Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night where it is the final race meeting of the season at the track, and usually brings together an outstanding crowed. Race One: 7 Run Beauty Run Race Two: 10 Bonito Race Three: 8 Lightning Treasure Race Four:… Read More »
As the world sits and awaits the outcome of the unprecedented court challenge to overturn the Gr 1 Kentucky Derby result, a story has come out that impressed me. A scant few know about this, but it’s worth the telling. It concerns the hard-working back stretch folk of Monmouth Park… Read More »
This story should be taken very, very seriously because what it tells is so profound, it just may change racing and indeed sport results the world over, here ever after. The Gr 1 Kentucky Derby issue will not go away. In fact, law makers seem to be warming to the… Read More »
Australian jockey Zac Purton needs seven winners from the final 20 races to break Joao Moreira’s season record in Hong Kong after moving to within striking distance with a six-win haul at Sha Tin. Purton’s six winners on Sunday’s 11-race program took his season tally to 164, six short of… Read More »
Dual Oaks winner Sea Of Class has run her last race and is fighting a serious bout of colic. The Irish and Yorkshire Oaks winner was struck down on Wednesday and has been receiving round the clock attention. Her condition is so grave, her trainer William Haggas was unequivocal that… Read More »
Horse racing personality John McCririck who has died aged 79, suffered from lung cancer, his widow has revealed. McCririck – known as Big Mac to many in the racing world – was for many years the face of British horse racing. The 79-year-old was a regular on British television –… Read More »
Many great warriors over both codes have graced the turf at Sandown, but it is fair to say few will have come back to quite the unbridled delight that greeted the John Gosden-trained five-year-old Enable after the Eclipse Stakes. The roof-raising cheers as Enable hit the front under Frankie Dettori… Read More »
Eleven races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Sunday, where the feature race is the Members Cup, a Class 3 contest down the straight over 1000m. Race One: 1 Farhh Above Race Two: 9 Jimson The Famous Race Three: 4 Big Bully Race Four: 10 Massive Pocket… Read More »
Superstar mare Enable makes her return to the track in the Eclipse Stakes (2000m) this Saturday night at Sandown and Sportsbet.com.au, at this stage, are going to take her on first up. The two time Arc winner makes her return in search of win number three in the great race,… Read More »
The UK flat season continues to simmer along this Saturday night at Sandown, headlined by the return of champion mare Enable, who kicks off her third Arc prep in the Eclipse Stakes. Race One: 3 Garrus Race Two: 2 Mojito Race Three: 6 Hidden Message Race Four: 6 Enable Race… Read More »
Colourful British racing broadcaster John McCririck has sadly passed away at the age of 79. Award winning journalist and horse racing broadcaster John McCririck has died aged 79 peacefully on Friday morning. McCririck was an cccentric but well regarded journalist and broadcaster on ITV and then Channel 4 Racing. 🏇🏻… Read More »
Singapore will host another good quality Friday night meeting for punters to sink their teeth into to kick off the weekend. View our tips and bets for each of the nine races on the card. Race One: 5 Kubera’s Chief Race Two: 2 Grand Choice Race Three: 1 Lim’s Dream… Read More »
Ok punters gather around. Woodbine is Canada’s number 1 racetrack and if the truth be known, it is the BEST racetrack in all of North America. The bends are easy, the turf and the Tapeta surfaces are brilliant on the horses, and the form tends to hold up extremely well…. Read More »
Sydney jockey Kerrin McEvoy has secured the ride on third favourite Regal Reality in the Group One Coral-Eclipse. McEvoy is in England where his primary objective was to ride Houtzen in the King’s Stand Stakes at the Royal Ascot meeting. The Queensland mare slipped at the start of the race… Read More »
Enable will make her eagerly-awaited return to action in the Coral Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. Trainer John Gosden has not rushed the dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner into action this term, with all her major targets in the second half of the season. A third win in the… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner-up Marmelo has finished fifth in the Group One Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud won by the John Gosden-trained Coronet ridden by Frankie Dettori. Coronet was beaten a nose in the race 12 months ago by Waldgeist and had continued to perform to a high standard without getting her… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Monday, headlined by the reappearance of Aethero, who goes around in race eight, who will have to contend with a wide gate against the older horses. Race One: 1 Victoriam Race Two: 4 Above Race Three: 2 Dancing Fighter… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup-winning team of trainer Joseph O’Brien and owner Lloyd Williams has been back in the winner’s circle in a Group Three race at the Curragh. Buckhurst put in a stylish performance under Wayne Lordan to win the International Stakes on Saturday (Sunday AEST). Leviathan Australian owner Williams and… Read More »
Sovereign and Padraig Beggy have caused an upset in the Irish Derby, giving trainer Aidan O’Brien a 13th success in the Classic at the Curragh. The stands almost fell silent as the 33-1 shot crossed the line six lengths ahead of stable companion Anthony Van Dyck, the Epsom Derby winner…. Read More »
Singapore will host a good quality Sunday racing meeting where the Stewards’ Cup headlines the card. We take a look at each of the ten races on the meeting and give our tips and bets. Race One: 9 Gentlemen Agreement Race Two: 5 Newton Race Three: 4 Lim’s Mighty Race… Read More »
