Local hero Vincent Ho capped off an unforgettable week with a dream success aboard Hong Kong legend Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) in yesterday’s Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at the Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) meeting at Sha Tin. In a performance for the ages, Hong Kong’s reigning champion racehorse defied not only a... Read More

In a race thrown into disarray by a false start, quality four-year-old Desert Lightning (Pride Of Dubai) stood tall and claimed his first elite-level victory in yesterday’s TAB Classic (Gr 1, 1600m) at Trentham. The enduring story out of the $400,000 weight-for-age feature will be the auxiliary gates failing to open and the horses with... Read More

Western Australia’s premier sire Playing God (Blackfriars) has been an asset to the majority of Perth’s trainers and the emerging stable of Mitch Pateman is no exception. Jockey-turned-trainer Pateman will saddle up Mojo Rhythm, a five-year-old son of the Darling View stallion, in today’s Northerly Stakes (Gr 1, 1800m), the last of WA’s three Group... Read More

Wahha Thoroughbreds’ Microphone and National Defense fillies target Calaway Gal and Inglis Nursery Andrew “Bugsy” Phillips doesn’t know whether to head to Randwick or Eagle Farm on Saturday. So, it is likely that the Wahha Thoroughbreds principal will stay at home on his 2000-acre farm near Delungra in northern New South Wales, seven hours north... Read More

Peter Moody celebrated 25 years as a trainer in style when $1.1 million two-year-old Eneeza (Exceed And Excel) opened her dam Sweet Sherry’s (Bel Esprit) winning account with black-type success at Caulfield yesterday. Bred by Silverdale Farm and bought by Kia Ora Stud and Tony Fung Investments as the equal seventh-top filly at this year’s... Read More