Moments after Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) forged into Hong Kong racing history with a record-equalling win in Sunday’s HK$13 million Centenary Sprint Cup (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin, trainer David Hayes predicted the world’s best sprinter could potentially break a course record at the track next month. After the gelding’s effort to post a... Read More

Having failed to score in two-and-a-half years before rattling off a hat-trick last spring, born-again seven-year-old Jigsaw (Manhattan Rain) is now an elite-level winner. The gelding – trained by Cranbourne’s Cindy Alderson and bred by her mother Lynne – raised his most important triumph among 13 career victories in Saturday’s Railway Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m)... Read More

Queensland-based trainer Liam Birchley continued his remarkable record in the Karaka Millions 2YO (RL, 1200m) when Dream Roca took out the Ellerslie feature on Saturday, bringing up another stakes winner for her Westbury Stud sire El Roca (Fastnet Rock) in the process. Sent out second favourite at $4.80 after breaking her maiden on her second... Read More

Tuxedo (Tivaci) made up for a heartbreaking second on Ellerslie’s feature raceday last year and pushed his earnings into seven figures with a determined win in the NZ$1 million Aotearoa Classic (Gr 3, 1600m) on Saturday. Ridden to perfection from a sticky gate nine of 16 by comeback jockey Opie Bosson, the Shaun Ritchie and... Read More

“Bring on Australia” was the message from winning jockey Matt Cartwright after Well Written (Written Tycoon) lived up to her exciting reputation with a breathtaking fifth win from as many starts in Saturday’s Karaka Millions 3YO Classic (RL, 1600m). The Stephen Marsh-trained sensation went into the NZ$1.5 million feature as a prohibitive odds-on favourite, having... Read More