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It may have lacked the pizzazz of her seasonal bow in the G3 Alleged S. at Naas Apr. 13, but the performance of Ballydoyle’s Magical (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in Monday’s G2 Coolmore Highland Reel Irish EBF Mooresbridge S. at The Curragh was enough to continue her winning run as bigger tests approach. Again following the solid tempo set by stablemate Flag of Honour (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), the 2-9 favourite was nudged to the front by Ryan Moore approaching the furlong pole and while she did not open up she still had 1 1/2 lengths to spare over the 2018 G1 Irish St Leger hero at the line. MAGICAL (IRE), f, 4, Galileo (Ire)–Halfway To Heaven (Ire) (MG1SW-Eng, G1SW-Ire & G1SP-Fr, $941,139), by Pivotal (GB). O-Derrick Smith, Susan Magnier & Michael Tabor; B-Orpendale, Chelston & Wynatt (IRE); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. Lifetime Record: Hwt. 3yo-Eur at 11-14f, G1SW-Eng, G1SP-Ire & GISP-US, 14-6-3-0, $1,595,764. *Full to Rhododendron (Ire), Hwt. 2yo Filly-Ire, MG1SW-Eng, G1SW-Fr, GSW & G1SP-Ire, GISP-US, $1,786,763; and Flying The Flag (Ire), GSW-Ire & GSP-SAf, $195,702. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post Mooresbridge In the Bag For Magical appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

After another weekend of weekends for Ballydoyle, the kiln was kept firing at The Curragh’s re-opening on Monday when Happen (War Front) played her part by winning the G3 Coolmore Gleneagles Irish EBF Athasi S. Seven furlongs was theoretically going to prove on the sharp side for the daughter of the stable’s G1 English, Irish and Yorkshire Oaks heroine Alexandrova (Ire) (Sadler’s Wells), but Ryan Moore had it ideally judged as he delivered her to the front with her final stride for a short-head verdict over Dan’s Dream (GB) (Cityscape {GB}). Runner-up to the subsequent G1 1000 Guineas runner-up Lady Kaya (Ire) (Dandy Man {Ire}) in the Apr. 6 G3 Ballylinch Stud 1000 Guineas Trial at Leopardstown, the 11-4 second favourite was last approaching two out but the stamina her dam imparts saw her swallow up last year’s G3 Fred Darling S. winner and the long-time leader Rionach (GB) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), who was a neck away in third. HAPPEN, f, 3, War Front–Alexandrova (Ire) (Hwt. 3yo Filly-Ire at 11-13f, Hwt. 3yo Filly-Ire at 9 1/2-10 1/2f, MG1SW-Eng, G1SW-Ire & G1SP-Fr, $1,210,034, by Sadler’s Wells. O-Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith; B-Orpendale/Chelston/Wynatt (KY); T-Aidan O’Brien; J-Ryan Moore. Lifetime Record: 5-2-1-0, $79,848. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post Athasi Win For War Front’s Daughter of Alexandrova appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Maximum Security, disqualified from his first-place finish in the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), will not run in the May 18 Preakness Stakes (G1), according to Gary West, who bred and owns the colt with his wife, Mary. View the full article

