On Line (NZ) (O’Reilly) made a winning racing comeback in the S$50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1200m on Friday night. The O’Reilly four-year-old has not been sighted since his maiden win at his fourth start in a mile race for Restricted Maidens back in
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Jockey Michael Rodd must be feeling blessed, both in his career and personal life these days. First of all, the Australian and his wife Cara are expecting their second child towards the end of November. While their first child, daughter Lila was born in Singapore in 2016, baby No 2
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Zac Purton will partner Not Usual Talent (NZ) (Zacinto) at Happy Valley on Wednesday in the Green Luck Handicap (1650m). Purton hasn’t ridden the Zacinto gelding on race day but has liked what he has seen and got a handle on the three-time winner in a recent gallop. “He
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Mr Stunning (Exceed and Excel) trialled at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning and appeared to be in fine order as he heads towards December’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races as defending champion. Mr Stunning is yet to step into the race-day fray yet this term and is likely to
Former Singapore Derby winner Spalato (NZ) (Elusive City) is enjoying his new life as a “nanny” in Australia. Owners Graham Mackie and Trish Dunell retired their champion earlier in the year, even if his last start dated as far back as September 2016. For two years, the Mackies and trainer
The vastly-improved River Radiance (NZ) (Rip Van Winkle) came with a sizzling turn of foot to roll Altair (Zoustar), the hotpot of the night, on Friday. Following an impressive two-from-two at Kranji, not many had dared tip against Altair, Mark Walker’s former Chris Waller-trained one-time Sydney winner in the
Autumn Assault (NZ) (Rock 'n' Pop) was never in doubt once he emerged at the 300m mark to go and gap his rivals with consummate ease in the S$50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race, smashing the Polytrack 1100m in the process. Autumn Assault recorded 1min 3.
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Beauty Generation (NZ) (Road To Rock) is “raring to go” as he bids to extend his unbeaten sequence to 11 in Sunday’s Gr.2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin. “He worked on the turf this morning and my work rider Romain (Clavreul) was very
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John Size is looking to land a third consecutive win in Sunday’s Gr.2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) and has lined up a trio of worthy candidates, featuring last-start victor Full Of Beauty (Darci Brahma), past Champion Sprinter Ivictory (Mossman) and the talented Gunnison (Not A Single Doubt). The
While owner Jayven See is at the Gold Coast, wife Kathy is enjoying the spotlight of leading in another winner, Field Marshal (NZ)(Sweet Orange) in the last race in Singapore, the S$50,000 Class 4 Division 2 race over 1200m on Friday night. See, the principal owner of
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If the fanfare is true, Hong Kong’s two standout young sprinters will rock the speed division in Saturday’s (12 October) Class 2 Wo Tik Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin. John Moore is “looking forward to it”, Ricky Yiu is adamant “it’ll be a good race to watch”
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Brendan and Jo Lindsay’s Cambridge Stud has joined forces with some of the major players in the global racing and breeding scene to purchase Group One winning three-year-old colt, Hello Youmzain. A partnership between Haras D’Etreham, Cambridge Stud and SF Bloodstock have purchased the son of Kodiac from