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Rising star Luke Ferraris will be aiming for consecutive wins aboard David Hayes’ top-weighted Chateauneuf at Happy Valley on Wednesday while facing a wide gate
Trainer John Size’s legend grew on Sunday at Sha Tin as the revered horseman celebrated a 1,600th Hong Kong win
Just hours after her Drakenstein Stud raced and bred relative Little Suzie won the Tote Gr2 Wolavington 2000 at Hollywoodbets Greyville, Marksman Queen stopped the clock in a stakes record for 1800m under Frankie Dettori, for trainer Graham Motion and owner/breeder Gaynor Rupert’s Clayton Park Stud
Rewriting Hong Kong racing history with a stunning triumph in the Gr1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday, Voyage Bubble made light of stamina concerns with a record-equalling performance
Willem Ackerman and Heversham’s Advocate Nigel Riley were delighted on Sunday when the Aiden O’Brien-trained Lake Victoria took victory in the Irish 1,000 Guineas at the Curragh
Bidding to win the Gr1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup for the first time in 21 years, John Size is confident Ensued and Bundle Award are poised to perform strongly in Hong Kong’s final Gr1 race of the season at Sha Tin on Sunday
It’s Guineas weekend in Ireland and it promises to be a blockbuster!
Devonne Govender teams up with Aldo Cortopassi once again to preview today’s Gloucester Park racemeeting in this week’s episode of Speed Down Under
Cap Ferrat is chasing history this weekend when he contests the Triple Crown’s third and final leg at Sha Tin on Sunday for trainer Francis Lui and jockey Craig Williams
An intimidating overseas contender and the prospect of a first Triple Crown hero in over 30 years isn’t dampening Hugh Bowman’s excitement ahead of Sunday’s HK$13 million Gr1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin
The Juddmonte homebred Lead Artist provided the Gosden stable with a much-needed boost in the Lockinge at Newbury on Saturday after their heartbreak runner-up placing in the 2000 Guineas a fortnight earlier
A lifetime racing fan from Kuils River in the Cape banked the R710 000 all-or-nothing jackpot prize in the ever popular Hollywoodbets Punters’ Challenge at Fairview on Friday
After shedding her maiden certificate at Hollywoodbets Durbanville in September 2024, Little Suzie had shown flashes of serious ability, but found her proverbial mojo in the best way possible on Saturday
Cape-based apprentice Brevan Plaatjies continues to grow in confidence since his move to the Mother City and edged another winner closer to national log-leader Trent Mayhew
After a record-shattering 2023/24 season, reigning SA Champion jockey Richard Fourie continues to rewrite the history books and broke the East Cape season winner record at Fairview on Friday
