Hong Kong star Rapper Dragon has been euthanised after suffering a catastrophic pelvis injury midway through the Champions Mile at Sha Tin. Sunday’s race favourite was pulled up by Joao Moreira and despite efforts by Hong Kong Jockey Club veterinarians he could not be saved. “Rapper Dragon suffered a severe… Read More »
Group l racing continues at Sha Tin on Sunday with a Group l double header. A crack field has been assembled for the Champions Mile (1600m) and the best sprinters in Hong Kong slog it out in the Chairmans Sprint (1200m). BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au… Read More »
Always Dreaming has splashed through the mud to win the Kentucky Derby, giving trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey John Velazquez their second victories in the race but their first together. Pletcher and Velazquez have teamed up often over the years and are the sport’s leading money winners. On their own,… Read More »
Churchill has given champion trainer Aidan O’Brien a record eighth win in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket, the first European Classic of the season. Last season’s champion two-year-old showed he had trained on with a top-class performance under a confident ride from Ryan Moore who had the 6-4 favourite perfectly… Read More »
Watch the race replay and check the results for the 2017 Kentucky Derby raced at Churchill Downs over 2000m with prize money of US$2 million. Replay: Always Dreaming wins the Kentucky Derby. #KentuckyDerby #AlwaysDreaming pic.twitter.com/dbjuArEZkA — Joe Pequeno (@JoePequenoTV) May 6, 2017 Results: Kentucky Derby Results: 1st: 5 Always Dreaming… Read More »
The Bob Baffert-trained Abel Tasman has come from last to win the Kentucky Oaks for the China Horse Club. The filly beat Daddys Lil Darling by 1-1/4 lengths after charging home from last under Mike Smith in Friday’s (Saturday AEST) marquee event at Churchill Downs. The race was run on… Read More »
A nine race card will be run and won at at Singapore on Friday night, and while there are no feature races, the 2&3YO maiden shapes up to be promising with some nice first starters engaged. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET… Read More »
* Expat Ian Wilkes aims to become the first Australian to train the winner of the upcoming Kentucky Derby with three-year-old colt McCracken * Wilkes grew up on a dairy farm in northern NSW, left school at the age of 16, and during the 1980s worked under Australian trainers Paul… Read More »
Expat Australian Ian Wilkes has already trained a Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and will have his first runner in the most famous American race of all when McCraken lines up in the Kentucky Derby. McCraken is the 5-1 joint second favourite for the Run To The Roses at Churchill Downs… Read More »
Rain has hit Churchill Downs at the start of an expected a three-day stretch of wet weather leading up to the Kentucky Derby. The outlook for the Kentucky Oaks on Friday (Saturday AEST) isn’t encouraging, with a 60 per cent chance of rain forecast. But there are two silver linings…. Read More »
Godolphin has been trying to win the Kentucky Derby since 1999, and Thunder Snow is Sheikh Mohammed’s strongest chance yet, trainer Saeed bin Suroor says. Saeed has sent seven of nine Godolphin contenders to the Derby but says he has “been waiting for this moment for a long time”. “Thunder… Read More »
An eight race card will be run and won under the Happy Valley lights this Wednesday night, where the feature race is the VRC Trophy, a Class 3 event over 1200m. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS… Read More »
Godolphin’s Thunder Snow has taken to the track at Churchill Downs for the first time since clearing quarantine ahead of the Kentucky Derby. The Saeed bin Suroor-trained UAE Derby winner jogged once around before galloping a mile (1600m) on Tuesday. He arrived in the United States from England on April… Read More »
There has been no shortage of compelling horse racing storylines in recent years but Patch could top them all when the one-eyed underdog sets off in the Kentucky Derby for the first leg of US thoroughbred racing’s Triple Crown. The Todd Pletcher-trained colt’s left eye was removed last June because… Read More »
Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien has the two favourites heading the the 2000 Guineas and 1000 Guineas at Newmarket. Churchill heads betting among 12 colts in the 2000 Guineas with O’Brien looking for an eighth win in the Classic on Saturday, which would make him the most successful trainer in the… Read More »
Singapore will back up from eleven races on Sunday with another eleven race card on Monday, with some nice gallopers stepping out in the Class A Stakes over 1100m. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: $150… Read More »
A bumper ten race card has been assembled for Sha Tin this Sunday for QEll Cup Day, featuring the Lloyd Williams owned The United States, who has drawn well for Brett Prebble. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG… Read More »
Eleven races will be run and won at Singapore on Sunday and while there are no feature races, the depth is pretty good, especially later in the card. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: $150 FREE… Read More »
Willie Mullins has come back to nail the champion trainer title in a thrilling end to the jumps season in Ireland. The perennial champion appeared to have a mountain to climb at the start of the week as he trailed rival Gordon Elliott by a shade over 400,00 euro ($A582,000)….. Read More »
One-time leading Melbourne Cup hope Wicklow Brave has caused an upset to win the Punchestown Champion Hurdle for trainer Willie Mullins. The champion trainer now has a slight lead over Gordon Elliott to retain his title with one jumps meeting remaining in Ireland. Earlier this season Mullins lost 60 horses… Read More »
