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Betfred replaces Cazoo as major sponsor of the Oaks and the Derby

Posted on April 13, 2023
in Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

North West-based gambling firm Betfred was announced as the sponsor of this year's iteration of one of Britain's most historic and prestigious events, The Derby. This will be the gambling company's first time hosting the event since it signed a three-year deal with Jockey Club Racecourses (JCR). The Derby is set to kick off on[...]

Posted on July 2, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The local New Zealand training partnership of Paul Nelson and Corrina McDougal dominated proceedings at Hastings on Saturday, winning all four jumping races on the card including the two feature events. After promising hurdler Noess kicked off the day with a gritty win for rider Shaun Phelan, it was champion jumper The Cossack who provided[...]

Posted on June 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

While the 2022 King's Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot might look to be a match race between Golden Pal and Australia's Nature Strip, Chris Waller believes there is more to it than that.

Posted on June 4, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

With a fourth straight Sydney metropolitan century and seemingly a sixth Sydney jockeys' premiership in the bag, Kiwi jockey James McDonald could be forgiven for taking his foot off the throttle. But that's the last thing on McDonald's mind as he sets his sights on Brisbane Group One targets before jetting off to England for[...]

Posted on March 18, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Renowned for his nurturing of elite sprinting talents like Sacred Kingdom, Fairy King Prawn, Amber Sky and Ultra Fantasy – Ricky Yiu will make a rare reappearance in this weekend's HKD$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) as he saddles just his sixth and seventh runners in the coveted event after first contending with Multi-Star[...]

Posted on March 17, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Turin Redsun's timing couldn't be better after his slashing second to California Spangle last month – pulling it all together for a performance that Alexis Badel hopes can springboard the Dubawi gelding to another level in Sunday's (20 March) HKD$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) – the final leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series.[...]

Posted on March 12, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

With six wins from eight rides aboard Hot King Prawn, Zac Purton has nothing but admiration for the crack sprinter but the four-time champion jockey concedes the veteran faces two significant obstacles – weight and a daunting barrier – in the Class 1 Lam Tsuen Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (12 March). Hot[...]

Posted on March 11, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

California Spangle and Romantic Warrior head an enthralling group of 14 selected runners for the HKD$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 20 March. Leading throughout to land the HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) last month, California Spangle shoots for his seventh victory in Hong Kong as he[...]

Posted on March 9, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

All eyes will be on Atomic Force at Happy Valley this Wednesday evening (9 March) as the talented youngster aims to transfer his European exploits to Hong Kong when he tackles a hot Class 3 Hing Tung Handicap (1000m). Donning the famed black and red silks of the Siu family, Atomic Force – formerly trained[...]

Posted on February 28, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

California Spangle has earned a tilt at the HKD$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) next month after repelling a crack field in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) to defy questions over his stamina with a superb performance at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 February). Leading virtually all the way under a masterful front-running[...]

Posted on January 27, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty has advanced further to the top of racing's global elite based on the 2021 LONGINES World's Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR), released by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA) on Tuesday, 25 January, as eight of Hong Kong's elite races featured in the LONGINES World's Top 100 Group 1 Races last year. Golden[...]

Posted on January 7, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand Horse of the Year Probabeel is preparing for what will be her final campaign but there is a possibility the outstanding daughter of Savabeel could bow out further abroad than her usual raid to Australia. The four-time Group One winner will be on a rinse and repeat campaign to Melbourne, where she won[...]

Posted on December 18, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes and David Hayes will unveil two potential BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) contenders when highly-credentialled imports Rocket Spade and Helene North Star debut at Sha Tin on Saturday (18 December). Both Fownes and Hayes are accustomed to Hong Kong Derby success and both men are hopeful their new charges can develop into leading[...]

Posted on December 9, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Sunday, December 12th, 2004: A nervous young jockey from Liverpool gazes round a star-studded Sha Tin paddock ahead of his ride on Andrew Balding's Phoenix Reach in the Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) and wonders whether he truly belongs. Frankie Dettori doesn't have a care in the world; Olivier Peslier, Christophe Soumillon and Gerald[...]

Posted on December 7, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bidding to join Frankie Dettori and Douglas Whyte as a three-time winner of the HKD$800,000 LONGINES International Jockeys' Championship (IJC), Zac Purton believes fellow dual series champion Ryan Moore is the rider to beat at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (8 December). Reigning champion Purton and Moore, rated the 2021 LONGINES World's Best Jockey, will[...]

Posted on June 17, 2021
in United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Day Two of the 2021 Royal Ascot carnival was highlighted by Love’s win in the Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes as the star filly returned from a 300-day spell.

Posted on May 27, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Undaunted by the frustrations of Tsar's challenging maiden Hong Kong season, Me Tsui's persistence was doubly rewarded when the British import smashed the Happy Valley 1650m track record and collected a HK$1 million High Achievement Bonus on Wednesday night (26 May). Formerly trained by John Gosden in Great Britain, where he was a three-time winner[...]

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Betfred replaces Cazoo as major sponsor of the Oaks and the Derby

Fabulous four for Nelson and McDougal

Waller playing down Nature Strip favouritism in King’s Stand Stakes

Kiwi superstar McDonald not resting on his laurels

Ricky Yiu changes tack, chases first Hong Kong Derby crown

Badel believes Turin Redsun’s best is yet to come

Purton’s faith in Hot King Prawn tempered by weight and barrier challenge

California Spangle, Romantic Warrior head Hong Kong Derby selected runners

Atomic Force debuts, Vincent Ho hunts FWD Champions Day targets

Tony Cruz fuels Hong Kong Derby hopes with California Spangle’s triumph

Golden Sixty rated joint-top miler in 2021 LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings

Royal Ascot option for Probabeel

Fownes, Hayes take wraps off talented imports at Sha Tin

No room for doubt as Dwyer reaches for more Vase glory

Zac Purton names Ryan Moore as hardest to beat for IJC title

Love conquers all in Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot

Tsar rules Valley with record-breaking victory for Tsui

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