The Goodwood Cup has been upgraded to Group One level as part of changes by the European Pattern Committee to bolster staying races in the northern hemisphere. Won in previous years by great horses such as Double Trigger, Persian Punch and Yeats, the two-mile (3200m) test on August 1 was… Read More »
A post-mortem examination has revealed the sudden death of Many Clouds at Cheltenham was caused by a severe pulmonary haemorrhage which could not have been foreseen. The Hennessy Gold Cup and Grand National winner had just beaten Thistlecrack to claim a second victory in the Cotswold Chase on Saturday when… Read More »
A cracking eleven race program has been assembled for Sha Tin on Monday, where the Group l Stewards Cup (1600m) is the feature, with the fielded by Able Friend. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: $500… Read More »
Recently named the world’s best racehorse, Arrogate has won the world’s richest race, the $12 million Pegasus World Cup Invitational in Florida while California Chrome has ended his career on a disappointing note. Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith piloted four-year-old Bob Baffert-trained Arrogate into the lead with a dominant… Read More »
View the replay of the innaugral Pegasus World Cup worth $12million US dollars. Replay: California Chrome was going backwards on the home turn sadly. Arrogate took no prisoners.(Video: @AtTheRaces)pic.twitter.com/j4hMVE0NQG — GetYourTipsOut (@GetYourTipsOut) January 28, 2017
Many Clouds, winner of the Grand National in 2015, has collapsed and died after lowering the colours of Thistlecrack in an upset result in the Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham. Having answered every call for jockey Leighton Aspell, the 8-1 winner, who got home by a head, collapsed after the winning… Read More »
Many Clouds, the winner of Britain’s 2015 Grand National, collapsed and died after winning a race at Cheltenham on Saturday. Having won the Cotswold Chase by a head, Many Clouds fell after the winning post and was treated by veterinary staff before his death was confirmed. “It’s just a tragic… Read More »
A second Abu Dhabi trainer has been disqualified for two years for a cobalt offence. Jameel Salman pleaded guilty to racing a horse at Al Ain racecourse on December 2 with a concentration of cobalt exceeding the threshold of 100mcg per litre of urine. Earlier this month the Emirates Racing… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night where the feature race is the Hong Kong Club Challenge Cup, a Class 3 event over 1650m. 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 »
California Chrome has beaten Arrogate to be named United States Horse of the Year for a second time. The two will race each other in Sunday’s Pegasus Stakes, California Chrome’s final race before he goes to stud. Arrogate won the Eclipse Award as champion three-year-old while California Chrome was the… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Sunday where the feature race is the Group l Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m), the first leg enroute to the Hong Kong Derby, featuring Pakistan Star as well as a host a of high class four year olds. … Read More »
Claiming apprentice Donagh Meyler has been given the opportunity aboard Melbourne Cup runner-up Heartbreak City for his return over hurdles at Leopardstown. Heartbreak City will make his first appearance since his narrow defeat in Melbourne when he runs as favourite in the Coral.ie Hurdle on Sunday. “Donagh is as good… Read More »
A trainer in the United Arab Emirates has been disqualified for two years for a cobalt offence. Majed Al Jahouri pleaded guilty to a charge of presenting and racing a horse at Al Ain in Abu Dhabi on November 18 which was subsequently found to have a cobalt level in… Read More »
Racing has regained its place as the second-best attended sport in Britain. In 2015, racing was third behind football and rugby, with the Rugby World Cup hosted in Britain that year, despite over six million people making a trip to the track. Last year more than 5.98 million people attended… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner-up Heartbreak City is the early favourite for his return in a handicap hurdle at Leopardstown. The Tony Martin-trained seven-year-old was just touched off by Almandan in the Melbourne Cup at Flemington in November having earlier won the Ebor. Before the Ebor he won over hurdles at the… Read More »
Night racing returns to Sha Tin this Wednesday evening with eight races, all conducted on the dirt. The fast class event on the program is the Penfold Park Handicap, a Class 1 race over 1200m. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS… Read More »
Hall Of Fame has given the Te Akau Racing training partnership of Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards a Group One win more satisfying than most. The colt won Saturday’s Levin Classic at Trentham to help erase memories of stablemate Xtravagant’s fourth a year ago as the $1.30 favourite. “It’s great… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Saturday where the feature race is the Pearce Memorial Challenge Cup, a Class 3 event over 1800m. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: $500 FREE… Read More »
The UK government plans to reform the levy which ensures all operators who takes bets on British racing from customers based in Britain will have to pay 10 per cent of their gross profits above the first 500,000 pounds ($A812,165) they make. The current system has been in existence since… Read More »
Brian Fletcher, who rode three winners of the Grand National including two on Red Rum, has died, aged 69. In the first of Red Rum’s three Grand nationals in 1973, Fletcher urged him home after the last fence when he was still 15 lengths behind to deny great Australian steeplechaser… Read More »
