I Am Maximus wrote his name into Grand National folklore when he regained his crown in what on-track commentators were calling a ‘Red Rum-like’ performance. After a memorable win in the race in 2024, I Am Maximus had to settle for second place last year behind his stable companion Nick… Read More »
European Group 1-winning juvenile Gewan, a colt earmarked as a potential shuttle stallion for Yulong, has died following a trackwork incident while preparing for his three-year-old season. The lightly raced grey, a son of Night Of Thunder and winner of the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes last October, suffered a fatal… Read More »
The Willie Mullins trained I Am Maximus heads to Saturday’s Randox Grand National seeking to become the first horse to lose and reclaim his Grand National title since Aintree legend Red Rum achieved that feat almost fifty years ago. Red Rum ultimately came away as a three-time winner of this… Read More »
What a comeback! Joao Moreira produced an electrifying four-timer on his return to Hong Kong racing at Happy Valley on Wednesday to ignite Caster Fownes’ title challenge and send him rocketing back to the top of the Trainers’ Championship where he now joins Mark Newnham on forty-seven winners. Moreira didn’t… Read More »
Trainer Casper Fownes will hope that Joao Moreira hits the ground running when he kicks off his latest riding stint in Hong Kong at Happy Valley tonight. Fownes currently holds down second place in the Hong Kong Trainer’s Championship with 43 winners, sandwiched between Mark Newnham (who leads the way… Read More »
Cheltenham Gold Cup runner-up Jango Baie will headline a star-studded first day of the Grand National meeting at Aintree on Thursday. The Nicky Henderson-trained seven-year-old is an odds-on chance for the Racing Welfare Bowl, one of four Grade 1 races on the card. He will bid for a first top-level… Read More »
Pari-mutuel wagering on American horse racing has recorded its sharpest monthly decline in more than a year, with turnover figures taking a notable hit in March. Total handle dropped by 12.4 per cent compared to March 2025, falling to $816,171,590. The last time a steeper year-on-year decline was recorded was… Read More »
There is simply no stopping Ka Ying Rising … and such is the aura surrounding the champion sprinter that nobody expects anything different. At Sha Tin on Sunday, the David Hayes-trained son of Shamexpress stretched his extraordinary winning sequence to nineteen consecutive victories, continuing a run that is fast becoming… Read More »
The Hong Kong champion Ka Ying Rising will be at it again on Easter Monday where he will strive to extend his record unbeaten run in the HK$5.35 million G2 Sprint Cup over 1200m at Sha Tin, where a win would see him put nineteen consecutive race wins behind his… Read More »
Jockey Eliseo Ruiz is the subject of an investigation following his ride in Tuesday’s ninth event at Parx Racing, where he surrendered a significant lead after not using the whip in the home straight. Ruiz partnered Bailout Billy in a first-level allowance and established a clear advantage early before entering… Read More »
Mark Newnham’s is having the time of his life in Hong Kong as his stable continues to send out a rapid fire run of winners, with his latest Sha Tin treble on Sunday catapulting Newnham clear at the top of the Hong Kong Trainers’ Championship with forty-five winners … two… Read More »
It was a massive result for America in the Middle East, one that had nothing to do with geopolitics but everything to do with sport, as the largely unheralded Magnitude stunned the racing world in the Dubai World Cup. On paper, the race appeared to be Forever Young’s to lose,… Read More »
Eleven races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, with good depth across the program. Best Bookies 💰 👉 View the Best Betting Sites and Bookie Apps
The Kylie Hoskin trained Geneva scored a dominant win in the Manawatu Classic at Trentham. The son of Time Test was coming off a strong third place result in the NZ Derby in a race in which his finishing effort was compromised when he was carried off a straight line… Read More »
FanDuel TV, the long-running horse racing channel that has brought the sport into American homes since 1999, is set to be gradually phased out over the next 20 months. The development, first reported by the Paulick Report, was confirmed during a company-wide meeting on Friday, where staff were informed of… Read More »
A bumper card of racing has been set down for Meydan on Saturday night, headlined by the Dubai World Cup (2000m). Best Bookies 💰 👉 View the Best Betting Sites and Bookie Apps
It is a race-day like no other and this year the thirtieth running of the Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan on Saturday will be even more unusual, framed as it is against the backdrop of war in the middle east where the safety of all concerned will remain the… Read More »
Jockey Billy Loughnane has been suspended for three weeks after stewards ruled he acted contrary to veterinary instructions at Southwell on Thursday. Loughnane’s mount Beelzebub was withdrawn after being assessed by the on-course veterinarian as lame following an incident where the horse was kicked at the start of the final… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night with good depth across the program. Best Bookies 💰 👉 View the Best Betting Sites and Bookie Apps
A bumper ten event card has been set down for Sha Tin on Sunday, headlined by the Hong Kong Derby (2000m). Best Bookies 💰 👉 View the Best Betting Sites and Bookie Apps
