He has been travelling for the world for the past couple of years, and that experience will help him this Sunday in the Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) according to Sportsbet.com.au punters, with the George Ryder Stakes winner firming from $8.50 to $7.50. OFFER: Register via this link for a $501 BONUS BET on any runner… Read More »
Premier Sydney rider James McDonald has finished third in the International Jockeys Challenge in Hong Kong won by Yuichi Fukunaga. Representing his native New Zealand, McDonald won the first of the four designated races at Happy Valley on Wednesday night but two-time Japanese champion Fukunaga won the title with a… Read More »
New Zealand apprentice jockey Chris Dell is making progress after a serious fall. Dell, 22, suffered suspected head injuries and was airlifted to Auckland Hospital in an induced coma after the fall during the trials at Ruakaka, north of Auckland, on Tuesday. His mother Birdie says initial scans show Dell… Read More »
Sole Power, who runs against Australia’s Buffering in the International Sprint in Hong Kong, has won the top honour at the Horse Racing Ireland awards. He and his stablemate Slade Power picked up four of Britain’s five Group One sprints between them this year. Owned by David and Sabina Power… Read More »
The top class racing at Hong Kong takes place next Sunday, so with that being the case, the second tier gallopers will race on an eleven race card at Sha Tin this Sunday. Special Offer: $501 BONUS BET – Sportsbet Special Offer 2: $500 BONUS BET – Ladbrokes Special… Read More »
A very strong card of twelve races will be run and won at Singapore on Sunday afternoon. It was tough work on Friday night with many winners at $10 or better saluting, so don’t be afraid to back something at value. Special Offer: $501 BONUS BET – Sportsbet Special… Read More »
A very strong card of nine races will be run and won at Singapore on Friday night. Danny Beasley has been in outstanding form in the saddle recently and that form looks as if it will continue here. Special Offer: $501 BONUS BET – Sportsbet Special Offer 2:… Read More »
The much-travelled Gordon Lord Byron is in great shape ahead of his fourth trip to the Hong Kong International meeting. In three previous visits to Sha Tin the six-year-old, who won the George Ryder Stakes in Sydney earlier this year, finished fourth in the Hong Kong Mile in 2012 and… Read More »
A strong card of racing will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The weather forecast is for rain so perhaps look for horses who can handle give in the ground. Form Guide Special Offer: $501 BONUS BET – Sportsbet Special Offer 2: $500 BONUS BET… Read More »
Andrea Atzeni believes a wide draw cost Farraaj victory in Australia and is hoping for better luck in Hong Kong. The Italian jockey believes the British raider would have gone closer than third in the Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington at his most recent start had he not had to start… Read More »
California Chrome has strengthened his claims for American Horse of the Year honours with victory in the Hollywood Derby, his first race on turf. The winner of this year’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, California Chrome failed as so many have before in the final race of the Triple Crown,… Read More »
Ryan Moore attempts to put the gloss on a superb year when he guides Gentildonna in her bid for a third consecutive victory in the Japan Cup. The Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup winning jockey was at the helm 12 months ago when the Sei Ishizaka-trained mare claimed the Grade… Read More »
The HK$25 Million (AU$3.75 Million) Longines Hong Kong Cup is the second richest race in the world over 2000m on the turf, and as such, it attracts the best of the best the racing world has to offer. HONG KONG OFFER: Register via this link for a $501 BONUS BET on… Read More »
A British point-to-point jockey who lost a leg fighting in Afghanistan has not let his war injury stop him returning to race riding. Former army officer Guy Disney, 32, rode five winners before losing his right leg below the knee in 2009 when he was in a vehicle hit by… Read More »
Gordon Lord Byron has shown his fitness for his upcoming Hong Kong trip with a racecourse gallop at Dundalk. The much travelled six-year-old, a Group One winner in Australia in March, will be running at the Hong Kong International meeting on December 14 for the third time. He has finished… Read More »
Trainer Philip Fenton has been disqualified for three years following an Irish Turf Club hearing on Saturday. Fenton was called before racing officials after being found guilty and fined for possessing anabolic steroids and other banned substances at a district court hearing last month. A cardboard box packed with 25… Read More »
Ryan Moore admits it is flattering to be hailed as the best rider in the world, but is not letting such praise go to his head. Moore has enjoyed another stellar year, with Protectionist’s Melbourne Cup win filling another rare blank on his packed CV. His perfectly timed delivery of… Read More »
Frankel’s jockey Tom Queally has been banned from driving for 22 months after a court rejected his claim he was sleep walking while drink driving. Queally, who rode the unbeaten Frankel to all his 14 wins, was more than twice over the limit after being found asleep behind the wheel… Read More »
Dessie Hughes, a giant of Irish jumps racing both as a jockey and a trainer, has died from cancer at the age of 71. Hughes rode Monksfield to win the 1979 Champion Hurdle and then sent out Hardy Eustace to claim the 2004 and 2005 editions of the hurdling crown… Read More »
Willie Mullins is confident Hurricane Fly still has what it takes to make his mark at the top level ahead of his return in the Morgiana Hurdle at Punchestown. Having already racked up an astonishing 19 Grade One victories, the 10-year-old will undoubtedly go down as one of the greatest… Read More »
