JPN: Puro Magic targets JRA’s premier straight sprint  Puro Magic (Asia Express) will attempt to strengthen her bid for the Summer Sprint Series title when defending her crown in the Ibis Summer Dash (Gr 3, 1000m) at Niigata. The Summer Dash is the JRA’s only graded race conducted over a straight 1000 metres turf course. The five-year-old opened this year’s series with a dominant front-running victory in the Hakodate Sprint Stakes (Gr 3, 1200m), securing the fourth graded success of her ... Read More

Legendary horseman Monty Roberts dies aged 91 Renowned American horseman Monty Roberts has died aged 91 at his Flag Is Up Farms property in Solvang, California, with his wife Patricia by his side. Born in Salinas, California, on May 14, 1935, Roberts developed a remarkable ability to observe equine behaviour and earn the trust of horses from an early age. That understanding formed the basis of his internationally recognised Join-Up method, a non-aggressive approach to communicating with and t... Read More

Angel Capital set for Missile return Top sprinter Angel Capital (Harry Angel) will begin a campaign aimed at securing an elusive Group 1 victory in Saturday’s Missile Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) at Randwick. Trainer Chris Waller confirmed the Yulong owned five-year-old would be nominated for the opening stakes race of the Sydney season, with either the Winx Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Randwick or Memsie Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) at Caulfield likely to follow. Waller believes the set weights and penalties c... Read More

First Five builds towards Foxbridge return Dual Group 1 winner First Five (Almanzor) could also resume in the Foxbridge Plate (Gr 2, 1200m) at Te Rapa in three weeks, although trainer David Greene will wait on track conditions before committing to the race. The gelding enjoyed a breakout campaign last season, winning the J Swap Sprint (Gr 3, 1400m), Telegraph (Gr 1, 1200m) and BCD Group Sprint (Gr 1, 1400m). Greene said First Five had completed everything asked of him and the trial should lea... Read More