Reliable Team (Reliable Man) enhanced his Hong Kong Vase (Gr 1, 2400m) claims with a characteristically defiant effort to land yesterday’s Jockey Club Cup (Gr 2, 2000m) under a superb ride from Derek Leung for Frankie Lor. The middle leg of a Lor treble, Reliable Team refused to yield in a slowly-run race – the... Read More

Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) rehearsal for next month’s Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) went according to plan at Sha Tin yesterday as he brushed aside six rivals to claim the Jockey Club Mile (Gr 2, 1600m). Looking to defend his Hong Kong Mile crown at the Hong Kong International Races on  December 12, the... Read More

This week, Jo McKinnon paid a visit to Willow Park Stud in the Hunter Valley to take a first-hand look at the progress of their draft of ten yearlings being prepared for the 2022 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale. Jo spoke with stud manager Jade Rossington as the youngsters that have now been in... Read More

For the fourth time in a row, the Group 1 goes to owner, jockey and trainers Grant and Alana Williams At times during the Covid-19 pandemic, it has certainly felt as though Western Australia has become a state apart from the rest of the federation, a separate entity removed from the country to which it... Read More

A step up in trip proved to be to the liking of Real Efecto (Real Impact) when he ran out a hard-fought winner of yesterday’s Kranji Stakes C race over 2000 metres. The four-year-old probably won the race from the halfway mark when Danny Beasley made a bold move three wide. Seeing a muddling tempo... Read More

A phenomenal chapter for Cheveley Park Stud and for British bloodstock has come to a close as the Newmarket operation has announced the death of the stud’s great sire Pivotal (Polar Falcon) at the age of 28. The son of Polar Falcon (Nureyev) stood for 24 consecutive seasons at Cheveley Park – following a racing... Read More