13 for Home Affairs Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) continued his march towards first-season sire honours when the Chris Waller-trained Cosmo Girl (2 f ex Witherspoon, by Exceed And Excel) became his 13th winner with a successful debut at Gosford on Thursday. After three barrier trials this year, the flashy chestnut filly justified favouritism in the 1100-metre maiden under Tommy Berry. Cosmo Girl was ridden positively from an inside draw, holding the rail and controlling the race before finding... Read More

HK: Size targets late-season Group race double at Sha Tin John Size will look to cap another successful Hong Kong season with victories in Sunday's Premier Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) and Premier Plate Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) at Sha Tin. The 13-time Hong Kong champion trainer saddles Raging Blizzard (Per Incanto) in the Premier Cup, with the consistent gelding chasing a deserved stakes success after four placings from ten starts this season. A close runner-up in the Sha Tin Vase (Gr 3, 1200m) ... Read More

Go Racing duo chase Royal Ascot success New Zealand syndicator Go Racing will have two opportunities to secure a breakthrough Royal Ascot victory this week, with Dial Me In (Awtaad) and Omni Man (Invincible Spirit) set to represent the ownership group at the prestigious carnival. The pair are trained in Ireland by Joseph O'Brien as part of Go Racing's international model, which sees young European horses raced in the northern hemisphere before potentially transferring to Australia to continue t... Read More

UK: Overpass declared to back-up in Jubilee and take on Joliestar Tuesday’s King Charles III Stakes (Gr 1, 5f) third placegetter Overpass (Vancouver) has been declared to run in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Gr 1, 6f), where he will take on the Chris Waller-trained Joliestar (Zoustar). Bjorn Baker’s admirable seven-year-old was beaten a length by Mission Central (No Nay Never) on the opening day of Royal Ascot, and will have had just four days to get over those exertions. ... Read More