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2020 January
- Sun, Jan 19, 2020
Last time Defi de Seuil and Un des Sceaux met there was a photo finish.
- Sun, Jan 19, 2020This is a G2 for 4+ horses over 2400m.
- Sun, Jan 19, 2020The G1 Stewards' Cup at Sha Tin is more interesting than usual this year.
- Sat, Jan 18, 2020There's a couple of good races on the Ascot card for Saturday but the heavy track may ben the cause of small entries.
- Sat, Jan 18, 2020
The Charlie Appleby trained Magic Lily got a magical ride under James Doyle on Thursday night.
- Sat, Jan 18, 2020These are a set of ungraded stakes races for very big purses run on the Stronach tracks.
- Thu, Jan 16, 2020This is the G2 feature of Thursday's third Carnival meeting.
- Sun, Jan 12, 2020
Coming from the same stable and under a top ride from Bryony Frost Frodon bounced back to top form at Kempton.
- Sun, Jan 12, 2020
Ricky Liu and Vincent Ho were delighted with the win of Preciousship at Sha Tin on Sunday.
- Sat, Jan 11, 2020The Gr 2 Chase is named in honour of one of our most favourite horses of all time.
- Sat, Jan 11, 2020And it is quite an interesting and open race as well.
- Fri, Jan 10, 2020
Popular Godolphin runner Benbatl scored a runaway win in the Meydan feature.
- Thu, Jan 09, 2020
Francis Lui and Vincent Ho produced the winner of the January Handicap at Happy Valley on Wednesday.
- Thu, Jan 09, 2020
A Cox Plate win abroad and an Arima Kinen win at home ensured that Lys Gracieux got 271 out of 274 votes for the Horse of the Year and best older filly or mare awards.
- Thu, Jan 09, 2020The second meeting of the Carnival takes place this Thursday.
- Wed, Jan 08, 2020Could this be a Macau win?
- Mon, Jan 06, 2020Following the dreadful attack in Peru, news has come through from Libya of another.
- Mon, Jan 06, 2020Bob Baffert saddled three runners in the Santa Ynez Stakes at Santa Anita and they filed the first three placings.
- Mon, Jan 06, 2020After four seconds and a fourth this season Chefano finally got his victory in Race 9 at Sha Tin on Sunday.
- Sun, Jan 05, 2020
The first Gr 1 of the English Flat season is the Tolworth Hurdle which is run at Sandown.
- Sun, Jan 05, 2020We have been trying so hard to get Chefano over the line so we hope that he will get there in Race 9 over 1800m at Sha Tin on Sunday.
- Fri, Jan 03, 2020
The DWC Carnival leading up to Dubai World Cup night got underway at Meydan on Thursday.
- Thu, Jan 02, 2020
The G3 1400m race y on the New Year's Day card saw Golden Sixty start his year in good form adding a 7th win.
- Wed, Jan 01, 2020Wishing all my horse friends with birthdays in the north half of the sphere a very happy birthday!
- Wed, Jan 01, 2020Racing for this first day of 2020 will be at Sha Tin where the G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup will be the feature.
2019 December
- Mon, Dec 30, 2019
After Lys Gracieux took out the Arima Kinen, Contrail gave the trainer his second G1 winner of the week!
- Mon, Dec 30, 2019
At Sha Tin on Sunday the big Exceed and Excel grey/roan gelding Big Party ran away with the Bauhinia Sprint.
- Mon, Dec 30, 2019A crowd of 35,000 turned out for Santa Anita's delayed opening day and were rewarded with some very good racing.
- Mon, Dec 30, 2019The Neville Hotel Chase was reduced to three runners because of "drying ground".
- Sun, Dec 29, 2019There's a G3 and a Class 2 as highlights of the card on the closing day of 2019 racing in Hong Kong.
- Sun, Dec 29, 2019The Leopardstown festival is continuing with more Gr 1s on Sunday.
- Sat, Dec 28, 2019Seems only fitting the its owned by Welsh Rugby star Jonathan Davies.
- Sat, Dec 28, 2019And there's a great feast to be had for those who have patiently waited for this delayed start.
- Sat, Dec 28, 2019It's been an excellent year for Japanese racing and the G1 Hopeful at Nakayama will close it out in style.
- Fri, Dec 27, 2019
Clan des Obeaux achieved the rare feat of consecutive King George wins at Kempton on Boxing Day.
- Fri, Dec 27, 2019Following the murder of its four stallions, the Peruvian stud farm Haras Baralovento is to be sold.
- Fri, Dec 27, 2019Boxing day saw Notebook take out the Racing Post Novice Chase with Rachael Blackmore riding for Henry de Bromhead with Fakir d'Oudairies second and Laurine was pulled up.
- Fri, Dec 27, 2019Chepstow Friday sees the running of the Welsh Grand National, the first of the Grand Nationals for the season. 17 to run.
- Thu, Dec 26, 2019And that means Kempton if you are in England and Leopardstown if you are in Ireland.
