Kyprios set a course record and confirmed his place as Europe’s top stayer with an emphatic victory in the G1 Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup, the highlight on day one of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Ridden by Ryan Moore for … Read more
Audience and jockey Rab Havlin defied a penalty as G1 winners came to the fore in the G2 HKJC World Pool Lennox Stakes over seven furlongs. Five-year-old Audience, who is trained by John and Thady Gosden for owner/breeder Cheveley … Read more
Aomori City proved too good for his rivals in the G2 HKJC World Pool Vintage Stakes, handing trainer Charlie Appleby a second win in the seven-furlong contest after champion juvenile Pinatubo in 2019. Winning jockey William Buick tracked leader … Read more
The Johnny Murtagh-trained Take Heart produced a game performance to take the opening race of this year’s Qatar Goodwood Festival, the Coral Chesterfield Cup Handicap. Ridden by Murtagh’s stable jockey Ben Coen, four-year-old Take Heart (7/1) was near the … Read more
You say tom-ah-toh, I say tom-ay-to. Differences of opinion exist in every sphere of life, and the racecourse is no different – as became readily apparant after favourite Auguste Rodin, from the Coolmore yard of Aidan O’Brien, put in one … Read more
One of the celebrated French sculptor Auguste Rodin’s best known works is a statue called The Thinker, a bronze depicting the Italian poet Dante contemplating the mysteries of heaven and hell and the fate of mankind. The racehorse August Rodin, … Read more
Race 6 Ashford Street [1] Boognish [6] Extremely Lucky [2] Karacasu [7] Race 7 Hard Prince [2] A Sumurai Mind [1] Reel Whiskey [8] Kirkliston Blu [3] Race 8 Arabian Summer [14] Kuroyanagi [15] Aviatress [8] Mighty [10] Race 9 … Read more
A sole French runner takes on eight domestic runners in a competitive edition of the G1 Grosser Preis Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2000m) at Munich on Sunday (28 July). Calif, previously German-trained and now based in France, comes fresh from a Group … Read more
Race 7: Fleetwood (4) Shezanalister (2) Bubba’s Bay (1) Chief Conductor (6) Race 8: Vivy Air (1) Kerguelen (4) Yorkshire (14) Invader Zim (7) Race 9: The Englishmen (11) Awash (4) Camaguey (5) Enotis (10) Race 10: Sequestered (10) Little … Read more
Race 6: Wallenda (5) Prinzerro (4) Valois (8) Steel City (2) Race 7: Recommendation (2) Semillion (1) Mrs Chrissie (6) Honey Girl (7) Race 8: Lounge Bar Rubi (8) Jimmy The Bear (2) Green Fly (7) Duke De Sessa (1) … Read more
Auguste Rodin spearheads a three-strong Aidan O’Brien challenge on the G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes at Ascot this Saturday, 27th July. The son of Deep Impact looked back on song on his latest start as he … Read more
Richard Hannon has hailed Rosallion as “everything you could ever dream of” as he builds up to next week’s G1 Qatar Sussex Stakes, the £1 million highlight of the Qatar Goodwood Festival. Rosallion is currently the world’s highest-rated miler, … Read more
Race 5 Shaime [5] I Choose You [4] Kusini [8] Run Like Hell [3] Race 6 Electric Impulse [10] Magarten [6] Angry Skies [1] Fretta [12] Race 7 Ithadtobezou [14] Starianne [15] Ultimate Kiss [3] Hola Amigos [10] Race 8 … Read more
The prestigious Dubai World Cup meeting, recognised worldwide as one of horseracing’s premier sporting and social occasions, will take place on Saturday, 5 April 2025 and symbolizes the grand finale of an extended 16-meeting Carnival. Hosted at the iconic Meydan … Read more
Assessed soft / heavy Race 1: Politely Dun (2) Stay Silent (1) Suntora (7) Red Aces [3] Race 2: Subrising [3) Enxuto (6) Le Zebra (2) Furlanetto (5) Race 3: First Settler (2) Landmark (3) Zestiman (1) Skipjack [6] Race … Read more