Ickworth (Ire) (Shamardal) followed up a Mar. 29 debut score over five furlongs at Dundalk with an impressive victory in this black-type bow. Well away to stalk King of Neptune (War Front) in second through halfway, she cruised by that rival to lead passing the quarter-mile marker and was urged clear once shaken up approaching the final furlong to easily register a career high in Europe’s first juvenile stakes contest of the year. “She’s a sharp little filly, I was delighted to see the drying ground all [last] week and I’d say a bit quicker ground would suit her even better,” explained trainer Willie McCreery. “She’s a little bit busy at times, but she’s very easy to deal with once she gets out on the track and settled lovely today. It suited us to get a lead into the race and everything worked out. She quickened up well and ran right through the line. Sheikh Mohammed loves to have runners in Royal Ascot and she’s going to love the fast ground so keeping her sound until then would be the thing and I don’t think she’ll run [again] before that. It’s always a stiff five [furlongs] here and I would be thinking of five rather than six for her at the moment. She had all the toe everywhere and she quickened away from them in the last furlong. I wouldn’t be trying to stop her as she’s doing all that in her own tempo.” Ickworth is one of three winners out of MG1SW Argentinian champion 2-year-old filly Ishitaki (Arg) (Interprete {Arg}), herself the star performer produced by a winning half-sister to MG1SW sire New Dandy (Arg) (New Noble), dual top-level victress Nice Bijou (Arg) (Search Tradition) and G1 Gran Premio Criadores heroine Nice Tradition (Arg) (Search Tradition). The homebred bay is kin to Listed Bayerischer Munchener Sprint Cup third White Witch (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and a yearling colt by Exceed and Excel {Aus}). Monday, Curragh, Ireland FIRST FLIER S.-Listed, €45,000, Curragh, 5-6, 2yo, 5fT, 1:02.20, yl. 1–ICKWORTH (IRE), 124, f, 2, by Shamardal 1st Dam: Ishitaki (Arg) (Ch. 2yo Filly & MG1SW-Arg), by Interprete (Arg) 2nd Dam: Nice Watch (Arg), by The Watcher 3rd Dam: Nice Dancing (Arg), by Kazan (Fr) 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O/B-Godolphin (IRE); T-Willie McCreery; J-Billy Lee. €26,550. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $40,122. *1/2 to White Witch (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), SP-Ger. 2–King Neptune, 129, c, 2, War Front–Agreeable Miss, by Speightstown. O-Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith & Susan Magnier. €9,000. 3–In the Present, 124, f, 2, Karakontie (Jpn)–Dreams of Fire, by Dynaformer. O-Flaxman Stables Ireland Ltd. €4,500. Margins: 2 1/4, HF, NO. Odds: 8.00, 0.40, 5.50. Also Ran: American Lady (Ire), Moments Linger (Ire), Kocasandra (Ire), Ampeson (GB). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post Shamardal Filly Powers to First Flier Success appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Andre Fabre and the Wertheimer brothers already had a strong hand for the G1 Prix du Jockey Club before Monday, but it got even stronger as Flop Shot (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) demonstrated genuine flair in Chantilly’s G3 Prix de Guiche. Settled fourth initially by Maxime Guyon, the 10-1 shot who was a Mar. 12 course-and-distance scorer was delivered to put his seal on the race with 300 metres remaining and draw away to beat stablemate Syrtis (GB) (Frankel {GB}) by three lengths. Sunday, Chantilly, France PRIX DE GUICHE-G3, €80,000, Chantilly, 5-6, 3yo, c/g, 9fT, 1:52.55, sf. 1–FLOP SHOT (IRE), 128, c, 3, by New Approach (Ire) 1st Dam: Dancequest (Ire), by Dansili (GB) 2nd Dam: Featherquest (GB), by Rainbow Quest 3rd Dam: Featherhill (Fr), by Lyphard O/B-Wertheimer et Frere (IRE); T-Andre Fabre; J-Maxime Guyon. €40,000. Lifetime Record: 4-2-1-1, €64,450. Werk Nick Rating: A+++ *Triple Plus*. Click for the eNicks report & 5-cross pedigree. 2–Syrtis (GB), 128, c, 3, Frankel (GB)–Sabratah (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB). (€350,000 Ylg ’17 ARAUG). O-Godolphin SNC; B-GB Partnership (GB); T-Andre Fabre. €16,000. 3–Insandi (Fr), 128, g, 3, Anodin (Ire)–Insan Mala (Ire), by Bahhare. (€42,000 Ylg ’17 ARAUG; €470,000 HRA ’18 ARARC). O-Sunderland Holding Inc; B-Jan Krauze (FR); T-William Haggas. €12,000. Margins: 3, 1 1/4, HF. Odds: 10.50, 1.10, 7.10. Also Ran: Famous Wolf (Fr), Toijk (Fr), Tel Aviv (Fr), Makmour (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post New Approach’s Flop Shot Takes the Guiche appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

