Sacred caps off a great season for Lau
Sacred Capital (6 g ex Honolulu by Savabeel) made it back-to-back Macau Gold Cups (Listed, 1800m) in a heart-stopping finish when he prevailed by a nose over Star Of Yiu Cheung (Casino Prince) in Sunday’s event over 1800 metres at the Taipa race track. Ridden by Peter Ho, Sacred Capital was put into a lovely... Read More
Go Bloodstock to have a strong spring hand in feature races
O’Connor praises team effort for acquisition of talent under Sir Owen Glenn’s ownership The victory of Dame Giselle (I Am Invincible) in Saturday’s Silver Shadow Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m) could be the pipeopener to what promises to be an exciting spring for Sir Owen Glenn who has live chances being aimed at races ranging from... Read More
Fort Myers the star attraction at first-ever Tattersalls August Sale
Three-day mixed auction takes place from Monday to Wednesday The inaugural Tattersalls August Sale will take place at Park Paddocks in Newmarket from Monday to Wednesday, with the three-day auction having attracted 774 initial entries plus an additional wildcard. With last year’s Gimcrack (Gr 2, 6f) and Champagne Stakes (Gr 2, 7f) scorer Threat (Footstepsinthesand)... Read More
Excelling does just that at first Group raid
Excelling does just that at first Group raid Progressive sprinter Excelling (Manhattan Rain) was the main beneficiary from an earnest speed battle in and around him when he emerged the freshest horse on the scene en route to a well-calculated victory in the S$250,000 Merlion Trophy (Gr 2, 1200m) yesterday. Trained by Lee Freedman, the... Read More
Cranbourne trainers given all-clear to resume working horses
Relief as 88 staff returned negative results after Covid-19 scare goes through provincial centre The Victorian racing industry has breathed a collective sigh of relief after tests for Covid-19 of nearly 100 Cranbourne trainers and stable staff were yesterday returned negative, prompting “a business as usual” return to work from this morning. Fears of a... Read More
Triumphant Prince rules the Ebor roost
York win impresses RV handicapper Carpenter Fujaira Prince (Pivotal) became just the second favourite since 1998 and the first since Purple Moon (Galileo) in 2007 to land Europe’s richest handicap, York’s Ebor (1m 6f), and set up a potential trip to Australia for a tilt at the Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m). The Roger Varian-trained... Read More