Renowned jockey James Hugh Bowman, who had previously faced suspensions for careless riding in both Hong Kong and Australia, marked his return at Sha Tin on Saturday. All eyes were on him as he prepared for the Saturday’s Class One Panasonic Cup (1,400m). However, a tragic incident unfolded as his… Read More »
With Del Mar to stage both the 2024 and 2025 Breeders’ Cup World Championships, it was the 40th at Santa Anita ‘that was certainly worthy of the vision of its founders.’ However, the World of the Breeders’ Cup was deeply saddened with the passing of Cody Dorman who was there… Read More »
Following his stunning Cox Plate victory, Romantic Warrior has returned home and is poised to defend his title in the Hong Kong Cup on December 10. Trainer Danny Shum wasted no time in bringing the superstar back to Hong Kong, with the horse flying in just two days after the… Read More »
Queensland’s leading rider Jimmy Orman was absent from Eagle Farm on Saturday. Instead, he was giving a masterclass of race-riding at Jebel Ali in the United Arab Emirates after answering the call from trainer Michael Costa to fill in riding duties for the stable for the first couple of meetings… Read More »
It’s the 40th Breeders’ Cup World Championship at Santa Anita, and its master trainer Bob Baffert who has Arabian Knight at $3 with Ladbrokes for the $6m Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic. In looking to give Bob Baffert a record five BC Classic successes, Arabian Knight is coming off a wire-to-wire… Read More »
Japanese Galloper Equinox has once again proven himself as a dominant force on the track, securing his fifth consecutive Group 1 victory in the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) at Tokyo on Sunday, October 29. Under the skilled guidance of jockey Christophe Lemaire and training by Tetsuya Kimura, Equinox, the highest-rated… Read More »
With heavy rain switching the running of the Qipco Champion Stakes to the Inner Flat Course at Ascot, it’s the King Edward winner King of Steel who’s at $5 with Ladbrokes. News of Frankie Dettori replacing Kevin Stott following the owners unhappy view of the Irish Champion Stakes, the odds… Read More »
Liberty Island, the prodigious three-year-old filly, triumphed in the Group 1 Shuka Sho at Kyoto, setting the stage for an electrifying Japan Cup clash with the globally acclaimed horse, Equinox. Capturing the 2000-metre race has added to her growing accolades, completing the Japanese Triple Tiara, with her prior successes in… Read More »
Aidan O’Brien continued his dominance of the European two year old scene by unleashing the Justify colt City Of Troy to demolish the opposition in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. City Of Troy had been very impressive on his two starts prior to Newmarket, winning on his debut… Read More »
Newmarket’s Future Champions meeting has been a happy hunting ground over the years for the all-powerful Aidan O’Brien stable and he unleashed another two year old Group 1 winner in the shape of Ylang Ylang. The Frankel filly, out of a Shamardal mare, had arrived on the back of two… Read More »
Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori has made a surprising decision to abandon his retirement plans, opting instead to extend his career as a full-time US-based jockey. The decision comes on the back of Dettori’s memorable farewell tour, with the spotlight on his commendable performance at York’s Ebor festival. Speaking about the… Read More »
In a noteworthy achievement for his career, Australian trainer Mark Newnham celebrated his maiden win in Hong Kong as Happy Hero secured a victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Previously securing over 400 victories in Australia, Newnham’s recent move to Hong Kong marked a new chapter in his illustrious… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 3 Multimore Race Two: 3 Happy Jai Jai Race Three: 5 Star Contact Race Four: 2 Kokushi Musou Race Five: 11 Circuit Seven Race Six: 8 Colonel Race Seven:… Read More »
A week to the day following the 100th Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, it’s the 133rd running of the Velka Pardubicka with Slavia Insurance in the Czech Republic. Again run over 6,900m with 18 runners facing 30 jumps, it’s last year Mr Spex who will be ridden by Irish amateur… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 1 Sunny Baby Race Two: 8 Miracles Race Three: 6 Humble Star Race Four: 2 June Planet Race Five: 6 Euro Rocks Race Six: 1 Denfield Race Seven: 1… Read More »
At a race meeting in Killarney, Ireland, confusion reigned as the third race’s $4.5 favourite and initial ‘winner’, Ano Manna—trained by John Feane and ridden by Leigh Roche—was subsequently identified as Indigo Five, a horse slated to run later in the day. The mistaken identity and human error led to… Read More »
The 57th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities is upon us, and this year it’s safeguarding equine welfare in addition to the racing industry’s response from around the world. Looking at exploring shifts in societal expectations, this 57th Conference will take place on 2nd October at Saint-Cloud Racecourse, organized by the… Read More »
It’s Frankie Dettori farewelling ParisLongchamp in this Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, and the $21 Ladbrokes long-shot Free Wind gives him a rendezvous to ‘Where Racing Triumphs.’ With this to be his historical seventh Arc success, it began in 1995 with Lammatarra, then 2001 with Sakeel, Mariebard in 2002,… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 2 Copartner Era Race Two: 1 Right Honourable Race Three: 2 Right As Rain Race Four: 5 Turin Mascot Race Five: 11 M Unicorn Race Six: 4 Mega Bonus… Read More »
Trainer David Hayes, who is based in Hong Kong, confirmed that his sons Ben, JD, and Will’s leading horse, Mr Brightside, is set to participate in the Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin this coming December. Hayes, who has strong ties to Hong Kong, had previously hinted that Australia’s… Read More »