- Mon, Dec 23, 2019News coming from Peru tells of how criminals broke into the Haras Barlorenta, a leading stud farm, and killed four stallions.
- Mon, Dec 23, 2019At Sha Tin on Saturday it was one of our roughies Glorious Dragon who won the Beas River Handicap Class 2.
- Mon, Dec 23, 2019
This year Lys Gracieux has gone from strength to strength culminating in her win of the 64th Arima Kinen by 5 lengths.
- Mon, Dec 23, 2019
The winner of the Korea International Cup Moonhak Chief has been named Korea's Horse of the Year.
- Mon, Dec 23, 2019Ex Miss showed a great turn of foot to win the Oaks on Friday.
- Mon, Dec 23, 2019Normally the Boxing Day start of the Santa Anita season is one of the biggest days in Californian Racing.
- Sat, Dec 21, 2019This is arguably the most popular race of the year in Japan and it has a popular vote for the first ten runners.
- Sat, Dec 21, 2019So far the winner's stall has been eluding Chefano but he could break through in Race 9 Saturday at Sha Tin.
- Fri, Dec 20, 2019There's the Qatar Oaks G3 on Friday and the Qatar Derby G2 on Saturday.
- Mon, Dec 16, 2019
While not as fast as the girls last Sunday, Salios still managed to break the record for the Asahi Hai Futurity at Hanshin.
- Mon, Dec 16, 2019The G1 Carlos Pellegrini run at San Isidoro on Saturday has gone to the Brazilian runner Nao Da Mais.
- Mon, Dec 16, 2019Enjoying life in Florida, Instilled Regard was a winner here for Chad Brown and Irad Ortiz.
- Mon, Dec 16, 2019
At Sha Tin on Sunday the Danny Shum trained Alex Badel ridden Perfect Match won the Lukfook Jewellery Cup.
- Sun, Dec 15, 2019The popular Italian Jockey is leaving Hong Kong and his last ride in the last race today may see him leave a winner.
- Sun, Dec 15, 2019With Japanese runners having a stellar year all over the world, this is a chance to get to know the future prospects.
- Sat, Dec 14, 2019Saturday sees the running of Argentina's top race with runners coming from various South American jurisdictions.
- Sat, Dec 14, 2019Last week we suggested that the horses running at Aqueduct would be happier in Florida.
- Sat, Dec 14, 2019China Horse Club has provided the backing for the Pitons Cup at the new Royal Saint Lucia Turf Club course (which is dirt).
- Tue, Dec 10, 2019
There were many reasons why this meeting could have been problematic but in the end it turned out to be one of the best.
- Sun, Dec 08, 2019
After the first two Internationals Joao Moreira has added two more winners to make his tally four so far.
- Sun, Dec 08, 2019
Admire Mars, with Christophe Lemaire over from Japan for the ride, won the mile and Win Bright won the Cup.
- Sun, Dec 08, 2019Australian rep In Her Time was found yesterday to have a cracked quarter in a hoof.
- Sun, Dec 08, 2019It's a glorious sunny day and the track will be fast.
- Sat, Dec 07, 2019One would have thought that the horses – and especially the jockeys – would have preferred to be in Florida.
- Sat, Dec 07, 2019This G1 is run over 1600m and contains several future stars.
- Sat, Dec 07, 2019The moment of truth is fast approaching so here's our take on these races.
- Fri, Dec 06, 2019
While still chilly the sun did finally reappear and it is supposed to be getting better for the weekend.
- Thu, Dec 05, 2019
Wednesday evening Karis Teetan was the popular winner of the Longines International Jockeys Championship.
- Wed, Dec 04, 2019
The Flying Horsebox made it safely to Hong Kong so this morning we were out at Sha Tin to see our equine colleagues go through their paces.
- Mon, Dec 02, 2019
And may head to Dubai to find more of it.
- Mon, Dec 02, 2019One of the oldest races on the South American Racing calendar, the G1 St Leger was run over 2200m at the HIpodromo Chile on Saturday.
- Mon, Dec 02, 2019
At Chukyo the 3yo colt by Gold Allure won the G1 Champions Cup in record time.
- Sun, Dec 01, 2019This race used to be called the Japan Cup Dirt and is a G1 race over 1800m.
- Sun, Dec 01, 2019Next Sunday sees the running of the Hong Kong International races for 2019.
2019 November
- Tue, Nov 26, 2019
A much smaller crowd than usual was on hand for the running of the 39th Japan Cup.
- Sun, Nov 24, 2019
On Saturday Zac Purton guided the David Hall trained Fast Most Furious for a good win in the Class 1.
- Sun, Nov 24, 2019
With a well timed run up the rails Oisin Murphy has guided Suave Richard through to win the Japan Cup.
- Sat, Nov 23, 2019Royal Julius, from France, trained by Jerome Reynier and ridden by Stephane Pasquier
- Sat, Nov 23, 2019The Cup is Class 1 and comes at Race 7 with the Class 2 Chevalier Property Investment Handicap Race 10.