When it comes to producing a winner, the elements of a fine wine and a champion Thoroughbred look rather alike. Each is built on a foundation of intricate detail that leaves nothing to chance, and both are given the opportunity to flourish through an impeccably high standard of care that lasts a lifetime. There is perhaps no one who understands the importance of this better than Barbara Banke, who has reached-and stayed at-the top of the game in both industries. Speaking at her Stonestreet Farm in Lexington on a sun-splashed April day, Banke, the chairman and proprietor of Jackson Family Wines, which she co-founded with her late husband Jess Jackson, said, “I think if people come to the farms, they see how it starts with the babies and the care that is given to the babies and the mares. And then, as they train on to be racehorses, that care continues on to the track. So when we send a horse to the track, we monitor that horse. We’re there all the time to make sure that they’re given the best of care. If they need a little spell from the trainer, we make sure that happens. A lot of people do that, so I would say the horse business is really concerned with the welfare of these magnificent animals. That starts at the farm, but it continues all the way through their life. When they come back to the farm as broodmares, you want them back healthy and happy, and that’s our goal.” That unwavering care through every stage of life is particularly evident on this day as we whizz through the lanes of Stonestreet by golfcart. Lush green paddocks stretch out around us in every direction. Some are dotted by heavily pregnant mares, munching lazily in the sun while in others, newborn foals frolic around their mothers, testing the gears that have been passed down to them by generations of selective breeding. Eventually, we roll to a stop beside one of the farm’s many immaculate grey and white barns, where waiting inside is Stonestreet’s crown jewel, the five-time Grade I winner and 2009 Horse of the Year Rachel Alexandra. To read the rest of the story in the inaugural edition of TDN Look, click here. The post Rachel Alexandra Featured In Inaugural TDN Look appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Martyn Meade trainee Advertise (GB) (Showcasing {GB}), winner of the G1 Keeneland Phoenix S. last term, will make a quick turn around and run in the May 12 G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas), Racing Post reported on Monday. Also successful in the G2 Arqana July S. as a juvenile, the Phoenix Thoroubhred Limited colourbearer was runner-up in the G1 Darley Dewhurst S. in October and ran 15th in the May 4 G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket. “Things didn’t go to plan in the Guineas, but maybe it was because he was slightly ring-rusty,” Meade told Racing Post. “The plan now is to go to the French Guineas on Sunday, as he really didn’t do an awful lot last week. We just need to sharpen his mind up a little bit because when he left the stalls at Newmarket he didn’t go a clap. He was perfect in every way going into the race, but he didn’t quite put his best foot forward on the day. “He barely went six furlongs let alone a mile, but he didn’t have a hard race and remains in tip-top form. I’m still confident he’ll get the mile, we just have to get him ready for Sunday.” The post Advertise Aimed at French Guineas appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Obligate (GB) (Frankel {GB}) led throughout when securing a Nov. 9 newcomers’ heat going 7 1/2 furlongs at Saint-Cloud in her only prior start and mirrored those tactics to earn a first black-type rosette in this sophomore return. Sent to the fore from the outset, she was comfortable on the lead for the most part and was ridden clear of toiling rivals inside the final 300 metres to register a personal best with plenty to spare. “She’s a very nice filly, but not necessarily an easy ride,” said winning trainer Pascal Bary. “We’ve established she’s much better when travelling in front and that’s what she did when she won last year as a 2-year-old. She has a huge stride and is more comfortable running that way. She uses that stride efficiently, but has a tendency to be a little keen with it. She took time to come to hand this year and I’m sure she’ll come on for the run. I’m not certain she’ll go much further so, at this stage, we’ll keep her at the one-mile trip and the plan is to come back over this course and distance for the [June 2 G2] Prix de Sandringham.” Obligate is the first foal produced by the unraced Responsible (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and the homebred bay is a full-sister to the hitherto unraced 2-year-old colt Indigo Lake (GB) and a yearling