Eight for Time Test Little Avondale shuttler Time Test (Dubawi) sired his eighth individual stakes winner on Friday when Okeechobee (5 g ex Scuffle by Daylami) narrowly landed the Gordon Richards Stakes (Gr 3, 1m 2f) at Sandown. Having reappeared for the first time since his three-year-old season with a runner-up finish behind Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Gr 1, 2000m) winner Dubai Honour (Pride Of Dubai) in the Magnolia Stakes (Listed, 1m 2f) last month, the now five-year-old gelding stayed on wel... Read More

HK: Yip confident of Massive Sovereign’s QEII Cup chances Dennis Yip has issued an ominous warning to Massive Sovereign’s (No Nay Never) rivals in Sunday’s QEII Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin. After his last-start victory in the Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m), Yip said the four-year-old had continued to improve and he is not concerned if the youngest horse in the field encounters a rain-affected track. With two wins from his first two starts in Hong Kong, the first also at 2000 metres, Y... Read More

Six for Tassort Zampano (2 g ex Gelsomina by Strada) became the sixth first-crop winner for Newgate stallion Tassort (Brazen Beau) when he made an impressive winning debut at Tamworth on Friday. Sent off the $2.80 favourite under Ashley Morgan, the Melissa Dennett-trained gelding produced a strong run down the outside of his rivals and quickened clear inside the final 100 metres, being eased down to a 1.5 lengths success over Supreme Statement (Press Statement) with a further 0.4 lengths back... Read More

Vale Dave O’Sullivan New Zealand Hall of Fame trainer Dave O'Sullivan has died aged 91. O'Sullivan sent out nearly 2,000 winners during his career, winning 12 New Zealand training premierships – 11 in partnership with his son Paul, who now trains in Hong Kong.  Beginning life in the industry as a jockey, O'Sullivan rode 125 winners, including Te Awa (Foxbridge) to success in the 1953 Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m), a race he would go on to land six times as a trainer.  O'Sullivan is... Read More