Golden Boom (AUS) 3 g Spirit Of Boom – Golden Falls by Encosta De Lago O: M A McLean, R S Heritage, P C Mitchell, B C Story, P N Bartilomo, J G Swan, D J Van Velden, J Kleidon, J A Kleidon, B W Hooper, R Brown, W S Kleidon, I W Weigh, G... Read More

When thinking of racing in Asia, the sport in Malaysia isn’t what immediately springs to mind, with the jurisdiction often seen as the poor cousin of neighbouring Singapore and a world away from Hong Kong, but the industry in the region is on a big upward curve. Fuelled by renewed interest from a wave of... Read More

Bracing to unleash Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) in the Jockey Club Mile (Group 2, 1600m) at Sha Tin on November 20, Francis Lui continued an excellent start to the season with a double at Happy Valley last night. Moving into third place behind Tony Cruz (15) and Frankie Lor (14) in the Hong Kong trainers’... Read More

Juvenile lights up the Riccarton track in golden week for Darley’s champion sire Enduring champion stallion Exceed And Excel (Danehill), renowned for the exploits of his two-year-olds and as an elite sire more generally, has left his mark on juvenile races in three continents in less than a week, providing another reminder about the 22-year-old’s... Read More

Farmers are all about growing things, and horse farmers are no exception, and nature being what it is, sometimes things don’t grow according to plan. But for two men in the game, those sorts of earlier disappointments have borne some very promising fruit, which was on show again last Saturday. Magic Time, a three-year-old filly... Read More

The victory of Melbourne Cup top-weight Gold Trip and the advent of Champions Day provided the perfect fillip and portent of better to come for the Victoria Racing Club’s four–day Cup carnival.  Further, it was not diminished in any significant way by the plethora of huge pot races which have been introduced in New South... Read More