Race 7 Age Of Sail [2] Strathtay [1] Loco [5] Perfect Play [4] Race 8 King Of The Castle [6] War Eternal [11] Charterhouse [3] More Secrets [5] Race 9 Chorlton Lane [3] Elson Boy [8] Military Expert [2] Cuban … Read more
Race 5 Lady Simone [11] Imapagethree Girl [3] Jet Jitsu [7] Head’em [4] Race 6 Princeofnottingham [3] Oak Park Rebel [6] Thunder Award [8] Red Rowie [7] Race 7 He’s Our Bonneval [6] Jimmy The Bear [1] Umgawa [4] My … Read more
City Of Troy and Porta Fortuna landed blows for this season’s three-year-old crop in two of the significant early clashes of the generations, performances that have propelled the duo to the head of the points in the race to be crowned Cartier Horse … Read more
Race 1 Buckingham Palace [1] Last Druid [2] Lovelycut [11] Race 2 Kissed Earth [12] Ongatiti [7] Manhattan View [13] Pray Day [8] Race 3 Nodachi [1] Sea Of Lights [6] Fioreen [3] Djapana [8] Race 4 Nuts ‘N’ Bolts … Read more
Francis Lui has staged a magnificent comeback on the final day of the 2023/24 season to claim the Hong Kong trainers’ championship for the first time, sealing victory with a quartet – and a win in the last race of … Read more
A truly remarkable 2023/24 Hong Kong racing season concluded at Sha Tin on Sunday, 14 July, marking the close of one of the most extraordinary chapters in Hong Kong’s racing history. The Club’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges: “We … Read more
Race 7 Sachem [9] Brave Star [1] Aiguilette [8] Pricilla’s Choice [11] Race 8 Maracourt [3] Bamyan Buddha [1] Fleurieu Flipper [4] Bonjour [6] Race 9 Hajra [11] Lingani [2] Kalasec [3] Riche D’amour [6] Race 10 Ballon D’or [5] … Read more
Race 6 Nation’s Call [15] Lauding [11] Miracle Spin [6] First Mate [18] Race 7 Major Share [6] Oak Hill [3] Le Parrain [8] Marble Nine [10] Race 8 Ashford Street [1] Recommendation [2] Mornington Glory [3] Party For Two … Read more
Romantic Warrior’s outstanding performance during the 2023/24 racing season saw the globetrotting Hong Kong hero earn the Horse of the Year title at a special presentation held at the Grand Ballroom of the Rosewood Hotel in Hong Kong tonight (Friday, … Read more
Francis Lui remains confident and positive of victory in the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship as the veteran handler prepares to unleash a 10-strong team at Sha Tin’s season finale on Sunday (14 July) as Pierre Ng continues to lead … Read more
Assessed Heavy Race 5 Smokin’ Princess [2] She’s A Con [10] Preferential [11] Hard Squeeze [5] Race 6 Written In Code [3] Kiko [7] Cute As [5] Jennipending [1] Race 7 The Open [5] Keitel [7] Heuristic [14] Colsridge … Read more
Tomodachi Kokoroe is aiming crown a superb season when he steps up in distance to contest the HK$3.12 million Class 2 Sun Jewellery Handicap (1650m) on Wednesday night (10 July) at the season’s final Happy Valley fixture. Untested beyond 1400m, … Read more
The Hong Kong trainers’ championship continues to hang in the balance after Francis Lui narrowed Pierre Ng’s lead to one – 67 to 66 – with only two race meetings left with King Miles’ victory at Sha Tin on Saturday … Read more
Race 1 Six Stars [6] Halliwell [10] Grint [3] Esticon [9] Race 2 Outta Compton [4] Aspen Colorado [5] Exalted Fire [1] Test The Law [3] Race 3 Chambers Bay [2] Reservoir Dog [4] Rockbarton Road [5] Saint Michael [6] … Read more
City of Troy may well be the superstar galloper that Aidan O’Brien believes him to be, and the European racing world fervently hopes he turns out to be. But even if he succeeds in the first major all age test … Read more