Matthew Poon vaulted into fourth place on the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, enhancing hopes of securing a place in the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) in December with victory on Danny Shum’s Reliable Profit (Reliable Man) to continue a sizzling start to the season at Sha Tin on Wednesday night. With nine wins, Poon trails only... Read More

Kingofwallstreet (AUS) 3 c Dundeel – Our Girl Raquie by Fastnet Rock O: Avee1 Pty Ltd (G J Diamond), A Bengough, Footy Racing Pty Ltd (R Benkel), A Bowers, P Collins, M Cumani, A Grantham, J McConnell, R Mutton, Harry Racing (K Pimblett), Mrs G Rinkin, N Ross, M White, P Woolley, G Sanders, Rathmore... Read More

Grade 1-winning sprinter Cogburn (Not This Time), the fastest horse on the planet, will shuttle to Widden Stud in 2025. In a massive coup for the Australian breeding industry, Widden have struck a deal with the North American operation WinStar Farm to stand the talented son of Not This Time (Giant’s Causeway), who will shoot... Read More

Just when you thought he’d been a bit quiet, it could be time to prepare for a few more headlines about Dundeel (High Chaparral). In the past two seasons, Arrowfield’s 15-year-old surged into the top 20 on the Australian general sires’ table for the first time, finishing sixth and seventh. After a more moderate start... Read More

While Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) was enjoying another promising day at the track courtesy of Whirl’s Group 3 success at the Curragh, the sire was in heavy demand in Deauville at day one of the Arqana October Yearling Sale on Tuesday. Mick Kinane got the better of his duel with Federico Barberini at €400,000 (approx. AU$649,450)... Read More

Earlier on the Geelong card, Saint Emilion (Snitzel) proved himself a burgeoning force for the in-form Ciaron Maher stable, and likely VRC Derby (Gr 1, 2500m) contender, after the colt took out the Geelong Classic (Listed, 2200m).  The son of Snitzel (Redoute’s Choice) had shed his maiden tag on his previous start when scoring at... Read More