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2024 May
  • Mon, May 06, 2024
    Often seen as a Derby prep the NHK Mile was created to help fill a gap in the races leading up to the Derby.
  • Mon, May 06, 2024
    The track and the weather were OK at Newmarket so the upsets can only be due to lack of prep time owing to the weather.
  • Mon, May 06, 2024
    Zac Purton has again ridden 100 winners in Hong Kong this season.
  • Sun, May 05, 2024
    That's the one for the winner of the Queen Mother's Cup - a beautiful silver bowl with hunting scenes on it.
  • Sat, May 04, 2024
    Saturday (US Time - Sunday am in Australia) will see 20 horses line up for the Kentucky Derby.
  • Sat, May 04, 2024
    This is the Sunday feature at Newmarket with 16 runners over the mile.
2024 April
  • Tue, Apr 30, 2024
    And the biggest of them was in the Prix Ganay, first European G1 of the season.
  • Sun, Apr 28, 2024
    The weather of course is the big talking point but Saturday hasn’t been too bad and while the track is very unlikely to be fast it could well be good.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    One of racing’s greatest jockey will retire from race riding on 25t April.
  • Mon, Apr 22, 2024
    Not long until the Kentucky Derby and some of the runners already at Churchill Downs.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    There are two Gr2 races of interest – one at Oaklawn on dirt and one at Keeneland on turf.
  • Sun, Apr 14, 2024
    Race 8 is a Class 2 over 1200m and the highlight of the afternoon.
  • Mon, Apr 08, 2024
    Surrounded by cherry blossoms all the tracks looked like they had just featured in a tourism publicity shot.
  • Sat, Apr 06, 2024
    The Sprint Cup and the Chairman's Trophy come at races 7 and 8 on Sunday's card.
2024 March
  • Thu, Mar 28, 2024
    There are 23 Japanese runners here and most if not all were on the track at 5 a.m. this morning.
  • Fri, Mar 22, 2024
    Both for the boys in the Louisiana Derby and the girls in the Louisiana Oaks
  • Mon, Mar 18, 2024
    Sixpence won the Fuji TV Sho, a trial for the 2000 Guineas, at Nakayama.
  • Sat, Mar 16, 2024
    Records went flying out the window as Paul Townend brought Galopin des Champs home for a second Gold Cup.
  • Mon, Mar 11, 2024
    Having won her previous start by 12 lengths, Sweet Azteca moved to win at Grade 1 level.
  • Sun, Mar 10, 2024
    There's the Hochi Hai Fillies' Revue at Hanshin and the Kinko Sho at Chukyo.
  • Fri, Mar 01, 2024
    Several of these races provide a direct route to or a last chance of starting on Cup day,
2024 February
  • Tue, Feb 27, 2024
    We were hopeful Rachel King could bring home another group winner but alas it was not to be.
  • Mon, Feb 26, 2024
    And the winner of the world's richest race is Senor Buscador who just got a nostril into the frame.
  • Fri, Feb 23, 2024
    The racing starts on Friday with the International Jockeys Challenge.
  • Sun, Feb 18, 2024
    Now that the fire crackers have been put away it's back to the normal racing business.
  • Fri, Feb 16, 2024
    The main feature of this Friday's card is the Lord Glitters Handicap.
  • Mon, Feb 05, 2024
    This was the first of the three weekends of racing, trotting and ski-joring on the frozen lake.
  • Sun, Feb 04, 2024
    After yesterday's accident at Rosehill and his inability to take the rest of his rides that is the question.
2024 January
  • Mon, Jan 29, 2024
    And a highly successful day it was with record turnover, new track records and happy racegoers, so much so that Belinda Stronach has announced a similar program for late September to be known as the California Crown.
  • Sat, Jan 27, 2024
    The Pegasus World Cup now consists of three parts which will be run at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
  • Fri, Jan 19, 2024
    Or in the parts which are not snowed in – New Orleians (Fair Grounds) and Los Angeles (Santa Anita.)
  • Tue, Jan 16, 2024
    The Macau Government and the Macau Jockey Club have agreed that racing will end on April 1, 2024.
  • Mon, Jan 15, 2024
    That was in the Class 2 Pok Oi Cup at Sha Tin on Saturday. He ran a very fast time and managed to collect a PP Bonus as well as his win money.
  • Mon, Jan 15, 2024
    Rachel King has been given a temperary licence by the JRA through to 5 May.
  • Fri, Jan 12, 2024
    This Friday's card will give an opportunity to many of the international brigade to stretch their legs on either the dirt or turf of Meydan.
  • Wed, Jan 10, 2024
    This is the only Group race run at Happy Valley.
2023 December
  • Fri, Dec 29, 2023
    Not only did she beat the boys in her race she became the first filly to win the Hopeful.
  • Wed, Dec 27, 2023
    This was what Xponential said after the 8yo won the Class 2 at Sha Tin on Boxing Day.
  • Wed, Dec 27, 2023
    Santa still had some goodies in the sack for those who went to Kempton.
  • Tue, Dec 26, 2023
    This is a replacement meeting for one that was lost earlier to a typhoon.
