Hayes hopes to keep alive trainers’ championship ambitions David Hayes hasn’t given up on claiming a third Hong Kong trainers’ championship, but the dual-title winner concedes his hopes hinge on a near-perfect day at Sha Tin on Sunday. Trailing John Size by six wins with only 20 races left in the season, Hayes sends out nine runners across Sunday’s 11-race card. Size, a 12-time champion, counters with 12 starters. “It’s possible, but probably difficult,” Hayes said. “I need Jo... Read More

UK: Cinderella’s Dream takes Falmouth Stakes Godolphin filly Cinderella’s Dream (4 f Shamardal – Espadrille by Dubawi) achieved a first domestic elite-level victory on Friday when taking out an exciting edition of the Falmouth Stakes (Gr 1, 1m) on Newmarket’s July course. Runner-up in the Duke Of Cambridge Stakes (Gr 2, 1m) behind Crimson Advocate (Nyquist) at Royal Ascot last time out, Cinderella’s Dream was able to reverse that form in Friday’s Group 1 under William Buick. In a ... Read More

Exciting prospects catalogued for Inglis Digital (Early) July Sale Group 1-placed colt Mayfair (Fastnet Rock), a 26-strong Godolphin draft and shares in multiple other Group 1 performers headline an exciting catalogue for the Inglis Digital July (Early) Online Sale, which is now open for bidding.  A total of 608 lots have been catalogued  – including 260 racehorses (119 race fillies), 166 broodmares, 77 racehorse shares, 53 weanlings, 48 yearlings, 3 unbroken stock and 1 stallion share... Read More

Campbell poised to unleash promising juvenile Andrew Campbell will unveil a promising two-year-old at Hawera on Saturday, with debutant Valvano (Shocking) lining up over 1200 metres. Purchased for $110,000 from Rich Hill Stud’s draft at Karaka earlier this year, the gelding has caught the eye in his early work, placing in a 1000-metre Foxton trial last month on a Heavy 10 track. “We like the horse, he is above average,” Campbell said. “It was a pretty soft trial, we were just trying t... Read More