Rosario and Apollo the Ones for puzzling Portland September 9, 2025 WHILE the St Leger is undoubtedly the feature race on Saturday, the Portland Handicap (2.25pm) is a contest with a rich history and is always a real puzzle for punters. This year’s renewal looks no different, albeit we have a relatively outlying favourite in the shape of Air Force One. Geoff Oldroyd’s sprinter did win [...]
Richards’ Dragon can Storm home at the Valley September 9, 2025 RACING at Happy Valley returns today with an eight-race programme that features the Wan Chai Handicap (3.50pm) over six furlongs. With no racing at the iconic Hong Kong Island venue for the past eight weeks due to the summer break, it is guaranteed the racecourse will be jam-packed with fans flocking through the turnstiles. Despite [...]
Mighty Ho has right Steed to continue his winning return September 9, 2025 IT WAS great to see jockey Vincent Ho back in the limelight at Sha Tin on Sunday, when partnering The Heir to victory for his old boss Caspar Fownes. It has been well documented that 35-year-old Ho was seriously injured when his horse fell in a race back in February, suffering head, shoulder and neck [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 47: St Leger, Irish Champions Weekend and Happy Valley September 9, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview the week’s racing from Doncaster, headlined by the final classic of the season, the St Leger, as well as a look at Irish Champions Weekend. Wally Pyrah returns to take a look at Happy Valley’s season opener in Hong Kong. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated [...]
Jockey Club warns of Treasury ‘self-harm’ ahead of racing’s tax hike strike September 9, 2025 The Jockey Club has warned that the government is “walking into self-harm” if it pushes ahead with a tax hike on racing bets as the industry prepares for an unprecedented strike tomorrow. For the first time in its modern history, racing has voluntarily shelved all meetings due to take place on Wednesday – at Lingfield, [...]
General can shine brightest on seasonal return September 5, 2025 HONG Kong racing is back as the 2025/26 season gets underway at Sha Tin on Sunday with a 10-race programme, featuring the eagerly awaited HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup (7.00am), a handicap over six furlongs. All eyes will be on one horse, the world’s highest-rated sprinter Ka Ying Rising, as he steps out on to the [...]
Bull and Ibis to give Newnham fast start at Sha Tin September 5, 2025 IT WILL be worth keeping a close watch of the weather in Hong Kong over the next couple of weeks. Racegoers and horses will turn up at Sha Tin on Sunday in sweltering heat, with the temperature in the mid-30s, and humidity sky-high. If that wasn’t enough, this is the ‘typhoon’ season in the territory, [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 46: Haydock Sprint Cup, Kempton and Ascot September 2, 2025 Bill Esdaile is joined by Ben Cleminson to preview the Group One Haydock Sprint Cup, as well as other big races from Haydock, Kempton and Ascot on Saturday. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horseracing.
Safari on Express track to another Kempton success September 2, 2025 KEMPTON and Ascot also host some high-quality racing on Saturday. In Kempton’s London Mile Series Final Handicap (2.05pm), SKY SAFARI is of interest. James Fanshawe’s filly is three-from-three on the all-weather, including two wins over this course and distance from two attempts in April and July this year. Despite running a poor race two starts ago [...]
Flora and My Mate Alfie look ready to Dance in Sprint Cup September 2, 2025 SPRINTERS take centre stage this Saturday at Haydock as the Merseyside track hosts the Group One Sprint Cup (3.35pm). The sprinting division has been a real guessing game this season, with no one horse stamping their dominance. French-trained Lazzat looked to be some way ahead of the British sprinters when winning the Queen Elizabeth II [...]