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2019 May
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Mon, May 20, 2019At Tokyo on Sunday the undefeated Loves Only You set a new race record as she flew up the outside to grab the race in the last 100m.
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Mon, May 20, 2019War Of Will proved he did have the will to win given a clear run and provided his rider, trainer and owner with their first Triple Crown race winner.
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Mon, May 20, 2019The German 2000 Guineas or Mehl-Mulhens Rennen G2 for 3yo colts and fillies has seen a successful result for the raiders.
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Sun, May 19, 2019Sir Michael Stoute captured the two feature races at Newbury on Saturday and a Listed to make the treble.
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Sat, May 18, 2019Champion's Way will try to make it six wins in a season, a very rare feat in Hong Kong.
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Fri, May 17, 2019Race 6 is a Class 1 over the 1100m polytrack with a number of runners resuming.
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Fri, May 17, 2019This may be a rerun of the 2018 version as Stradivarius who won that edition looks likely to repeat here.
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Thu, May 16, 2019Lah Ti Dar and her full but younger brother will go for a rare double in the G2 features at York on Thursday.
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Mon, May 13, 2019Andre Fabre’s Persian King may not yet have had his coronation but he’s moving towards it rapidly with his win at Longchamp on Sunday.
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Mon, May 13, 2019Good Standing provided jockey Zac Purton with the third leg of a treble and John Moore his 6th Trophy.
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Mon, May 13, 2019The “Berlin Marathon” at Hoppergarten on Sunday saw a big upset when Raa Atoll won.
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Mon, May 13, 2019The Aussie jockey who is riding under a temporary licence in Japan has had a weekend to remember.
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Sun, May 12, 2019Things start to get into gear with the running of the Prix St Georges, a G3 for 3yo over the 1000m. The going is supposed to be very soft so we shall see what happens in this race as a bit of an indicator for the two G1s.
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Mon, May 06, 2019Prior to the race Aidan O'Brien's second runner Hermosa (Spanish for beautiful) was on 20/1 and went in as our roughie.
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Mon, May 06, 2019It must be that the "Ho Ho" has people thinking of Christmas as after winning the QM on Sunday he's having a break.
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Mon, May 06, 2019It's a bank holiday Monday or equivalent in many countries and in Ireland we have a nice program at the Curragh.
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Sun, May 05, 2019The 2000 Guineas at Newmarket was a race where there was a great advantage to horses running up the stand side.
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Sat, May 04, 2019The going is described as good to firm and it’s a mix weather-wise between sun and showers.
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Sat, May 04, 2019Under a brilliant ride from Jose Ortiz, the Tom Amoss trained Serengeti Empress crossed from gate 13 to take up the lead and stayed there.
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Sat, May 04, 2019It’s a great day of racing with some very competitive races on the undercard.
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Fri, May 03, 2019Punchestown on Thursday saw our old friend Unowhatimeanharry 16/1 take out the gruelling race by 3 lengths from Bacardys who was ridden by PW Mullins while Paul Townend switched to the stablemate Bapaume was a head away in third. Aux Ptits Soins finished fifth in a field of 10.
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Fri, May 03, 2019A few years ago Sophie Doyle, sister of James, chose to move to the US from the UK in search of more opportunities.
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Thu, May 02, 201912 times Irish Champion Jockey Ruby Walsh dismounted from winning the Punchestown Gold Cup on Kemboy and announced "That's it".
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Wed, May 01, 2019Day 2 of the Punchestown Festival will see the clash between Al Boum Photo and Kemboy in the Gold Cup Chase Gr 1.
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Wed, May 01, 2019Starting off a very busy racing month we go to St Cloud for the first three group races of the month.
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Wed, May 01, 2019There are a number of races branded as "trials" for the Royal Ascot versions to come with the two G3s the most interesting.
2019 April
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Tue, Apr 30, 2019
The three International G1 contests provided plenty of interest in a day where the sun came through the clouds the racing proved mostly very competitive.
