Sunday (19 January) when he rides Magic Control in the HK$13 million … Read more
There are new names on the roll of honour for the G2 Cape Verdi Stakes (sponsored by Al Tayer Motors) after Choisya (pictured) upset favourite Romantic Style. The new etchings are that of father and son duo Simon and Ed … Read more
Race 1 Episodic [2] Manhatten Times [1] Let’s Get Down [3] Starlite Valley [4] Race 2 Struck By [2] Flying Mikki [3] Divine Fire [5] Saxon King 4] Race 3 Layin’ Up [11] Novela [6] Excelot [3] Idracowra [9] Race … Read more
Race 1 Mollynickers [5] Marble Arch [3] Wings Of Song[4] Munhamek [1] Race 2 No Selections Race 3 Tomba [3] Zorro’s Flight [2] Centennial Park [1] Seindeel [4] Race 4 Mighty [8] Luna Cat [1] Samangu [5] Dazzling Lucy [7] … Read more
Race 1 Belvedere Boys [5] Sky Lab [2] Loch Eagle [1] Miss Joelene [4] Race 2 Memo [13] Icarian Dream [6] Gallo Nero [2] Invincible Woman [10] Race 3 Hard To Say [6] Prince Of Boom [7] Semana [5] Hedged … Read more
Charlotte’s Web faces 11 rivals as she bids to give Simon & Ed Crisford a third straight win in the £110,000 BetMGM Winter Oaks (1.25pm) at Lingfield Park on Saturday, January 18. The father-son partnership captured the 10-furlong fillies’ … Read more
Blake Shinn is optimistic Galaxy Patch is poised for a peak performance in the HK$13 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (19 January) when the Australian reunites with one of Hong Kong’s most exciting horses. With … Read more
Race 5 Lloyd’s Crown [2] Charcoals [5] Excellent Lover [6] Royal Lass [8] Race 6 Over Yonder [2] Heaving [7] Pyrois [6] Trak Chiller [11] Race 7 Our Couver [1] Worcester [6] Mr Verse [10] Stepchild [3] Race 8 Zeshadow … Read more
Recently crowned Longines World’s Best Jockey James McDonald will line up in the 2025 International Jockeys’ Challenge (IJC) at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on 21 February, the day before bidding for Saudi Cup glory aboard Romantic Warrior in the … Read more
With five runners from four different countries, Friday’s G2 Cape Verdi (Sponsored by Al Tayer Motors), the feature on the nine-race Dubai Racing Carnival card, is a truly international affair. The select field might be in part due to the … Read more
Finals Day heroine Cloud Cover is among the headliners as Newcastle hosts the first of two All-Weather Championships Trials Day meetings on Friday, January 17. The winner of each £45,000 handicap on the card will be eligible for free … Read more
Zac Purton has edged closer to the precipice of Hong Kong racing history after drawing to within three wins of matching Douglas Whyte’s record of 1,813 victories with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (15 January). The seven-time … Read more
Race 5 Rock Them Jools [5] Rattle‘n’roll [4] Pula [10] Think Hard [12] Race 6 Apparatus [2] Regal Might [1] Jazzclub [9] Jackand [4] Race 7 Statice [9] Hampton Palace [3] Abaddon [1] Enright [7] Race 8 Duhlata [9] Sun … Read more
A strong entry of 28 Group 1 winners have been put forward for this year’s Group 1 $20 million Saudi Cup, which will take place at King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh on Saturday 22 February, 2025. Last year’s Dubai World … Read more
Chris So’s stable is on fire at present and the trainer is optimistic of carrying forward his recent form when he takes five runners to Happy Valley on Wednesday night (15 January). So has six wins from the past … Read more
Karis Teetan is hopeful Hong Kong International Sale graduate Patch Of Theta can make the grade in Sunday’s (19 January) HK$13 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin when Francis Lui’s improving galloper tries horse racing’s elite level for … Read more