Tories hit out at government over £3bn gambling tax raid plan October 14, 2024 The Conservatives have launched a barrage of criticism at the government on mooted plans for a tax raid worth up to £3bn on the gambling industry, with the shadow sports minister demanding the government “take the blinkers off”. Shares in British gambling firms plummeted on Monday morning amid reports of the tax raid, which would [...]
Young Jamie Richards can Achieve more in Hong Kong October 11, 2024 THIS could be the day of reckoning for the much-hyped John Size-trained galloper Wunderbar who seeks to make it six wins from seven races in the Artistic Gymnastics and Triathlon Handicap (10.55am) over six furlongs. The Australian import had the distinction of twice beating present local sprinting sensation Ka Ying Rising last January, before a [...]
Lui and Chancheng can grab Glory at Sha Tin October 11, 2024 RACEGOERS in Hong Kong are in for a treat at Sha Tin on Sunday, when a galaxy of equine stars line-up for the feature event on the 10-race programme, the £535,000 Group Two Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (9.10am) run over a mile. Last season’s Group One Stewards’ Cup winner, Voyage Bubble heads the weights, conceding [...]
Dawn ready to Rise in the Cesarewitch October 8, 2024 AFTER Longchamp’s Arc weekend the top-class racing continues this week, with Group One contests on both Friday and Saturday’s cards at Newmarket. Saturday’s Dewhurst traditionally provides key Classic clues for next season and, at the moment, Ballydoyle and Godolphin hold seven of the eight entries. With Aidan O’Brien accounting for five, and most of those [...]
Stoute’s Anna set to deliver Fillies’ Mile Swan song October 8, 2024 SIR Michael Stoute’s career has been littered with remarkable training performances, but managing to win a Group One with one of his final top-level runners would be some feat. The master of Freemason Lodge is set to retire at the end of the season and is due to run the unbeaten ANNA SWAN in Friday’s [...]
Wings Of War Can soar on his return to action October 8, 2024 BETTORS look set for a tough time at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today, as the city track serves up a low-key affair for its eight races. The programme includes a couple of Class Five handicaps, and four Class Four contests where the majority of gallopers race against one another almost every fortnight, and it’s a [...]
Unicorn has Super chance of first win in Hong Kong October 8, 2024 TRAINER Frankie Lor must have breathed a huge sigh of relief when his stable’s Master Trillion broke a 45-runner losing sequence at Sha Tin last Sunday. Former champion trainer Lor must have wondered where his next winner was going to come from, with a series of short-priced favourites getting turned over, and a number of the [...]
Frankel offspring bought by Kia Joorabchian operation for £4.6m October 8, 2024 A yearling which is the offspring of Frankel and Aljazzi has sold at Tattersalls to Kia Joorabchian’s Amo Racing operation for 4.4m guineas (£4.62m). The Frankel filly, out of former Duke of Cambridge Stakes winner Aljazzi was sold to Amo Racing alongside the Frankel sister to Alpinista, which went for 2.5m guineas (£2.6m). Joorabchian attended [...]
Fast Network the Choice for a hat-trick at Sha Tin October 4, 2024 DENNIS Yip’s exciting young sprinter FAST NETWORK takes centre stage when he seeks to retain his unbeaten record and complete a hat-trick, in the Federation of HK Guangdong Community Trophy Handicap (9.05am) over five furlongs. This son of former Breeders Cup Turf Juvenile winner Wrote has already looked the real deal with two convincing victories [...]
Majestic on Express track to first Hong Kong win October 4, 2024 SHA TIN in Hong Kong serves up another highly competitive, but fiendishly difficult, 10-race programme on Sunday where finding winners, at least judged on the formbook, is going to be a task. The feature race on the card is the Nam Long Shan Handicap (10.50am), a Class Two contest worth just over £300,000 and run [...]