filly. Her dam is a daughter of storied blue hen Hasili (Ire) (Kahyasi {Ire}) and thus kin to top-level performers Banks Hill (GB) (Danehill), Intercontinental (GB) (Danehill), Heat Haze (GB) (Green Desert), Deluxe (Storm Cat), Cacique (Ire) (Danehill), Champs Elysees (GB) (Danehill) and Dansili (GB) (Danehill). Monday, Chantilly, France PRIX DES LILAS-Listed, €55,000, Chantilly, 5-6, 3yo, f, 8fT, 1:39.22, sf. 1–OBLIGATE (GB), 126, f, 3, by Frankel (GB) 1st Dam: Responsible (GB), by Oasis Dream (GB) 2nd Dam: Hasili (Ire), by Kahyasi (Ire) 3rd Dam: Kerali (GB), by High Line (GB) 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-Khalid Abdullah; B-Juddmonte Farms Ltd (GB); T-Pascal Bary; J-Pierre-Charles Boudot. €27,500. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, €41,000. 2–Pure Zen (Fr), 126, f, 3, Zoffany (Ire)–Dolce Attesa (GB), by Dr Fong. O-Scuderia Micolo SNC. €11,000. 3–Gypsy Spirit (GB), 126, f, 3, Gregorian (Ire)–Romany Gypsy (GB), by Indesatchel (Ire). (6,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT). O-The Gypsy Spirit Partnership. €8,250. Margins: 3HF, 1, 5. Odds: 4.60, 5.60, 12.00. Also Ran: Simplicity (Fr), Mythic (Fr), Olympe (Fr), Etruria (GB), Houesville (Fr). Scratched: Isalys (Fr), So Unique (Fr). Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post Frankel Filly Stays Perfect in the Prix des Lilas appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Off the mark by a slender margin at the first attempt in a mile maiden at Navan Mar. 30, His Highness The Aga Khan’s Shelir (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) proved the drop back to seven to be no problem when taking Sunday’s Listed Coolmore Churchill Irish EBF Tetrarch S. Travelling strongly initially towards the rear, the grey moved easily up the ranks before Chris Hayes had to get busy two furlongs from home. Hitting the front 100 yards from the line, the 8-1 shot stayed on to secure a 1 1/4-length success from Eclipse Storm (Ire) (Dream Ahead). Monday, Curragh, Ireland COOLMORE CHURCHILL IRISH EBF TETRARCH S.-Listed, €57,500, Curragh, 5-6, 3yo, 7fT, 1:26.84, yl. 1–SHELIR (IRE), 129, c, 3, by Dark Angel (Ire) 1st Dam: Shelina (Ire), by Dalakhani (Ire) 2nd Dam: Shemaka (Ire), by Nishapour (Fr) 3rd Dam: Shashna, by Blakeney (GB) 1ST BLACK-TYPE WIN. O-H H The Aga Khan; B-H H The Aga Khan’s Studs SC (IRE); T-Dermot Weld; J-Chris Hayes. €33,925. Lifetime Record: 2-2-0-0, $46,305. 2–Eclipse Storm (GB), 129, g, 3, Dream Ahead–Gentle Breeze (Ire), by Dubawi (Ire). O-Iman Hartono. €11,500. 3–Flash Gordon (Ire), 129, c, 3, Kodiac (GB)–Oasis Sunset (Ire), by Oasis Dream (GB). (220,000gns Ylg ’17 TAOCT). O-Fiona Carmichael. €5,750. Margins: 1 1/4, NO, 3/4. Odds: 8.00, 33.00, 7.50. Also Ran: Piano Solo (Fr), I Am Superman (Ire), Limit Long (GB), U S S Michigan, Gloves Lynch (GB), Major Reward (Ire), Antilles. Click for the Racing Post result. Video, sponsored by Fasig-Tipton. The post Dark Angel Colt Wins the Tetrarch appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Charlie Appleby feels that Jalmoud (GB) (New Approach {Ire}) has the ideal profile to be a lively contender in this year’s G2 Queen’s Vase at Royal Ascot. The Newmarket handler is considering stepping the hat-tricking seeking son of New Approach up to a mile and three-quarters for the Group 2 contest on June 19 which was won last year by subsequent G1 St Leger winner Kew Gardens (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). Since meeting with defeat on his debut, Jalmoud has not looked back in two starts this season after following up victory on his seasonal return at Newmarket when landing the Listed Prix de l’Avre at Paris-Longchamp on Saturday. Appleby said, “He is not in the Derby as he was a horse that just looked to be taking his time to develop. When he broke his maiden at the Craven meeting we were pleased with it and physically he did well and it surprising how well he has done in two weeks. In France they went steady in soft ground and it turned into a three-furlong sprint which wouldn’t have suited him so I’m pleased how much he found because at one stage I thought he might have got swallowed up. “I just wonder whether he might potentially be a Queen’s Vase horse. He has got a stout pedigree and I think going up in trip you will see a better horse in time.” A step up in trip is likely to be on the cards for stablemate and ‘TDN Rising Star’ Al Hilalee (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who is still as short as 11-1 for next month’s G1 Investec Derby at Epsom, after he lost his unbeaten record when beating only three home in the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas at Newmarket on May 4. Appleby added, “It was probably a race too soon of