HK: Jockey Club chief hails ‘special day’ The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s chief executive officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has hailed the 2025 Hong Kong International Races as “a very, very special day” following Sunday’s meeting at Sha Tin. “When we look at the racing itself, it was absolutely world-class. We believe this was one of the... Read More

Guest House to chase Magic Millions money Michael Kent Jnr believes promising colt Guest House (Home Affairs) has taken every right step ahead of Saturday’s Magic Millions Victorian 2YO Classic (1100m), with a strong hit-out at Caulfield’s Heath circuit giving the stable confidence for a bold debut. The Home Affairs (I Am Invincible) youngster was... Read More

Kiwi Christmas for Bedggood Cranbourne-based trainer Gavin Bedggood will spend Christmas in New Zealand as he prepares his Group 3 winner Kingswood (Roaring Lion) for the Zabeel Classic (Gr 1, 2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. Bedggood will meet the European import at Auckland Airport on Sunday morning and he will base himself at Pukekohe... Read More

34 for Nyquist Jonabell Farm sire Nyquist (Uncle Mo) notched his 34th individual stakes winner when Litmus Test (2 c ex Study Hard by Malibu Moon) landed Saturday’s Los Alamitos Futurity (Gr 2, 8.5f). Ridden by Juan J Hernandez, the juvenile colt led home a trifecta for Bob Baffert when proving a length and a... Read More

Legendary French trainer Andre Fabre was celebrating a record fourth win in the Hong Kong Vase (Gr 1, 2400m) on Sunday after watching his last-start Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Gr 1, 2400m) third, Sosie (Sea The Stars) score a rousing success in the opener of four Hong Kong International Races. Fabre had been sitting... Read More

In what was a repeat result of the 2024 edition of the race, the Ricky Yiu-trained Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) produced a gutsy performance to deny Soul Rush (Rulership) in a classic finish to land the HK$36 million (approx. AU$6.9 million) Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) for the second year in a row. The... Read More