Melody Belle will start favourite to claim her third consecutive Group One win in the Railway Stakes at Ellerslie with her trainer Jamie Richards’ only concern her wide barrier. Melody Belle will start from gate 14 of 16 in the first Australasian Group One race of the new year. The… Read More »
Champion British jumps jockey Richard Johnson has celebrated his OBE with a winner at Newbury on I’m A Game Changer. The three-time champion, who received his OBE in the New Year Honours list, said he felt privileged. “It is a massive privilege to receive an honour like that and it… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Saturday, where the feature race is the Sha Tin 40th Anniversary Cup (1000m). Race One: 1 King’s Man Race Two: 10 Ruminare Race Three: 1 Charizard Race Four: 6 The Show Race Five: 9 Sun Sun Fa Fa Race… Read More »
Altior has cruised to victory in the Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton Park to extend his winning sequence over jumps to 16. After defeats for high-profile stablemates Buveur D’Air and Might Bite 24 hours earlier, trainer Nicky Henderson was able to breathe a huge sigh of relief as the 1-8… Read More »
Verdana Blue has ended the long unbeaten run of dual champion hurdler Buveur D’Air in the Christmas Hurdle at Kempton with her owners eyeing a return to the flat and a start in the Melbourne Cup. Both Verdana Blue and Buveur D’Air are trained by Nicky Henderson, and they had… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at under the lights at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, and while there are no feature races, the depth once again looks solid for a midweek program. Race One: 9 The Sylph Race Two: 5 Curling Luxury Race Three: 9 Come On Wongchoy… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Sunday, where the feature race is the Griffin Trophy (1400m), while the rest of the meeting sees a couple of likely Derby prospects. Race One: 4 Happy Sound Race Two: 7 Happy Rocky Race Three: 1 Perfect Match Race… Read More »
Enable’s two-year-old sibling Entitle has broken her maiden at her second start with a fighting victory at Lingfield. Unplaced on debut in June, Entitle is trained by John Gosden who also prepares dual Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Enable. While Entitle has a mountain to climb to emulate the… 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 is very strong, especially in the quaddie legs. Race One: 1 Flying Noble Race Two: 1 Rumba Delago Race Three: 10 Superior Boy Race Four: 10… Read More »
Ex-pat Australian jockey Zac Purton has racked up his 900th winner in Hong Kong after a five-win haul at Sha Tin. The winner of his second Hong Kong premiership last season, Purton reached the milestone in Sunday’s final race. Douglas Whyte, who is still riding, holds the record of 1809… Read More »
New Zealand’s leading stable, run by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, has wrapped up a satisfying weekend with Cutadeel claiming the Listed Three-Year-Old Salver at Ellerslie. The stable had a stakes double on Saturday with Mongolian Marshal in the Group Three Waikato Cup (2400m) at Te Rapa and Queen Of… Read More »
Eleven races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Sunday, where the feature race is the Lukfook Jewellery Cup, a Class Two event over 1400m. Race One: 1 Clement Legend Race Two: 3 Intrepic Race Three: 6 Meridian Genius Race Four: 5 Smiling Pride Race Five: 1 Natural… Read More »
Legendary retired English jockey Lester Piggott is recovering in hospital after undergoing surgery to have a pacemaker fitted. One of the sport’s all-time great figures, 83-year-old Piggott has been hospital since the beginning of this month. His daughter Maureen Haggas, wife of trainer William Haggas, confirmed a pacemaker had been… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, where the feature race is the Hong Kong Golf Club Centenary Cup, a Class Four event over 1200m. Race One: 2 Doctors Delight Race Two: 10 Spring Win Race Three: 7 Amazing Gold Race Four: 11 Deal… Read More »
