Old warrior Darc Bounty (NZ) (Darci Brahma) got up in a thrilling finish in the Class 3 1000 race at Kranji on Saturday to give replacement rider Zyrul Nor Azman his first win of the year. The Singaporean jockey stood in for fellow jockey Simon Kok Wei Hoong after the
International
All eyes were on Golden Sixty (Medaglia d'Oro) on Tuesday morning at Sha Tin as he continued his preparation towards the HK$12 million Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 29 January. Feeling fresh ahead of his return, Golden Sixty bounced swiftly out of
International
Zac Purton has telling faith in Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) but the five-time Hong Kong champion jockey queries whether the gifted young sprinter can successfully shoulder equal top-weight of 61kg in the HK$3.9 million Gr.3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (1
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees believes he’s yet to find the ceiling with former Kiwi sprinter Ucalledit (NZ) (Zacinto) who will be aiming to stretch his winning sequence to four in The Buffering at Doomben on Saturday. The $300,000 The Buffering carries a wildcard entry into the Magic Millions
Racing Victoria has announced the 2023 jumps racing season that will see an additional A$175,000 in prize money added to the 2022 season. The prize money increase means more than A$1 million has been pumped into an increase in prize money over the past two seasons. The
Having missed out on a berth in The Ingham, Purple Sector (NZ) (Pins) will chase a consolation prize at Randwick as he bids to end a two-year absence from the winner's stall. The gelding was first emergency for last weekend's A$2 million race but with
Bigger prize money and the chance to race on one of Australia's best racetracks will see Steven Pateman head to Sandown with El Gladiador (NZ) (Ghibellines). A last start runner-up to Milford (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield, El Gladiador is entered in
The Collett surname is already well known in Australian racing thanks to the deeds of brother and sister jockey duo Jason and Alysha, but now dad Richard is muscling in on the action. A successful trainer in New Zealand for many years, Richard Collett left his homeland in August to
Jockey Danny Beasley bid Singapore farewell with a well-timed run in the opener, scoring aboard Lim’s Zoom (NZ) (Zacinto) for his all-time supporters in the Class 5 1200 at Kranji on Saturday. New Zealand breds filled the placings with Per Incrown (NZ) (Per Incanto) closing in on the outside
NSW raider Norwegian Bliss (NZ) (El Roca) will attempt to keep her perfect record intact when she makes her Melbourne debut at Caulfield. And it will be the Nathan Doyle-trained mare's first outing at stakes level when she runs in the Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) on
Fresh from a successful hit-and-run raid in Hong Kong, champion jockey James Mcdonald was straight back in the winner's stall at Warwick Farm aboard emerging talent Kovalica (NZ) (Ocean Park). McDonald headed to Sha Tin on Sunday to ride at the key lead-up meeting to next month'
Breeding
After initially being passed in, a share in Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) has been snapped up by one of the existing owners. A 12-1/2-percent share 11-time Group 1 was offered online via Gavelhouse for almost a week but was passed in after the final bid of