Joao Moreira rises from a chastening defeat to reclaim the Hong Kong jockeys’ title
Joao Moreira’s victory in the Hong Kong premiership has ended a period of needling dissatisfaction for the Brazilian ace and, while he is finding the triumph to be particularly sweet, a campaign of unrelenting focus means he is eager for the moment when this term’s remaining three meetings are behind him. The man from Curitiba... Read More
Prize-money increases and Club merger sees NZ racing at its most critical juncture
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing chairman Cameron George says change must come now or there won’t be an industry in years to come New Zealand thoroughbred racing received a long overdue shot in the arm this week with the announcement of $7 million worth of prize-money increases for next season giving the sport its best chance... Read More
So You Think colt comes out on top on day two of Great Southern Sale
Too Good Too Hard also sets broodmare session record at $560,000 as Melbourne sale comes to an end The highest-priced weanling sold on the second day of the Inglis Great Southern Sale, a So You Think (High Chaparral) colt from the family of champion mare Makybe Diva (Desert King), may be retained to race with... Read More
High Chaparral passing class and versatility through his own and sire-sons
One great aspect of the surprise Flemington win by Mongolian Marshal (High Chaparral) in Saturday’s Winter Championship Final (Listed, 1600m) is New Zealand stud masters’ recognition that High Chaparral (Sadler’s Wells) is a stallion whose blood blends particularly well with New Zealand stud book mares and they have backed that judgement by supporting and standing... Read More
Seven for Churchill
New first season sire winners Churchill (pictured) Coolmore’s Churchill (Galileo) landed three new winners last week, bringing up individual winners number five, six and seven for the shuttle stallion. Building on Once Upon A River’s (2 c ex Cassandra Go by Indian Ridge) success at Roscommon on Tuesday, the Johnny Murtagh-trained filly Ladies Church (2... Read More
Four-timer for Cheung, Lau waits on Derby call
Eric Cheung enjoyed his greatest day on the track with a sparkling four-timer at the Taipa racetrack on Saturday, taking him to 48 winners for the season. Cheung, who is in his first year as senior rider, was in brilliant form for the afternoon, opening his account in the first of the day, the Class... Read More