Maximum Security has been beaten in his first start since being disqualified as the winner of the Kentucky Derby. The colt lined up at Monmouth Park in New Jersey on Sunday (Monday AEST) as the overwhelming favourite but was beaten by King For A Day. He stumbled slightly at the… Read More »
Oisin Murphy, who leads the British jockeys’ championship, has failed a breath test and been stood down from riding at Salisbury. Murphy has been in excellent form in recent weeks, with his tally of 47 winners for the season putting him nine clear of Silvestre de Sousa who rode a… Read More »
Gold Mount is to be aimed at the Melbourne Cup after making a winning return to English racing at York. A winner at Royal Ascot as Primitivo in 2016, Gold Mount was renamed when he was sent to Hong Kong. Having competed with credit at the highest level in Hong… Read More »
A massive eleven race card will be run and won at Sha Tin this Sunday, where the feature race is the Sports Club Diamond Jubilee Cup, Class Three event over 1200m. Race One: 3 Winning Method Race Two: 2 Indigenous Star Race Three: 4 Acquila Race Four: 2 Sunny Power… Read More »
Trainer Stephen Gray admits it is a dream to have Singapore sprinter Lim’s Cruiser at Royal Ascot for the Diamond Jubilee Stakes. The ex-pat New Zealander says Lim’s Cruiser has settled in well to his surroundings at Newmarket ahead of an ambitious tilt at the 1200m-race on Saturday week. The… Read More »
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 »
