International
Reliable Team (NZ) (Reliable Man) has enhanced his Gr.1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) claims with a characteristically defiant effort to land the Gr.2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) under a superb ride from Derek Leung for Frankie Lor at Sha Tin on Sunday. Leung secured victory by stacking
International
New Zealand-bred gelding Lucky Patch (NZ) (El Roca) has emerged as a legitimate Gr.1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) contender after steaming to success in the Gr.2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) for Francis Lui and Jerry Chau at Sha Tin on Sunday. Ridden perfectly by
International
Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia d'Oro) rehearsal for next month’s Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) went according to plan on Sunday at Sha Tin as he brushed aside six rivals to claim the Gr.2 BOCHKJockey Club Mile (1600m). The reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year
New Zealand
The racing future of impressive debut winner Wolverine (NZ) (Tivaci) lies offshore, but not before she has a crack at New Zealand’s richest two-year-old prize. Trained and part-owned by Palmerston North horseman Roydon Bergerson, the daughter of Tivaci cruised to victory in her only appearance at
New Zealand
Promising three-year-old Shamus (NZ) (Shamexpress) returned to racing with a bang at Awapuni on Saturday as he made it two wins from just the two starts when successful over 1300m in his first up run for the season. The Allan Sharrock-trained youngster looked to be a galloper
New Zealand
Trainer Darren Weatherley was struggling manfully against the weight of some self-inflicted wounds on Sunday morning after celebrating a special day at Te Rapa just 24 hours earlier. Weatherley and jockey son Sam combined to win three of the nine races on offer on Counties Cup Day with Champagne
New Zealand
A confident ride aboard the Janelle Millar-trained Pure Incanto (NZ) (Per Incanto) at New Plymouth on Friday saw former jumps jockey Lemmy Douglas register his first win on the flat after making a commitment this season to relaunch his career as a flat rider. The 27-year-old from
New Zealand
With his final southern hemisphere yearlings set to go through sale rings in early 2022, former Haunui Farm shuttle stallion Iffraaj is back in the Group One spotlight in Australia. His exciting son Western Empire (NZ) was sent out as a $1.60 favourite for Saturday’s Gr.1 Railway
New Zealand
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Australia
The Simon Miller-trained Angelic Miss (NZ) (Savabeel) landed her first black-type success when closing well to win the Listed Jungle Mist Classic (1200m) at Ascot in Perth on Saturday. The five-year-old mare by Savabeel relished the hot tempo, sitting worse than midfield under jockey Chris Parnham
Australia
The combination of trainers Grant and Alana Williams, jockey William Pike and leviathan owners Bob and Sandra Peters were to the fore again in this year’s Gr.1 Railway Stakes (1600m) when Western Empire became the fourth successive winner of the famed Perth race for the unstoppable partnership. The
Australia
Five-year-old mare Zayydani has been one of the flagbearers for the training talents of Ben and JD Hayes, and the daughter of Savabeel continued her winning ways when a gritty winner of the A$500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday. The Hayes brothers, who are forging