that calibre for him. He was a bit slow from the gate and after the first two or three furlongs we knew our fate. To be fair to William [Buick] he said after a couple of furlongs he was never in a rhythm aboard him so we have just got to put a line through it. He ran too bad to be true. “He was a bit tired on Sunday so we will monitor him over the next few days. He has got a pedigree that is stamina laden so stepping up is definitely going to be the next stage but more importantly we want to get him back in front and enjoying it.” The post Jalmoud Eyeing Queen’s Vase appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Gary West made several revelations on the Today Show this morning in a live appearance shortly after 7:30 Eastern Daylight Time, among them: Maximum Security (New Year’s Day) will not run the in Preakness, he will file an appeal today with the Kentucky State Racing Commission, and that he feels Churchill Downs is `greedy’ to allow 20 horses in the Kentucky Derby, which he said put horses and jockeys lives at risk. West, appearing from his home in Rancho Santa Fe, California, said the experience was, “literally like the old t.v. show–the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat all in a 22-minute period of time. Winning it was the most probably euphoric thing I have ever had in our lives, and disappointment when they took the horse down for the first time in history. We were stunned, shocked and in total and complete disbelief. It had never been done before.” West said that trainer Jason Servis, at West’s request, asked the stewards for a meeting after the race, but was rebuffed. “We are going to file an appeal today with the State Racing Commission,” said West. “Right after the race, I had the trainer call the stewards and very nicely ask them if they would be willing to visit with us after the races were over. We said we’d well stay here til 11, 12:00 at night–whatever you want. They said, `absolutely not. We won’t be showing the films until Thursday.’ So we did not have any alternative legally. The appeal has to be filed within 48 hours, so we’ll be filing that today.” West was questioned by host Craig Melvin, who pointed out that in Kentucky, rules state that stewards’ decisions are final. West argued that the magnitude of the event made him want to persevere. “Obviously, we can’t appeal to the stewards who made the decision, if the state racing commission refuses to hear about it. I think that this is something that is big enough and the entire racing world is looking at this and I think they deserve an opportunity to know what was going on. I was a bit shocked and surprised that the stewards wrote a statement that was probably prepared by their lawyers and refused–literally refused–to take a single question from the media. So they’ve been about as non-transparent about this whole thing as anything I’ve seen in my entire life.” Melvin asked West if he saw Maximum Security make contact with War Of Will (War Front). “I obviously saw the horse move out, but in the Kentucky Derby where you’ve got 20 horses–and you shouldn’t have 20 horses in the Kentucky Derby,” he said. “Churchill Downs because they’re a greedy organization–has (20) rather than 14 like you have in the Kentucky Oaks, the Breeders’ Cup, and every other race in America. Just because they can make more money they’re willing to risk horses lives and people’s lives to do that. I’m not a fan of that. I think they should have 14 like every other race. But, yes, I saw the horse move out. (In) every Kentucky Derby you could set down two or three horses or four horses if you wanted to because it’s like a rodeo out there.” Host Savannah Guthrie persisted. “The rules are the rules. The situation at the Derby with 19 or 20 horses is the situation. Isn’t the judges decision essentially correct, even if you don’t like it?” “That is a way of looking at it,” said West, and then questioned why the stewards hadn’t posted an inquiry themselves. “The thing that is mystifying to me to me is that the stewards were either looking at it with a high-definition television or with binoculars. Our horse was in the lead the entire way around. They looked at exactly what the whole rest of the world looked at and they didn’t file a stewards inquiry. I can’t imagine that it was very obvious to them, either.” West concluded by announcing that Maximum Security would not run in the Preakness. “No,” he said, “We’re not going to run in the Preakness. There’s no Triple Crown on the line for us, and there’s no reason to run a horse back in two weeks when you don’t have to.” The post West on Today: Churchill `Greedy,’ No Preakness, We’ll Appeal appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article