  • Sat, Dec 23, 2023
    This Class 2 over 2000m is the feature of Saturday's Sha Tin card.
  • Tue, Dec 19, 2023
    Following his win in the Asahi Hai Futurity Janiar Mantari is one for the little black book.
  • Tue, Dec 19, 2023
    Argentina's biggest race is G1 over 2400m and gives the winner an entry into the Breeders' Cup turf.
  • Sun, Dec 10, 2023
    The weather should be perfect but unfortunately Whistlejacket will have to undergo a Vet inspection tomorrow morning before being allowed out of the stable, as will West Wind Blows.
2023 November
  • Thu, Nov 30, 2023
    GOAT means Greatest Of All Time and is used to describe outstanding sports people.
  • Sat, Nov 25, 2023
    We may have been wrong in saying that this was the first time female jockeys had ridden in the Japan Cup.
  • Sat, Nov 25, 2023
    This will be run at Fuchu, Tokyo on Sunday 26th November over 2400m with a field of 18.
  • Mon, Nov 13, 2023
    Cody Dorman was born with a rare disorder which left him wheel chair-bound and nonverbal.
  • Mon, Nov 13, 2023
    The Panasonic Cup at Sha Tin was marred by the fatal accident to Tuchel.
  • Sat, Nov 11, 2023
    There's the G2 Daily Hai Nisai on Saturday and the Queen Elizabeth II Cup on Sunday.
  • Thu, Nov 02, 2023
    At Santa Anita with the beautiful views where the babies will have a big day out on Friday.
2023 October
  • Sun, Oct 29, 2023
    This end-of-season G1 will be run on Sunday at Longchamp over 3200m.
  • Sat, Oct 28, 2023
    It's the G1 Futurity with a track inspection due Saturday morning UK time.
  • Sat, Oct 28, 2023
    There are two Tenno Shos in Japan - In Spring it's over 3000m and Autumn 2000m.
  • Fri, Oct 27, 2023
    There's one from Hong Kong who will start favourite and one from Ireland that may have gone under the radar.
  • Mon, Oct 23, 2023
    The racing did go ahead but on the inner or hurdle course and the going there was soft.
  • Fri, Oct 20, 2023
    Far Hills is in New Jersey and once a year has a race day for jumps racing which they say proceeds whether rain or shine.
  • Fri, Oct 20, 2023
    The big question will be the weather. There is to be a meeting on course Friday morning UK time regarding moving to the inner track.
  • Sun, Oct 15, 2023
    It's also Bow Tie day at Sha Tin so the guys can get dressed up!
  • Sat, Oct 14, 2023
    Will be run in Kyoto on Sunday 15th October
  • Mon, Oct 09, 2023
    The Sun Chariot at Newmarket on Saturday lived up to the hype.
  • Sun, Oct 08, 2023
    Being a short train ride from Prague makes this a popular venue for tourists as well as locals.
  • Mon, Oct 02, 2023
    There was good weather, large crowds and great racing on both days of the Arc weekend.
  • Mon, Oct 02, 2023
    The 57th Sprinters' Stakes G1 at Nakayama saw Sodashi's baby sister Mama Cocha get her first G1.
  • Mon, Oct 02, 2023
    There was a bit of moving fixtures around when Saturday's Belmont at the Big A had to be moved to Sunday.
  • Sun, Oct 01, 2023
    As we thought Saturday's racing was off but the card has been moved to Sunday and Sunday's card to next Wednesday
2023 September
  • Sat, Sep 30, 2023
    There is so much to write about that we are slicing this gateau into three pieces starting off with Saturday.
  • Mon, Sep 25, 2023
    As expected the heavy going put paid to some of the runners in Saturday's features.
  • Fri, Sep 22, 2023
    On a pretty quiet weekend this is one of the more interesting races.
  • Fri, Sep 22, 2023
    It's a pretty quiet weekend in the US as well with these two Gr 1 races at Parx the highlights.
  • Sun, Sep 17, 2023
    Following the Irish and English St Legers the German version will be run at Dortmund on Sunday.
  • Sun, Sep 17, 2023
    Pretty much a "run of the mill" day with the top race coming at Race 3.
  • Mon, Sep 11, 2023
    The two Internationals – the Korea Sprint and the Korea Cup – were run Sunday at Gwacheon.
  • Sat, Sep 09, 2023
    And the G1 1000m will be a flying one with the top speedsters competing.
  • Mon, Sep 04, 2023
    With the Arc and Arc Trials not far away his was a great day out at Longchamp.
  • Sun, Sep 03, 2023
    With French racing now back at headquarters there are 5 Group races on the card.
2023 August
  • Mon, Aug 28, 2023
    Still some good each ways on the last day of the Ebor meeting.
  • Wed, Aug 23, 2023
    The Romans gave us the name for this meeting – Ebor being the Roman name for York.
  • Sat, Aug 19, 2023
    Saturday sees the running of two Group races for the babies.
  • Fri, Aug 18, 2023
    The Palio in Siena is always excitement plus and this year's August edition was no exception.
  • Tue, Aug 15, 2023
    It was the 133rd running of the Grosser Preis von Berlin at Hoppegarten.
