The Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot has been renamed the Diamond Jubilee Stakes to mark this important milestone in The Queen’s reign. The Group One race over six furlongs (1200m) takes place on Saturday, June 23. It was known as the Cork And Orrery Stakes until 2002 when it… Read More »
British race clubs are trying to save important jumps meetings this week by laying frost sheets with icy weather predicted over the next few days. Sandown have deployed frost covers in an effort to safeguard Saturday’s fixture featuring the Grade One Challengers Novices’ Chase. “We decided the cover the track… Read More »
Hong Kong agent Willie Leung had a blank cheque in his bid to secure So You Think’s three-quarter brother. Leung went to $800,000, the highest price to date at New Zealand’s Premier Yearling Sale, to secure the colt by High Chaparral out of La Souvenir, a daughter of So You… Read More »
Well known New Zealand syndicator David Ellis waited until the end of selling to make his biggest mark on day one of New Zealand’s Premier Yearling Sale at Karaka. Ellis hadn’t spent more than $200,000 until five lots from the end when he went to $NZ740,000 ($A577,000) for a Stravinsky-Jesmonds… Read More »
Given he’s been buying horses from New Zealand since 1958, it’s no surprise Bart Cummings is almost regarded as an honorary Kiwi. As of Monday, it’s official. He’s now the first foreigner to be given a place in the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame. Cummings was inducted at a… Read More »
Henrietta Knight is to give Calgary Bay another tilt at the Grand National after the nine-year-old put up a creditable weight-carrying performance to win the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster. Knight had felt 11st 11lb (75kg) might prevent Calgary Bay (12-1) from taking Sunday’s competitive handicap chase but she was… Read More »
Stephen Baster has made a solid start to his six month riding stint in Singapore with his second winning double in a week. Baster’s two winners on Sunday were the Steven Burridge-trained Awakened and Bulldozer for trainer Mok Zhan Lun to go with his two winners last Tuesday. Coincidentally, Baster… Read More »
Australian raider Ockham’s Razor has beaten the locals to win New Zealand’s richest race, the Karaka Million, at Ellerslie.
Big Buck’s has marched ever closer to compiling the longest winning streak for a jumper in modern times after taking his tally to 15 in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Hurricane Fly makes his eagerly-awaited seasonal reappearance in Sunday’s Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown where he will face four rivals.
Captain Chris is the new favourite for Saturday’s Argento Chase at Cheltenham after connections of Grands Crus decided to sidestep the race.
Big Buck’s appears to face a straightforward task as he goes in search of a 15th straight victory in the Cleeve Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday.
Ascot officials will refund premier enclosure customers following a public relations blunder over their new dress code policy at Saturday’s meeting.
Somersby was the pride of Ascot on Saturday after getting the better of Finian’s Rainbow and Al Ferof in a thrilling climax to the Victor Chandler Chase.
A storming finish has carried Guiseppina past Australian favourite Atomic Force and on to victory in the Group One Telegraph Handicap at Trentham.
Representatives of jockeys and the training ranks met with British Horseracing Authority officials, including the incoming chief executive Paul Bittar, in London on Friday to discuss the controversial whip rules.
Richard Hughes expressed relief after the one-month riding ban he received in India on New Year’s Day was revoked and replaced by a fine.
Prince Bishop delighted connections with a stunning victory in the Al Naboodah Travel & Tourism Handicap at Meydan.
Triumph Hurdle favourite Grumeti is none the worse after his fall at Newbury on Wednesday.
Fergal Lynch has submitted an application to the British Horseracing Authority in a bid to regain his British riding licence.