- Sat, Nov 23, 2019
Sunday sees the 39th running of this amazing race, with this year the race being dedicated to the memory of Deep Impact.
- Fri, Nov 22, 2019Bahrain has now joined the racing jurisdictions that host International G1 races.
- Fri, Nov 22, 2019
We couldn't take the Flying Horsebox today so we joined a visit arranged for the visiting media by the JRA and JAIRS.
- Mon, Nov 18, 2019
It is not often that a horse wins both the Yasuda Kinen and the Mile Championship in the same year.
- Mon, Nov 18, 2019
The crowd was about half of that of last year at the same meeting and turnover was down but there were no problems at or around the track.
- Sun, Nov 17, 2019With three G2s on the card this is normally a very popular meeting but there are big shadows over Hong Kong at present.
- Sun, Nov 17, 2019The 36th running of this race takes place on Sunday with an interesting field.
- Mon, Nov 11, 2019
Encouraging wins the Panasonic Cup in track record time.
- Mon, Nov 11, 2019
After no wins in her 3yo campaign Lucky Lilac returns to G1 winning form.
- Sat, Nov 09, 2019Saturday sees the running of the G2 Daily Hai Nisai over 1600m for the 2yos and Sunday the G1 Queen Elizabeth Cup for the f&m.
- Fri, Nov 08, 2019This is a Class 2 over 1400m and is the feature of the day.
- Fri, Nov 08, 2019
Since an ancestor of ours was involved in the first race meetings held at Flemington we have a special affection for this day.
- Thu, Nov 07, 2019
That's like Thanks Thanks Very Much for the nice win on Sunday.
- Thu, Nov 07, 2019
At Sha Tin on Sunday Southern Legend provided Caspar Fownes and Alberto Sanna with a home win.
- Mon, Nov 04, 2019This is one of the most open Melbourne Cups in a long time.
- Mon, Nov 04, 2019
It wasn't a vintage year but there were still a lot of upsets.
- Sun, Nov 03, 2019This will be run at Fuchu and is a popular feature of the November calendar.
- Sun, Nov 03, 2019Ir's Ladies Day at Sha Tin and all eyes on Race 7 the Sa Sa Ladies Purse
- Sun, Nov 03, 2019 The flying horsebox landed and this time it wasn't the cold but the threatening damp that nearly sent straight back.
- Sat, Nov 02, 2019Activities that we are covering start with the Twilight Derby, a Gr 2 over 1800m on the turf.
- Fri, Nov 01, 2019Santa Anita seems fortunately to be untroubled by the wildfires raging around Los Angeles.
- Fri, Nov 01, 2019The Derby is not the only attraction on this top day of racing.
- Fri, Nov 01, 2019There are three of them – Beat Le Bon, Never No More and I Am Superman.
2019 October
- Tue, Oct 29, 2019
Almond Eye returned from her summer holidays with a stunning performance in the Tenno Sho (Autumn).
- Tue, Oct 29, 2019Sunday's Sha Tin races were all on the AWT with the main race being the Class 2 Kwangtung Handicap over 1650m.
- Tue, Oct 29, 2019The highlight was the G1 Prix Royal-Oak over 2800m.
- Mon, Oct 28, 2019 The weather in Melbourne was awful as the flying horsebox touched down and we felt like turning around and going home!
- Sun, Oct 27, 2019Race 4 is the Kwangtung Handicap over 1650m on the AWT with a field of 9.
- Sat, Oct 26, 2019This is the 160th running of this Aututmn Classic and this year it has a special title – Tennoheika Gosokui Keisuku.
- Fri, Oct 25, 2019There's some interesting horses here with Cox Plate favourite Lys Gracieux amongst them.
- Thu, Oct 24, 2019
He was third in the Melbourne Cup last year and has come back looking stronger this year.
- Wed, Oct 23, 2019When Media Puzzle won this it started a run of overseas horses using this race to get into the Melbourne Cup.
- Tue, Oct 22, 2019There was a deathly hush after the running of the Sha Tin Trophy on Sunday when Beauty Generation, the odds-on favourite, finished third.
- Tue, Oct 22, 2019
And Oisin Murphy got crowned Champion Jockey too!
- Tue, Oct 22, 2019
The Japanese St Leger 2019 has gone to World Premiere, ridden by Yutaka Take. There was only a neck in it as Satono Lux was in the fight right to the line with favourite Velox in third.
- Mon, Oct 21, 2019
(But not fast enough). It's a glorious day in Sydney with a light breeze and a temp of 27 forecast.
- Sun, Oct 20, 2019The Premier Bowl G2 and Sha Tin Trophy G2
- Sun, Oct 20, 2019It's the turn of the boys this Sunday at as with the girls no Triple Crown contenders.
- Sat, Oct 19, 2019The Irish runner Ten Sovereigns is probably a well-kept secret coming in to the Everest today.
