‘We have a big race come around once a year and then this. I want to know what is over the limit. I would like to see with my own eyes and not just being told we are over the limit’
With two ‘Springbok’ Gr1 stars in the shape of Beach Bomb and Isivunguvungu in the mix at Del Mar for the first weekend in November, South African interest is at an all-time high in advance of the 41st running of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships
A total of 191 horses, crowned by 58 individual Group 1 winners, will all be chasing glory at the ‘Turf World Championships’ at Sha Tin on 8 December!
4Racing’s decision to move Friday’s Fairview racemeeting, hosting the ‘Gqeberha July’, from the turf to the polytrack, has been met with some puzzlement and questions. Does it serve racing best?
The Hollywoodbets Gr3 Victress Stakes (14 December) and Cartier Gr1 Paddock Stakes (4 January) are on the agenda for Saturday’s impressive winner Red Palace
Clocking one of the fastest 1200m times ever recorded at Sha Tin, Ka Ying Rising continued a relentless march towards the Gr1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint in December with an imperious victory in the Gr2 Premier Bowl Handicap
‘The British weighing room is full of stars. It is one of the most, if not the most, competitive weighing rooms in the world. There are so many Group One-winning jockeys in there and many of them are young and ambitious’
If you missed it, watch the replay here of a real thriller and an eventful edition of the day’s showpiece event
The son of Dark Angel moved through the contest like a class act but needed to dig deep when French raider Facteur Cheval threw down a strong challenge
The daughter of Pride Of Dubai has earned herself the reputation of being the toughest horse in Australian racing, securing a 10th career win with a phenomenal victory
The former jockey, now sponsored by World Sports Betting, took his licence out in 2018 and today he runs one of the fastest growing customer-centric racing stables around, in what is set to be his best season ever
The classic has a long and proud history dating back to 1955 when it was run as the Cape of Good Hope Guineas
