4-year-old Ruthven has finished 3.5L 7th behind Kingsfield in the Tai Mo Shan Handicap over 1400m at Sha Tin on New Years day. Kingsfield wins the New Year's Day finale for @AlexisBadel and Richard Gibson with #HKDerby hopes in behind – Lockheed (4th), Ruthven (7th), Cheerful Giggles (formerly Rockstar Rebel… Read More »
Leading owner Rich Ricci remains hopeful Faugheen will bid to regain his crown in the Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham. The Willie Mullins-trained 10-year-old was a brilliant winner of the two-mile (3200m) showpiece in 2015, but was sidelined for the best part of two years after landing the Irish Champion Hurdle… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Steve Drowne has ended his riding career on a high with a fitting victory aboard Met By Moonlight in a handicap at Lingfield. The 45-year-old won the 2007 July Cup on Met By Moonlight’s sire Sakhee’s Secret and the filly is trained by Ron Hodges, who… Read More »
A bumper eleven race card has been assembled for Sha Tin on Monday, where the feature race is the Group lll Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1400m), featuring horses who contested both the International Sprint and Mile. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS* at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET… Read More »
Willie Mullins will not rush any decisions on the future for Faugheen after he was pulled up behind shock winner Mick Jazz in the Ryanair Hurdle at Leopardstown. The 2015 Champion Hurdle winner was sidelined for the best part of two years after a stunning performance in the 2016 Irish… Read More »
Road To Respect has put himself in the frame for the Cheltenham Gold Cup with his victory in the Leopardstown Christmas Chase in which Sizing John finished distressed. The winner, ridden by Sean Flanagan, powered up the run-in to back up his other Grade One success in the Ryanair Gold… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night and while there are no feature races, the depth looks quite strong. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS* at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS* at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: $500 FREE BET BONUS* at… Read More »
Might Bite is challenging for Cheltenham Gold Cup favouritism following his victory in the King George VI Chase at Kempton. After suffering a final-fence fall in the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase at the track 12 months ago, the eight-year-old gained deserved compensation to complete a Grade One double for trainer… Read More »
Veteran Authentic Paddy has produced an upset in the Group One Zabeel Classic after being placed twice previously in the Ellerslie feature. Trained by Lisa Latta and ridden by Trudy Thornton, Authentic Paddy beat Lizzie L’Amour and multiple Group One winner Volkstok’n’barrell. in Tuesday’s 2000m-race. “It’s just an absolute buzz,”… Read More »
Santa Claus has raised the ire of stewards with an unauthorised visit to a race meeting in England. Riding a horse and accompanied by two elves on ponies, Santa paraded before racing got underway at Lingfield on Saturday. The British Horse Racing Authority took a dim view. “The stewards held… Read More »
Trainer Hughie Morrison has expressed his relief at being found not to blame after one of his horses failed a drugs test at the start of the year. Morrison could have been banned from the sport for up to 10 years as a consequence of Our Little Sister’s positive test… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Saturday, and while there are no feature races, the Griffin race looks a beauty with several nice types engaged to run in the 1400m contest. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS* at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET… Read More »
English trainer Hughie Morrison is anxiously awaiting a judiciary decision after one of his horses failed a drug test. The British Horseracing Authority disciplinary panel will publish its result on Friday (Saturday AEDT) after hearing two days of evidence. Morrison, who campaigned Marmelo in Melbourne during the spring, has denied… Read More »
Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello are teaming up for a musical benefit for victims of the San Luis Rey Downs training track fire in which nearly 50 horses died and many of their caretakers were injured. The event on January 17 at the Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, a… Read More »
Happy Valley will host an eight race card this Wednesday night, and while there are no feature races, the depth once again looks very strong across the board. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS* at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS* at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: $500 FREE… Read More »
It might not have been pretty but Solo Saxophone has made history as the first runner and first winner over jumps for his sire, former champion racehorse Frankel. Formerly trained by Dermot Weld, the three-year-old colt is now in the care of Dan Skelton who sent him out at Catterick… Read More »
Solo Saxophone will become the first of superstar Frankel’s progeny to be tested over jumps when he runs at Catterick. The three-year-old colt will fly the flag for the much-coveted stallion in a two-mile juvenile hurdle at the North Yorkshire circuit on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT). Trained by Dan Skelton and… Read More »
Ten races have been set down for Sha Tin this Sunday, where the feature race is the Lukfook Jewellery Cup, a Class 3 event over the mile on the turf. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS* at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS* at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3:… Read More »
Comeback horse Toast Of New York has been confirmed as a runner in the $16 million ($A21 million) Pegasus World Cup at Gulfstream Park. The Jamie Osborne-trained entire had been off the track for almost three years before his winning reappearance at Lingfield earlier this month. He had not been… Read More »
Britain’s most successful female jockey Hayley Turner has been banned for three months for operating a betting account while licensed. Turner officially retired from the saddle at the end of the 2015 turf season and after initially establishing a media career with At The Races and ITV Racing, Turner recently… Read More »
