A decade after breaking new ground at Royal Ascot, American trainer Wesley Ward is returning with a team of eight as hungry as ever. The trainer was not well known in England when he first brought horses to Britain’s summer showpiece meeting but it did not take him long to… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won on the Sha Tin dirt this Wednesday night, and while there are no feature races, the depth does look decent enough. Race One: 1 Splendid Timing Race Two: 5 Touch Of Luck Race Three: 2 Enjoyable Success Race Four: 4 Lucky Thought Race… Read More »
New Zealand’s racing is headlined by the meeting at Te Teko on Wednesday. We take a look at each of the nine races on the card and give our tips and bets. Race One: 6 Figeameout Race Two: 1 Darci’s Tune Race Three: 5 Pango Race Four: 3 Beauty Star… Read More »
A second horse in two days and 29th in the past few months has died at Santa Anita where management has chosen to continue racing. Truffalino collapsed in the final stages of the third race on turf on Sunday. A track spokesman says the three-year-old filly died of a heart… Read More »
All is in readiness for Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter to clash with Stradivarius in the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot. The Charlie Appleby-trained four-year-old beat Marmelo from the Hughie Morrison stable in a famous finish to the race in November. The Charlie Fellowes-trained A Prince Of Arron ran third… Read More »
Hours after being surrounded by a stable fire, the Jamie Osborne-trained Constanzia has won a race at Chelmsford. Osborne, a former leading National Hunt jockey turned Flat trainer, said the fire destroyed a tack room at his stables in Upper Lambourn. He was thankful all horses and staff were unhurt… Read More »
Australian ex-pat jockey Zac Purton has become the second rider in Hong Kong history to reach 1000 wins. His victory on Thanks Forever at Sha Tin on Saturday brought up the milestone with the now-retired Douglas Whyte, who rode 1813 over 23 seasons in Hong Kong, the only jockey to… Read More »
Sir Winston has given the Triple Crown series another unexpected turn, rallying to capture the Belmont Stakes in New York. The win gave trainer Mark Casse the final two jewels in the showcase for three-year-old thoroughbreds. He won the Preakness with War Of Will who was expected to battle favourite… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Saturday, where the feature race is the Hong Kong Riding For The Disabled Association Cup, Class Four event over 1800m. Race One: 4 Gentle Breeze Race Two: 12 Nashashuk Race Three: 2 Thanks Forever Race Four: 7 Surewin Race… Read More »
Singapore will kick off a cracking weekend of racing on Friday night with an eight race program at Kranji racecourse. View our tips and bets for each of the races on the card in what looks a good punting meeting. Race One: 11 Mikcaipho Race Two: 1 Gamely Race Three:… Read More »
Jeremy Noseda is to retire from the training ranks. Noseda, who has trained at Shalfleet in Newmarket since 1998, enjoyed Classic success when he won the St Leger in 2006 with Sixties Icon. He also tasted glory on the international stage with Wilko at the Breeders’ Cup as well as… Read More »
Winning the Preakness Stakes has not been enough to make War Of Will favourite for the Belmont Stakes. In fact, being the only colt to run in all three Triple Crown races really has not earned him the respect one would expect. Well-rested Tacitus was made the slight favourite over… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, where the feature race is the Cricket Club Valley Stakes, a Class Four event over 1650m. Race One: 5 Tashidelek Race Two: 5 Golden Cannon Race Three: 4 Snap Fit Race Four: 5 Reliable Team Race Five:… Read More »
Sottsass has upset the favourite Persian King to win the Prix du Jockey Club, the French Derby, in record time at Chantilly. Cristian Demuro brought the Jean-Claude Rouget-trained colt to challenge the overwhelming favourite in the final furlong (200m). Persian King had every chance to following his victory in the… Read More »
A massive eleven race program will be run and won at Sha Tin this Sunday, where the feature race is the Lion Rock Trophy, a Group lll contest over the mile. Race One: 10 Celebration Race Two: 4 Classic Unicorn Race Three: 1 Buddies Race Four: 1 Hinchinlove Race Five:… Read More »
After leaving Epsom wondering what might have been on Oaks day, it was back to business as usual for Aidan O’Brien as Anthony Van Dyck gave the trainer a record-equalling seventh victory in the Derby. Having seen his dreams of completing a clean sweep of British Classics this season ended… Read More »
Only three trainers could boast seven Derby winners on their CVs prior to 2019 and all of them hailed from a by-gone age. The three, Robert Robson, John Porter and Fred Darling were joined on that illustrious roll by Aidan O’Brien today as his Anthony Van Dyck, ridden by long… Read More »
Anthony Van Dyck provided top Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien with a record-equalling seventh victory in the Derby at Epsom. Eighteen years on from his first triumph in the premier Classic with Galileo, the County Tipperary trainer saddled no less than seven of the 13 runners, with the previously unbeaten Sir… Read More »
Bangkok will bid to fulfil the racing vision of his late owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha when he runs in the Derby at Epsom. The Leicester City owner lost his life in a helicopter crash last October and the Andrew Balding-trained colt will try to cement the equine empire he hoped to… Read More »
It was another day to remember for multiple classic winning jockey Frankie Dettori as he guided John Gosden’s Anapurna to victory in the Oaks at Epsom. While Gosden was winning an impressive 10th classic, Dettori is a more regular visitor to the winner’s enclosure in these most prestigious of races… Read More »
