The 2025-26 Bahrain Turf Series for 2025-26 is off to a flying start, and it was the Kate McGiven trained Kendall Roy taking out the Al Manama Cup with a fairy tale victory for Husain Makk. With Kate having originally booked Oisin Orr for the ride, but when his flight… Read More »
With 109 races worth $1 million or more held every 3.3 days on average, Australia delivers opportunity and prestige like nowhere else in the world. âWe are very proud to release the 2026 Aushorse Investorâs Guide,â said Andrew Hore-Lacy, CEO of Aushorse and Thoroughbred Breeders Australia, âand its a snapshot… Read More »
âIt was remarkable, unthinkable, in terms of the year we had,â said James McDonald in being honoured at the 2025 Longines Worldâs Best Jockey Gala Dinner in Hong Kong. âVoyage Bubble, Via (Sistina), and Romantic (Warrior) have accumulated all these points, and itâs basically a reflection on them. They have… Read More »
Black type racing returns to Wyong, and itâs trainer Bjorn Baker with the race favourite Paradoxium whoâs looking to back-to-back glory in the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic. Priced at $2.60 with nation-wide wagering agenencies, can Paradoxium not only win the Wyong 2YO Millions, but repeat what Bjorn did with… Read More »
On Monday Ascot Racecourse announced that in 2026 prize money will be a record ÂŁ19.4m, an increase of ÂŁ1.65m on 2025, but excluding the QIPCO British Champions Day. 88 of Ascotâs 169 races, 52%, across the 25 days, will have a higher prize fund than 2025, with all races on… Read More »
James McDonald has won the Longines Worldâs Best Jockey title for the second consecutive year and third time overall having first won the title in 2022. The New Zealand-born, Sydney-based jockey scored a total of 184 points in a competition that rewarded the jockeys for finishing in the top three… Read More »
The November edition of the Longines World Best Racehorse is out, and itâs the Aga Khan Studs home-bred Calandagan with a 130 ranking whoâs the âworld champion for 2025.â Priced as the $4.50 pick with nation-wide wagering agencies for this 44th Japan Cup, Calandagan ranking jumped from a 125 to… Read More »
December 11-12 sees the international Conference for the Health, Safety and Welfare of Jockeys taking place in Hong Kong, hosted by the Jockeys Health and Wellbeing Committee. Under the banner of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, and supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, it will be conducted alongside… Read More »
âPride of Arras is ready to go,â said trainer Ralph Beckett with the dual British Group 2 winner to be again ridded by Rossa Ryan, âas I think the race is a good spot for him.â âHe has worked well at the weekend and I think the race is a… Read More »
Fresh from success in hosting the annual Pink Lunch the ATC Foundation Chair Angela Belle McSweeney has again expressed her gratitude to racing fans. With the Pink Lunch to aid The Sydney Breast Cancer Foundation, itâs the ATC Members and supporting bodies that note the Foundationâs ongoing dedication to community… Read More »
âSovereignty, he is a massive physical specimen,â said assistant trainer Neil Poznansky with the Kentucky Derby hero now a scratching from the Breedersâ Cup Classic. âHe has nerves of steel – look at him – he is like the total package, and when I breezed him over 4 furlongs in… Read More »
âI haven’t really been able to understand the power of these Aga Khan green colour,â said Mi. Mickael Barzalona in claiming victory on Calandagan in the QIPCO Champion Stakes.     âI know they are followed by everyone and I think that is true as there is such joy when they see… Read More »
âWhy not the St Leger, itâs a famous and historical race,â recalls Laurie Macri, the former ATC Chairman when the staying event for The $20m TAB Everest Day was named the ATC St Leger Stakes. âHistory confirms this race had a place in the program as the former AJC St… Read More »
âThe International Conference has for many years provided a platform for all of us, the stewards of racing in our respective jurisdictions,â said IFHA Chair Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges. âRacingâs long-term success is dependent on our ability to not only address the threats that we face today, but moreover to embrace the… Read More »
âDaryz is a colt we’ve always held in high regard,â said trainer Francis-Henri Graffard with the âgreenâ of the Aga Khan Studs looking for a seventh Qatar Prix de lâArc de Triomphe. âWe believed he was the best 3yo colt among the Aga Khan Studsâ horses. But heâs still mentally… Read More »
One girl vâs eight boys is the Yulong sponsored $1m Golden Rose Stakes for 2025, with the Godolphin 3yo filly Tempted the $3 race favourite with Australian wide wagering agencies. âTempted was magnificent in winning the Run to The Rose at Rosehill two weeks ago,â said Bill Picken, who established… Read More »
The 59th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities is upon us and the theme this year features Anti-Illegal Betting and Related Crime. To be held on Monday 6 October in Paris, following the Prix de lâArc de Triomphe, delegates will receive articles produced by the IFHA Council on Anti-Illegal Betting and… Read More »
âRace betting, both in the legal and illegal marketsâ will be very much the focus at this 59th IFHA Conference, being held on Monday 6 October at the Le MĂ©ridien Paris Arc de Triomphe. âRacing is facing a number of both challenges and opportunities in regards to engaging with current… Read More »
A length of the straight sprint had Japanese hero Diktaean claim victory in the Korea Cup for 2025, so what will he do in the Breedersâ Cup Dirt Mile on 1 November at Del Mar. With Diktaean surging past the Hong Kong raider Chancheng Glory, he claimed the $1.1m Korea… Read More »
Take note racegoers, the Domeland Mona Lisa Stakes is now Group 3 with prizemoney jumping to $250,000, and to be run with the Wyong Cup this Friday. However, can the big-betting Wyong Cup be overshowed as its a highly competitive open-class staying handicap of 2100m, and of course the winner… Read More »
