New Zealand thoroughbred breeders will congregate in the Waikato next month to celebrate their achievements at the inaugural New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Association (NZTBA) National Breeding Awards. The function will take place at the Don Rowlands Centre, Lake Karapio, near Cambridge on August 22 and will coincide with the annual gavelhouse.com Waikato Stallion Parade weekend.... Read More

2 c Brazen Beau – Up In Lights by O’Reilly O: Orbis Bloodstock B: David Gillies T: Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes S: 2019 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale V: Bhima Thoroughbreds (As Agent) P: Orbis Bloodstock Pty Ltd, $800,000 W: Darley 2YO Handicap, 1100m, July 11, Rosehill When Team Hawkes steps a horse out... Read More

It is only by dint of fate that the Tattersalls August Sale has been added to this year’s sales calendar, but prominent figures on both sides of the docket have given the event their seal of approval, with some notable industry players suggesting the auction, which is due to take place at Park Paddocks on... Read More

Ricky Yiu sealed the champion trainer title at Happy Valley last night to fulfill a lifelong dream, and he did it with a smile and a shrug. With Hong Kong in the midst of a coronavirus ‘third wave’, the famous Valley crowd was not there to cheer his remarkable feat, and there was no presentation... Read More

The most successful trainer in Hong Kong history John Moore has officially ended his tenure in the city after 35 years, with the Sydney-bound handler striking out at Happy Valley last night. Moore, who has reached the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s mandatory retirement age of 70, won 1,735 Hong Kong races from when he took... Read More

Exceed And Excel (Danehill) will tonight top the Hong Kong list of leading sires, both by earnings and by winners, when their season comes to a close at Happy Valley. Led by the exploits of the now-retired two-time Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Mr Stunning, Exceed And Excel has produced 17 individual winners,... Read More