Francis Lui laid down an ominous marker ahead of Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) imminent return with a Happy Valley double crowned by Sunny Star’s (Flatter) spectacular victory in the Class 2 The Japan Racing Association Trophy (1650m) yesterday. Lui, who will saddle Golden Sixty in the Jockey Club Mile (Gr 2, 1600m) at Sha Tin... Read More

There’s an Italian stallion – in both the literal and the Hollywood sense – who they call Magnum, and who’s been shooting up a storm of late, also in more ways than one.  Per Incanto, with a nickname drawn from the initials PI, is boosting two often overlooked thoroughbred regions: Italy, where the sprinter began... Read More

Day one at New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale heats up after pensive start The kings of New Zealand racing; champion sire Savabeel (Zabeel) and Te Akau Racing’s David Ellis, combined to set the benchmark on day one of a unique Ready to Run Sale at Te Rapa in which Hong Kong and Australian... Read More

Zac Purton has bagged more wins at the Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) than any other rider but the Australian ace heads into Sunday’s ‘trials’ fixture for next month’s Sha Tin showpiece with a mixed hand that has him wondering whether to stick or twist, assuming the latter option is even viable. This weekend’s three... Read More

The horse who, in the wake of the Breeders’ Cup meeting, would likely head the market for next year’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe won’t be running.  The horse, of course, is Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Yibir and a horse is a horse of course, of course (with apologies to Mr Ed) unless it’s a... Read More

Strong buyer registration numbers and graduate success has Rolston hopeful of strong participation at two-year-old auction The racetrack surroundings of Te Rapa are foreign for a New Zealand horse sale but the show must go on – and that it will over the next two days.  New Zealand Bloodstock’s Karaka complex, widely considered one of... Read More