It’s not perfect but Asian Racing Conference more than just a talking shop
However that view is wrong. There were several excellent presentations at this week’s conference and I can parochially note that two of the most engaging were from Australians – demographer Bernard Salt and academic and lawyer Stacey Steele. Neither, of course, specialises in horse racing and the ‘outside’ perspective – which was also offered by... Read More
Redzel misses place for first time since 2016 after quickly run Doomben 10,000
With a record of 12 starts for eight wins and four seconds since finishing eighth in the A J Moir Stakes (Gr 1, 1000m) at Moonee Valley on 30 September 2016, it was hardly surprising that Redzel went out a firm favourite to win his second successive Doomben 10,000 on Saturday. All was going well... Read More
Duality (AUS) 3 g Toorak Toff – Noisy Feet by Tapit
Promising three-year-old Duality (Toorak Toff) followed up his second on debut in a 3YO Maiden (1225m) at Geelong on 29 April with an eye-catching win at Sandown Hillside on Wednesday. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding showed good pace from his wide barrier in 14 under jockey Stephen Baster and he was soon able... Read More
English passes the test in Doomben 10,000
Newhaven Park Stud’s English (Encosta de Lago), still racing as a rising six-year-old, is another exception to the rule, the decision to keep her going well justified by her victory in last Saturday’s $700,000 Doomben 10,000 (Gr 1, 1200m) in which she produced a strong finishing sprint to defeat the somewhat unlucky, stud-bound Impending (Lonhro)... Read More
Korea: the next big racing empire?
The ‘Whinny World’ signage as you enter Seoul’s Let’s Run Park racecourse is one; having several of the racing world’s leading administrators colourfully clad on stage in the lead-up to Sunday’s Korean Derby is another. But these things do not disguise the fact that the KRA (Korean Racing Authority) is an emerging racing power. It... Read More
More questions than answers following unsatisfactory French Classics at Longchamp
Firstly, though, the opening French Classics of the season returned home to the newly-refurbished Longchamp on Sunday and both the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (Gr 1, 1600m) and Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (Gr 1, 1600m) were marred by controversy with Christophe Soumillon, who finished third aboard Dice Roll (Showcasing) in the former, staunchly criticising the... Read More