Trainer Willie Mullins has paid tribute to “real legend” Wicklow Brave after he suffered a fatal fall at Far Hills racecourse in America. The 10-year-old had a remarkable career, striking at Group One level on the Flat in the 2016 Irish St Leger and also adding a top-level success over… Read More »
Reigning Hong Kong champion has followed that of Enable and Stradivarius in defeat. Beauty Generation started as the $1.26 favourite with BetEasy for the Sha Tin Trophy but could only manage to run third beaten two lengths. Beauty Generation was chasing his eleventh straight win in the race. Beauty Generation… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has made a habit of taking centre stage at Ascot – and Star Catcher has put him in the limelight again with the the jockey bringing up his 250th Group One on the mare in the Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes. After the anguish of Stradivarius being beaten… Read More »
Magical has given champion trainer Aidan O’Brien his first win in the Champion Stakes at Ascot. The four-year-old won the Fillies And Mares Stakes on the corresponding card 12 months ago and has since racked up Group One victories in the Tattersalls Gold Cup and the Irish Champion Stakes. During… Read More »
The world’s best stayer, Stradivarius, has suffered his first defeat in nearly two years, failing narrowly to catch Kew Gardens in the British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot. Stradivarius was the 8-13 favourite to win for trainer John Gosden and jockey Frankie Dettori but 7-2 second elect Kew Gardens… Read More »
Wicklow Brave, one of the most versatile horses of all time, has lost his life following a fall in the American Grand National at Far Hills racecourse in New Jersey. The Willie Mullins-trained ten-year-old was leading going to the last flight of the American Grand National but failed to clear… Read More »
A strong ten race card will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, headlined by the Sha Tin Trophy, a Group ll event over the mile, headlined by the appearance of the best horse in Hong Kong, Beauty Generation. Race One: 2 Red Brick Fighter Race Two: 2 Winston’s Lad… Read More »
Singapore will host a ten event program this Sunday with the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Cup being the feature event on the program. The weather is fine and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. Race One: 1 Broadway Success Race Two: 4 Adipson Race… Read More »
We take a look at Friday nights Singapore meeting as we head into a massive weekend of racing around the country. View our Singapore tips and bets below. Race One: 8 Paperback Trooper Race Two: 10 Kimitonara Race Three: 3 Autumn Assault Race Four: 2 Qiji Diamond Race Five: 1… Read More »
Horse racing in the united States has sunk to a new low with a racetrack official being involved in a just….horrible incident. North American racing woke to the news this morning, that a mare who had died overnight, had been picked up and placed…in a dumpster. And she still had… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, where the feature race is the American Club Challenge Cup, a Class Three event over 1800m. Race One: 4 Megatron Race Two: 1 Best Smile Race Three: 1 Ho Ho Feel Race Four: 2 Dream Warriors Race… Read More »
Frankie Dettori described himself as “absolutely buzzing” after it was announced superstar mare Enable will stay in training next year. Dettori admitted he shed a tear after she came up just short in her attempt to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe for a third time, being beaten just… Read More »
Royal Illusion has won the Irish Cesarewitch to give trainer Willie Mullins a rare double after Stratum won the English version at Newmarket a day earlier. Giving 17-year-old rider Joey Sheridan a landmark success, Royal Illusion went quickly clear of the field after taking over at the head of affairs… Read More »
The Darley Dewhurst Stakes was the feature race of the Newmarket’s Future Champions Festival and with the star, unbeaten two year old Pinatubo lining up in Sheikh Mohammed’s blue silks the race had the quality its rich history was worthy of. Aidan O’Brien and the Coolmore operation were not going… Read More »
Pinatubo has cemented his standing as Europe’s leading juvenile with a decisive victory in the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket. The Godolphin colt has carried all before him so far this season – progressing from a low-key debut win at Wolverhampton to landing the Woodcote at Epsom, the Chesham at Royal… Read More »
A strong ten race card has been assembled for Sha Tin this Saturday, where the feature race is the Yang Chai Trophy, a Class Four event over 1400m. Race One: 3 Savvy Seven Race Two: 1 Duke Wall Race Three: 8 Star Luck Race Four: 1 Starship Race Five: 14… Read More »
Sheikh Mohammed and Godolphin have beaten off Coolmore to buy a Frankel half-brother to Golden Horn at the Tattersalls October Sale at Newmarket. The Dubai-based operation beat off Coolmore to secure the most expensive yearling colt sold anywhere in the world on Tuesday – going to 3.6 million guineas ($A6.8… Read More »
Our Canadian expert Ric Chapman has looked over the fields for the midweek meeting out of Woodbine (Thursday morning in Australia) . Here are his thoughts and tips. Race 1 8:45am 1200m Synthetic Kazushi Kimura is good on a speedster and I suspect PEUT ETRE is going to fly the… Read More »
A nine race card has been assembled for Happy Valley this Wednesday night where the feature race is the JRA Cup, a Class Two event over the 1650m. Race One: 6 Starlot Race Two: 3 Zhan Jiang Rocks Race Three: 1 Everbrave Race Four: 8 Aurora Pegasus Race Five: 11… Read More »
Only the best are awarded a hero’s reception in moments of defeat and the faithful in Paris did not disappoint, giving Enable a rapturous welcome after she fell just short of a record third Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe success. The thousands that made the journey from Britain to see… Read More »