  • Mon, Aug 14, 2023
    The Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia was there and the mood of the crowd was festive.
  • Mon, Aug 07, 2023
    The Nicholas Caullery trained King Gold won the Deauville feature on Sunday under a good ride from Stephan Pasquier.
  • Mon, Aug 07, 2023
    Was marred by the fatal fall of Maple Leaf Mel in the Test.
  • Sat, Aug 05, 2023
    Del Mar has the better of the weather lately as Saratoga gets soggy.
2023 July
  • Mon, Jul 31, 2023
    Monday sees the opening of the fabulous Galway Week
  • Sun, Jul 30, 2023
    Time to get out the bucket and spade and head to Deauville.
  • Fri, Jul 28, 2023
    The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes will assemble a star studded field.
  • Thu, Jul 27, 2023
    In March 2020 the FBI swooped and arrested a network of 31 horsemen, veterinarians, and equine pharmaceutical suppliers on charges of using illegal and mis-branded substances on horses.
  • Thu, Jul 27, 2023
    The Minstrel Stakes will be run here following the abandonment of the Curragh on Sunday.
  • Mon, Jul 24, 2023
    Now that summer's there and the rain led to the Curragh being abandoned on Sunday.
  • Mon, Jul 17, 2023
    There was a Group 2 and two G3s at Chantilly on Sunday al with small fields.
  • Thu, Jul 13, 2023
    This popular meeting gets underway this Thursday with the a G3 and two G2s.
  • Mon, Jul 10, 2023
    At Sha Tin on Sunday Purton equalled Moreira's winners for the season total of 170 wins.
  • Sat, Jul 08, 2023
    Or Sunday if you prefer – but whichever way you say it there's a great G1 in prospect.
  • Fri, Jul 07, 2023
    Ladies first in the form of the Belmont Oaks over 2000m turf.
  • Fri, Jul 07, 2023
    The Eclipse is named after one of our most favourite horses and one of the greatest ever.
  • Mon, Jul 03, 2023
    Aidan O'Brien's 100th Classic winner was certainly one to remember.
  • Sun, Jul 02, 2023
    This will be run at the Hamburg-Horn with 20 3yos tackling the 2400m trip.
2023 June
  • Fri, Jun 30, 2023
    With much of an end of term feeling to the program the Class 2 Reunification Cup is the highlight.
  • Mon, Jun 26, 2023
    Halfway through Sunday's racing Zac Purton had the Jockeys Championship in his grasp.
  • Mon, Jun 19, 2023
    Joao Moreira's return to Brazil has now been crowned by winning the Grande Premio Brasil, the country's most important race.
  • Sun, Jun 18, 2023
    It's the Grande Premio Brasil G1 over 2400m at the picturesque Gavea track in Rio.
  • Sun, Jun 18, 2023
    The 174th running of the Prix de Diane (French Oaks) will take place at Chantilly Sunday.
  • Sun, Jun 18, 2023
    The forecast has both but showers more in the morning so could be good for the afternoon although very humid.
  • Mon, Jun 12, 2023
    And trainer Jena Antonucci thus became the first female trainer to win a Triple Crown race.
  • Mon, Jun 12, 2023
    Hollie Doyle went to Milan not to go shopping but to ride in the Italian Oaks.
  • Mon, Jun 12, 2023
    The idea of twilight meetings in summer is a good one but can you please check the weather forecast.
  • Sat, Jun 10, 2023
    The miracle has happened and the skies have improved enough to allow racing.
  • Sat, Jun 03, 2023
    One of the more disturbing bits of news out of the Kentucky Derby was that of fatalities on the track.
  • Sat, Jun 03, 2023
    Named for Mr Izaemon Yasuda whose statue overlooks the Parade Ring.
2023 May
  • Tue, May 30, 2023
    This is a big holiday long weekend in Europe so Longchamp and Cologne put on some top races.
  • Mon, May 29, 2023
    After an unsuccessful run in the English Guineas, Tahiyra won the Irish version at the Curragh on Sunday.
  • Mon, May 29, 2023
    First he wins the G1 Tokyo Yushun (Derby) and then doubles up in the Megura Kinen G2.
  • Sat, May 27, 2023
    The Royal Scotsman has been supplemented for this and comes with whistles blaring.
  • Sun, May 21, 2023
    But not silent as there is a Class 2 and some interest in the different titles races.
  • Mon, May 15, 2023
    Three horses with "red" in their names saluted at three different tracks on Saturday.
  • Mon, May 08, 2023
    Unfortunately the rain came to Newmarket and somewhat spoiled the party despite it not being unknown in that part of the world.
  • Mon, May 08, 2023
    Another very good run for the Caspar Fownes trained Straight Arron in the Queen Mother Memorial Cup G3 at Sha Tin Sunday.
  • Mon, May 08, 2023
    The G1 race over the Fuchu course went to the Duramente colt Champagne Colour on 22.0.
  • Sun, May 07, 2023
    Well the rain came to Newmarket yesterday and caused many problems.
  • Fri, May 05, 2023
    Despite other activities going on in London many eyes will be focused on Newmarket on Saturday and Sunday.
2023 April

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