Soumillon ruled out of HKIR over Covid testing irregularities
Christophe Soumillon will miss his rides in Sunday’s valuable Hong Kong International Races after it emerged the star rider needs to undergo further Covid-19 testing before being cleared to leave quarantine. Unlike the European jockeys who are in a ‘racing bubble’ having competed in Wednesday night’s International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley, Soumillon, who has... Read More
Amarelinha (NZ)
Amarelinha (NZ) 3 f Savabeel – Hopscotch by O’Reilly O: Te Akau Hopskip’n’jump Syndicate (Mgr: Karyn Fenton-Ellis Mnzm) B: Waikato Stud T: Jamie Richards S: 2019 NZB Karaka Yearling Sale Book 1 V: Waikato Stud P: David Ellis, NZD$300,000 W: JP & Associates Maiden, 1300m, December 5, Ellerslie Te Akau Racing-owned filly Amarelinha made a... Read More
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