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Mon, Apr 29, 2019There was a very close battle down the straight especially in the last 200 metres between Fierement and Glory Vase.
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Mon, Apr 29, 2019A bit of an upset at Longchamp on Sunday when Waldgeist got the better of the odds-on favourite Ghalyyath.
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Sun, Apr 28, 2019Japanese runner Win Bright was the surprise winner of the QEII Cup at Sha Tin with the elegant grey beating the favourite Exultant.
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Sun, Apr 28, 2019
There's been a few showers around and it is currently a bit misty and cloudy but the day will hopefully improve weather-wise and there hasn't been too much water on the track.
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019And gets the trifecta to boot when Burrows Saint scored a good win over his stablemate Isleofhopendreams 20/1.
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Wed, Apr 24, 2019With some news from Monday and a hot tip for tonight's Happy Valley card.
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Tue, Apr 16, 2019
We go back a long way – been to all four of her Cox Plates, all three of her QE IIs and a number of other races.
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Mon, Apr 15, 2019Andre Fabre's Godolphin horses had a nice day out on Sunday, with Persian King winning the Fontainbleau and Slalom and Syrtis quinellaing the Noailles.
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Mon, Apr 15, 2019He had to fight hard for the win but in the end had to bottle to get there by a head from Velox and a nose to Danon Kingly, with Admire Mars fourth.
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Sun, Apr 14, 2019With the ground being classified as good and riders in the first couple of races stating they thought good to firm, there was a rush of scratchings.
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Fri, Apr 12, 2019This is a big weekend for racing in Japan. After snowing on the cherry blossoms this week it looks like the sun will be back,
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Fri, Apr 12, 2019The weather looks like being a lot nicer than it was at Cheltenham as Ayr gets set for a very big day off racing.
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Tue, Apr 09, 2019Hong Kong's top horse continued to justify the title with a win in the G2 Chairman's Trophy.
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Tue, Apr 09, 2019Last Saturday saw a number of runners claiming the 100 points to vault to the top of the table for Kentucky Derby entries.
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Mon, Apr 08, 2019
Whistlejacket and team arrived early at Randwick where the sun was shining and the crowds waiting to burst through the turnstiles at 10.00 am, promising a great day ahead
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Sun, Apr 07, 2019Roll of drums please for Tiger Roll who has become the first horse since Red Rum to win a second consecutive Grand National.
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Sun, Apr 07, 2019That's the excitement at Sha Tin this Sunday where there is an excellent program for the enthusiasts.
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Sat, Apr 06, 2019The flat season is a-comin' in and Leopardstown Saturday card is a good starter.
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Sat, Apr 06, 2019Some horses did not have happy outcomes and Barry Geraghty broke his leg in a fall in the Topham.
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Fri, Apr 05, 2019Well, especially the Saturday where there are Kentucky Derby preps and all sorts of top races at Aqueduct, Keeneland and Santa Anita.
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Fri, Apr 05, 2019And there should be plenty of them starting with a ripping version of the G3 Merseyrail Handicap Hurdle with 22 runners.
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Thu, Apr 04, 2019All roads lead to Aintree for the start of the Grand National Festival and it is a great start too.
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Tue, Apr 02, 2019"Horse racing needs to aggressively pursue a series of changes to how it is regulated."
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Mon, Apr 01, 2019Yesterday Race 9 at Sha Tin the Tolo Harbour Cl 2 saw a number of very good horses in a class field.
2019 March
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Sun, Mar 31, 2019A somewhat quiet day in Hong Kong with many having been up in the wee hours watching the Hong Kong reps in Dubai.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2019The Kowloon Cricket Club Centenary Cup was the feature race on Sunday's card at Sha Tin and as a highlight it did not disappoint.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2019The Scat Daddy product Mr Melody showed no problems with the drop in trip and pulled off a convincing win in the Chukyo feature.
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Mon, Mar 25, 2019As a result of the Fairgrounds Oaks and the Louisiana Derby winners getting 100 points, some new names will be off to Kentucky.