Addressing your thoughts, questions and statements about Hong Kong racing. Have something to say? Send a tweet to @SCMPRacingPost.No Yasuda Kinen for Beauty Generation Patrick Kwok Ho-chuen confirms. Zac Purton will be sad, Danon Premium will be happy with that but racing fans miss a chance to watch Danon Premium vs Beauty Generation vs Almond Eye – @hcm0501Unquestionably, there was a sense of disappointment when it was confirmed that Beauty Generation would not run in the Yasuda Kinen.The… View the full article

South African import Aldo Domeyer will have his first hit-out on the Sha Tin dirt this week after taking all before him in his first two Hong Kong meetings.Domeyer was the toast of Happy Valley a week ago after he booted home two winners from just three rides in his first meeting and backed it up by guiding outsider Calling The Shots to a respectable third at Sha Tin on Sunday.The champion South African jockey will ride on his third new track in as many meets come Wednesday as the Jockey Club… View the full article

Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins speaks with recently retired expat New Zealand jockey Damian Browne.... View the full article

Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins catches up with Matthew Pitman, who trains in partnership with his father Michael, about his three winners at Riccarton on Saturday and also gets an update on Enzo’s Lad.... View the full article

Radio Trackside’s Des Coppins speaks with Cambridge Stud principal Brendan Lindsay about the addition of Roaring Lion to the farm’s stallion roster.... View the full article

New Zealand-bred galloper Frosted Gold landed the Gr.2 South African Nursery (1160m) on Champions Day at Turffontein under a typically powerful ride from Anton Marcus. The Mike de Kock-trained New Zealand import turned the tables on old adversary Twilight Moon (Wylie Hall), who won last time the duo clashed. In their first meeting it was a dead-heat. Bred by Lib Petagna’s JML Bloodstock, Frosted Gold came with a strong run to overhaul his Paul Matchett-trained rival and win the R750,000 (appro... View the full article

Reigning Hong Kong Horse of the Year Beauty Generation was all but assured of a trip to Japan to contest the Gr.1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) after victory in the Gr.1 Champions Mile (1600m) last start, however that assignment has now been taken off the table. Owner Patrick Kwok Ho-chuen confirmed they will not press forward to the Group One feature after completing a perfect season in Hong Kong. The contest loomed as one of the races of the year with star Japanese mare Almond Eye touted to resume her ... View the full article

Ruby Armani and Za Za Gabor are to join three stablemates at the Queensland Winter Carnival. The pair are booked on a flight to Brisbane on Sunday and will team up with On The Rocks, Pinmedown and She’s A Thief, who are already in Queensland and set to represent Mike Moroney and Pam Gerard’s Ballymore Stables in black type features. Ruby Armani, a winner of five races, and Za Za Gabor, a last-start third placegetter at Ellerslie, are to be set for the lesser stakes races. “This is the last... View the full article

The David Hall-trained Ho Ho Khan advertised his potential for top-grade races next season with a fine victory in the Gr.3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Hall suggested the son of Makfi would not press on to the Gr.1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at the end of this month, with the Hong Kong International Races in December a probable long-range target for the improving four-year-old. “My intention would be to put him away now and hopefully h... View the full article

One day after seeing his Maximum Security become the first horse disqualified from victory in the Kentucky Derby (G1) because of interference, owner Gary West expressed frustration that he has not been able to meet with the stewards. View the full article

Come Dancing certainly looked the part of a superb distaff miler as she pulled away with gusto in the stretch and posted a 6 3/4-length victory in the $250,000 Ruffian Stakes (G2) for fillies and mares over a soaked, sloppy racetrack. View the full article

Azzopardi's appeal dismissed, one-month suspension stands View the full article

From mucking out to running his own stables, Jason Lim ticks all the boxes View the full article

Horses' test results May 4 View the full article