Second for Zarak Haras de Bonneval resident Zarak (Dubawi) registered his second elite-level winner when Haya Zark (5 h ex Haya City by Elusive City) recorded an upset victory in Sunday’s Prix Ganay (Gr 1, 2100m) at Longchamp, the opening Group 1 race in the European flat calendar. The Adrien Fouassier-trained five-year-old was ridden by... Read More

First for Thronum Invincible Sage (4 g ex Thorsborne by Hinchinbrook) became the first elite-level winner for his sire Thronum (Snitzel) when readily landing Sunday’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin. The David Hall-trained four-year-old was making his first start at Group 1 level, having finished runner-up in both his previous outings... Read More

Namazu leads throughout in Archer There was a local theme in Sunday’s The Archer (1300m) when the Ricky Vale-trained Namazu (Medaglia D’Oro) ran out an all-the-way winner of the $775,000 feature at Rockhampton. Providing his rider Ashley Butler with a second victory in the race, following his win in in the inaugural running of the... Read More

Australia beckons Wewillrock after Wanganui romp Classy sprinter Wewillrock (El Roca) was a winner and black-type placegetter in Sydney last winter, and a return to Australia is looming large on the horizon after an easy win in a Rating 85 (1200m) event at Wanganui on Saturday. The well-performed El Roca (Fastnet Rock) gelding was sent... Read More

Not for the first time this season, Group 1-winning Victoria-based trainer Lloyd Kennewell made a flying visit to an interstate sale to specifically buy a horse by Australia’s probable champion first season sire Tassort (Brazen Beau). Kennewell, who trains in partnership with Lucy Yeomans at Cranbourne, partnered with his agent, Group 1 Bloodstock’s Mathew Becker,... Read More

Invincible Sage (Thronum) emerged as the newest member of Hong Kong racing’s elite with victory in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) on a rain-affected Sha Tin track on Sunday, providing David Hall with his first-top level win since 2008. Ridden brilliantly by Hugh Bowman, Invincible Sage stalked pace-setters Victor The Winner (Toronado) and... Read More