Racing Victoria has hammered star jockey Jamie Kah, along with fellow riders Ben Melham, Ethan Brown and apprentice Celine Gaudray, for breaking the state’s strict Covid-19 lockdown rules.  Kah will miss the ride on leading hope Behemoth (All Too Hard) in tomorrow’s Memsie Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) after the quartet were banned from racecourses and... Read More

The much-anticipated return bout between Joe Lau’s Sacred Capital (O’Reilly) and Wayne Smith’s Star Of Yiu Cheung (Casino Prince), draws closer with Sunday’s 30th running of the Macau Gold Cup (Listed, 1800m). The most talked about topic at the track for weeks will finally be on show, as the two rivals square off once more,... Read More

“I’d have to sit you down for an hour, get the whiteboard out and talk to you about all the things we can move and achieve. It’s years of work and to expand on all the details now might make you think I’m a crazy person.” If there’s one thing Rory O’Brien doesn’t lack, it’s... Read More

Even by its own lofty standards, Waikato Stud had a day to remember at Randwick on Saturday.  Not only did New Zealand’s famous farm claim the credit in Australia’s first Group 1 of the season when Mo’unga took the Winx Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m), two races later the Waikato-bred mare Atishu claimed her second win... Read More

Suman Hedge snares the top race mare to send to champion stallion Written Tycoon this spring Group 2-winning race mare Fasika (So You Think) sold to Suman Hedge for $920,000 through the Inglis August (Late) Online Sale yesterday, continuing the trend of big prices being paid for quality breeding prospects. With some forecasting the Joe... Read More

Hong Kong’s four-time champion jockey Joao Moreira has revealed to Asia Bloodstock News that he suffered from depression when struggling through the latter part of the 2019-20 season and has called on the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) to match the efforts of progressive jurisdictions around the world in its approach to elite athlete mental... Read More