Zac Purton bags International Jockeys’ Championship glory in a cliff-hanger finish
Zac Purton has claimed ultimate honours in the Hong Kong International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley last night after clinching a tense contest from Joao Moreira in a dramatic finale to the four-race series. Tied with Moreira on 18 points heading into the deciding race of the contest, Purton collected an invaluable two after dead-heating... Read More
Magic Millions ushers in new HKIR era
Hong Kong’s showpiece meeting is developing a greater reputation as a launching pad for stallions Next month’s Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale will represent a new dawn for the Hong Kong Jockey Club, with yearlings by winners of all four Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) features to go through the ring for the first... Read More
Thoroughbred Aftercare and Welfare Working Group set to hand down findings
The findings of an extensive independent study into equine welfare in the Australian thoroughbred industry are expected to be handed down in the first quarter of next year. The Thoroughbred Aftercare Welfare Working Group (TAWWG), established in February after revelations were aired on the ABC’s 7.30 program which detailed the slaughter of racehorses at knackeries,... Read More
‘I really like the pedigree’ – Criquette Head buys blue-blooded Bursa
The fourth and final day of Arqana’s Breeding Stock Sale was topped by Haras de Bouquetot’s unraced Frankel (Galileo) mare Bursa, who went the way of Haras du Quesnay for €38,000 (approx. AUD$61,500). The five-year-old is out of a winning full-sister to Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Gr 1, 2400m) heroine Plumania (Anabaa) and was consigned... Read More
Isotope
As a punter, if you get overs, you’re often waiting for a rude awakening: those despised words as you confirm your bet – “Win odds have changed” – or the dreaded scratching of the favourite at the barrier, and its loathsome companion, deductions. Similarly, when you’re buying horses and you score unders, you might be... Read More