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Mon, Mar 18, 2019He's by Pierro and therefore a grandson on Lonrho and is starting to look more and more like his illustrious family.
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Mon, Mar 18, 2019There is still a great deal of uncertainty about the required drug changes at Santa Anita but it looks as if a compromise has been reached.
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Mon, Mar 18, 2019A horse was determined to live up to his name at Uttoxeter when Reckless Behaviour decided he wanted a pint and a pizza.
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Mon, Mar 18, 2019At Nakayama the Fuji TV Sho Spring Stakes which is a good trial for the 2000 Guineas has been won by Emeral Fight 27.1.
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Sun, Mar 17, 2019Race 8 at Kranji on Sunday is a class 2 and the feature of the afternoon's racing.
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Sat, Mar 16, 2019And Racheal Blackmore adds her name to the women jockeys winning big races with a win in the Gr 2 Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle.
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Fri, Mar 15, 2019Cheltenham was "Ladies' Day" on Wednesday with two women jockeys riding winners and a woman trainer saddling another one.
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Fri, Mar 15, 2019The Stronach Group has announced a ban on raceday medication of horses running on their California tracks - Santa Anita and Golden Gate Park.
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Thu, Mar 14, 2019There's been a few surprises (which is not unusual) and there may be more in store on this Thursday card.
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Thu, Mar 14, 2019Willie Mullins and Ruby Walsh brought home the first winner of the festival when Klassical Dream won the Supreme Novices' Hurdle.
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Tue, Mar 12, 2019The weather is supposed to be quite nice (a relative term) and the racing first rate for this Wednesday.
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Mon, Mar 11, 2019And vice-versa which means that although it is currently a limited allowance Aussie horses will be able to run on Hong Kong Champions day.
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Mon, Mar 11, 2019Club Hipico de Santiago has kept its reputation for hosting home winners intact in a big way.
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Mon, Mar 11, 2019At Chukyo on Sunday it was Danon Premium who showed a return to top form by winning the G2 Kinko Sho.
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Sun, Mar 10, 2019An unusual start to a Hong Kong card with the program kicking off with a Class 1 over 1200m.
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Sat, Mar 09, 2019Now riding for the JRA in Japan having passed the exam and winning a big race in Korea, Fuji rode a 75/1 winner!
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Thu, Mar 07, 2019A very pleasant gathering on the lawns outside the stables for the international horses for the draw for Sunday's two big races.
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Mon, Mar 04, 2019This trial for the Japanese 2000 Guineas saw Meisho Tengen, a Deep Impact product, come through for a convincing win.
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Sun, Mar 03, 2019This is a good Derby trial for the 3yo colts and the field of 10 runners here will be headed by the Novellist colt Last Draft.
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Sun, Mar 03, 2019Gulfstream Park runs a huge card this Saturday but we shall concentrate on the three Grade 2 stakes races.
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Sun, Mar 03, 2019John Size's Waikuku has been mentioned as a possible Derby type and Saturday at Sha Tin he endorsed those sentiments.
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Sat, Mar 02, 2019There's a few Derby prospects running in Saturday's Lion City Handicap Class 2 over 1800m at Sha Tin.
2019 February
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Thu, Feb 28, 2019It's over 2800m and there is a very good stayer running in this in the form of Brundhand, with Charlie Appleby and the ride of William Buick.
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Mon, Feb 25, 2019
Takes place for the most part in Lima at the beautiful Monterrico track, and in Arequipo at a smaller venue.
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Sun, Feb 24, 2019With only two Class 2 races on the card Sundays meeting will be mostly about horses trying to get their handicaps right.
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Sun, Feb 24, 2019With only two Class 2 races on the card Sundays meeting will be mostly about horses trying to get their handicaps right.
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Sun, Feb 24, 2019American based jockey Edgar Prado was denied a permit to ride in the Doha festival since he is over 50 years of age.
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Fri, Feb 22, 2019We expected Charlie Appleby to have a good day at Meydan and he had an excellent one, saddling the winners of all 3 Group races.
