International
France Galop remains hopeful of resuming racing behind closed doors in May. French racing was staged without spectators last month before France Galop announced a suspension of meetings between March 17 and April 15 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. While French President Emmanuel Macron has extended the country'
International
Racing in Great Britain will remain on hold beyond the end of April after the British Horseracing Authority extended its suspension on meetings. Action ceased on March 18 because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with the BHA announcing a halt to all fixtures until at least May 1. The Government
International
Golden Sixty (Medaglia D'Oro) was the talk of Happy Valley on Wednesday night with trainer Francis Lui revealing that his sensational Hong Kong Derby (2000m) hero will not contest the Gr.1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on April 26. “He won’t run,” Lui said. “He’s achieved
New Zealand
Online thoroughbred auction site gavelhouse.com will add another string to its bow next month when it launches Gavelhouse Plus. “Gavelhouse Plus is an idea that has been bubbling away for a while and the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic gave us the impetus to expedite the project,
Audio
Former champion New Zealand jockey Catherine Hutchison (nee Tremayne) trained her first winner Saturday when Leale was successful at Caulfield. https://player.whooshkaa.com/episode?id=625457
New Zealand
Windsor Park Stud will run a tipping competition for Saturday's meeting at Royal Randwick with all proceeds to go to charity. For just $20 per entry, all punters (the keen, the beginners or the lucky) are in with the chance to win a service of your choice to
Australia
Supporters of the heavily-backed Kukeracha (NZ) would have had their heart in the mouth when he stepped away a length behind the field but the son of Night Of Thunder powered home in the straight to make a most impressive career debut over 1200m at Geelong on Wednesday. Carrying
New Zealand
Maija Vance is continuing to prove that attitude can take you a long way in life. The former jockey, who suffered life-changing injuries in a race fall in September 2018, last month climbed the 526 steps to the top of Mount Maunganui to raise money for the CatWalk Trust
New Zealand
Te Awamatu trainer Clayton Chipperfield is thanking his lucky stars that he has his 60 acre property to keep him busy over the Covid-19 alert level four lockdown period. “I don’t know how these people are getting on in town,” Chipperfield said. “We have got 60 acres, so
Breeding
The Hong Kong International Sale has been pushed back further as the fallout from Covid-19 continues to impact on all walks of life. Traditionally held on the Friday night before the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) in March, Hong Kong Jockey Club officials were forced to reschedule the sale into
Australia
Dual Group One-placed colt Brandenburg (NZ) (Burgundy) will race in blinkers for the first time in the Gr.1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick. Brandenburg has been kept ticking over after his last-start third in the Gr.1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) on April 4 with a view
Australia
Triple Group One winner Humidor (NZ) (Teofilo) will headline a trio of Group One winners trainer Lindsey Smith intends racing in Perth this winter after revising plans to campaign in Queensland. The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly reduced Queensland’s winter carnival and with a doubt remaining on any interstate