UK: Haatem throws hat into Guineas ring with Craven romp Next month’s English 2,000 Guineas (Gr 1, 1m) looks the very likely next step for the Richard Hannon-trained Haatem (3 c Phoenix Of Spain - Hard Walnut by Cape Cross) after he dominated Thursday’s Craven Stakes (Gr 3, 1m) at Newmarket. Coming into the race as the most experienced runner in the field, having had nine runs as a juvenile, the colt sat behind the pacesetter Cambridge (Dubawi) and, with three furlongs left to run, pounce... Read More

HK: Shogo Yasuda bids to follow in father’s footsteps Sunrise Ronaldo (Harbinger) is one of eight Japanese raiders that will run on next weekend's Champions Day at Sha Tin when tackling the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) for trainer Shogo Yasuda. Shogo is the son of former trainer Takayuki Yasuda, who handled the legendary Lord Kanaloa (King Kamehameha), a two-time winner of the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) in 2012 and 2013. Shogo used to work for his father as an assistant train... Read More

Five for Cosmic Force Newgate Farm’s first-season sire Cosmic Force (Deep Field) registered his fifth individual winner on Thursday when Astra Star (2 g ex Al Nova by Al Samer) scored at the third time of asking at Rockhampton. The Graeme Green-trained gelding was sent off the $2.35 favourite for Thursday’s 1100-metre event following second and third-placed efforts at the same track previously. Ridden by Leslie Tilley, Astra Star defeated Better Than Words (Better Than Ready) by 0.9 lengt... Read More

Written Tycoon filly tops NZB Online Sale Brighthill Farm’s filly by Yulong stallion Written Tycoon (Iglesia) topped the 2024 National Online Yearling Sale held on Gavelhouse Plus, selling to Stephen Marsh and Dylan Johnson Bloodstock for $80,000. Catalogued as Lot 36, the filly is the first foal out of the Sebring (More Than Ready) mare Mozzie Monster, a two-time winner from nine starts on the track for trainer John Sadler, while she also placed in both the Bendigo Guineas (Listed, 1400m) ... Read More