Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, headlined by trial races for the big International Day in a few weeks time. Race One: 5 Secret Vision Race Two: 12 Supreme Lucky Race Three: 4 Rise Brethren Race Four: 2 Coming Patch Race Five: 9 Victor… Read More »
Twelve races will be run and won at Singapore on Saturday, headlined by the Singapore Gold Cup (2000m) at Group l level. Race One: 3 Fireworks Race Two: 1 Win Win Race Three: 9 Big Day Race Four: 2 Street Of Dreams Race Five: 4 Ejaz Race Six: 4 Chosen… Read More »
Craig Williams has landed in Singapore and takes the ride on the Tim Fitzsimmons-trained $5 favourite Mr Black Back in Saturday’s Group 1 Singapore Gold Cup over 2000 metres. Meticulous in his planning – demonstrably so in nabbing big race successes in Melbourne and Sydney over the last two months – his… Read More »
Yes, the winning post is there for Charlie Appleby to claim his first Bahrain International Trophy with Royal Fleet for Godolphin and in the hands of William Buick. Narrowly missing out on winning last year with Barney Boy, Royal Fleet is Charlie Appleby’s sole entry having won the Bahrain Turf… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with solid depth across the program. Race One: 11 Raging Blaze Race Two: 1 Jazz Steed Race Three: 4 Hero Star Race Four: 9 Chater Pins Race Five: 2 Gold Gold Baby Race Six: 2 Adios Race… Read More »
With the Longines Hong Kong International Races on December 11 just twenty-six days away, it will be interesting to see how the current and on-going Covid situation in this prime racing precinct impacts, if at all, on Hong Kong’s biggest race-day. As things stand at the moment, two of the… Read More »
There has been a new twist in the case of champion jockey Christophe Soumillon who now faces the prospect of having the current two-month suspension he is serving extended for an, as yet, undetermined period of time or even revoked. Soumillon was handed the two-month suspension after seemingly unceremoniously elbowing… Read More »
‘Flightline, 139, who closed out his undefeated career in the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic, maintains his commanding lead in the ninth Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings.’ In being the World’s Best Dirt Horse on 139 for his 19¼ length victory in the TVG Pacific Classic, he scored by a record… Read More »
Another big weekend of Group 1 racing in Japan and we head to Hanshin for the QEII over 2200m for fillies and mares. Originally the third leg of the fillies’ triple crown, the Japanese variant of the QEII became what it is today in 1996, with some well-known globetrotters on… Read More »
Twelve races will be run and won at Singapore on Sunday, with good depth across the program. Race One: 5 Cizen Lucky Race Two: 5 Beyond Sacred Race Three: 4 Cash Cove Race Four: 2 Magnificent Gold Race Five: 2 Tributo Race Six: 3 Ninesixthreethree Race Seven: 5 Sun Step… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Saturday, headlined by the Panasonic Cup (1400m), a Class One event. Race One: 10 Superb Capitalist Race Two: 3 Run Des Run Race Three: 8 Golden Bull Race Four: 6 Righteous Doctrine Race Five: 5 Flying Dragon Race Six:… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with solid depth across the program. Race One: 8 London Luckystar Race Two: 11 Cordyceps One Race Three: 4 Blissful Star Race Four: 9 Rattan Kingdom Race Five: 6 Yellowfin Race Six: 1 Champion Dragon Race Seven:… Read More »
Just two days after news of his retirement, Flightline has been valued at AU$285m after a share in the undefeated American superstar was sold in Keeneland, Kentucky. A 2.5 percent share in the four-year-old son of Tapit, who on Sunday took his record to six wins from as many starts… Read More »
Flightline retires one of the greats of American racing with the Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic (2012m) winner rated the second-highest performer in that jurisdiction in the past 30 years according to trusted ratings systems. The son of Tapit’s jaw-dropping 8-1/4-length win at Keeneland on Sunday morning, Australian time, was awarded… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, where the depth looks pretty good. Race One: 3 Smart Leader Race Two: 8 Brave Dreams Race Three: 4 Allgreektome Race Four: 9 All Is Good Race Five: 10 A Pal Race Six: 6 Accelerando Race Seven: 2… Read More »
Twelve races will be run and won at Singapore on Saturday, with good depth across the program. Race One: 1 Takhi Race Two: 5 Italian Revolution Race Three: 3 Trident Race Four: 1 Laksana Race Five: 3 Sousui Race Six: 2 Exceed Natural Race Seven: 2 Lucky Jinsha Race Eight:… Read More »
Following the backlash surrounding the Starship Foundation’s reported rejection of a substantial donation (see separate story), Starship Foundation’s CEO Aisha Daji Punga has issued a second statement to 1News to try and clarify the situation … now suggesting that it was time constraints that had torpedoed the deal and not… Read More »
“Flightline’s matured, he’s more professional than last year but his precociousness hasn’t diminished even with the increased distances of his races,“ says Jeannine Edwards. “The most credible challenge will come from Life Is Good, who certainly seems top of his game, has the class to be favoured in any other… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with solid depth across the program. Race One: 9 Rattan Kingdom Race Two: 6 Superb Daddy Race Three: 2 Exuberant Race Four: 5 Hearty Miss Race Five: 2 Hero Star Race Six: 4 Comet Splendido Race Seven:… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Sunday, where the depth looks pretty good. Race One: 9 Medic Elite Race Two: 5 Mega Bonus Race Three: 2 Kungfumaster Panda Race Four: 2 More Than Enough Race Five: 4 Pretty Queen Prawn Race Six: 2 Jumbo Legend… Read More »
