Mullins needs six for Cheltenham century February 12, 2024 WILLIE Mullins has been leading trainer at the Cheltenham Festival in nine of the last 11 years, and as he showed at the Dublin Racing Festival earlier this month, his dominance shows no signs of slowing down. An army of 70 plus horses from his County Carlow base will descend on the Cotswolds in four [...]
Danny the champion of the world for Uncle Willie February 3, 2024 WHAT more can you say about Willie Mullins? He came into this year’s Dublin Racing Festival mobhanded as always, but to win all four Grade Ones, the first three all ridden by his nephew Danny, is just another example of his genius. Yes, he obviously has the best horses and the biggest spending owners, but [...]
Sixty puts in Golden performance December 11, 2023 HONG Kong’s champion miler Golden Sixty lit up the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday with a mesmerising performance in the Group One LONGINES Hong Kong Mile. Ridden by regular pilot Vincent Ho, who was following up his victory in Wednesday’s International Jockeys’ Championship, the eight-year-old produced a blistering turn [...]
Highfield aiming to be Princess of Sha Tin December 8, 2023 A TOP sprint in Europe rarely takes place without Highfield Princess and her trainer John Quinn is hoping she can give Great Britain a first win in the Group One LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday. It is a race local horses have dominated by winning all but six of the 23 [...]
Best Ballydoyle battalion ever to descend on Hong Kong December 7, 2023 LEGENDARY, record-breaking trainer Aidan O’Brien is certain he has brought his strongest team ever to attack the four Group 1 races in Sunday’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin. He is the only trainer this year to have runners in all four of the big races, with Warm Heart in the G1 LONGINES [...]
Atzeni aiming to continue fine Hong Kong start at HKIR December 7, 2023 ITALIAN and former British-based jockey Andrea Atzeni has hit the ground running in Hong Kong since moving over in the summer and he will bid to keep up the momentum on LONGINES Hong Kong International Races day at Sha Tin on Sunday. Despite winning the Group 1 Prix Morny on Vandeek in August, he made [...]
Hong Kong shows the world how it’s done May 4, 2023 HORSE racing in Hong Kong is more than a sport. It’s a passion, a way of life. The eye-watering figures that are bet into the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s pools each week illustrate just how popular it is amongst the locals. And they were out in force at Sha Tin last Sunday on FWD Champions [...]
Sixty spreads sprinkling of stardust on FWD Champions Day April 30, 2023 GOLDEN SIXTY became the highest earning racehorse of all time when winning £1.2 million after taking out the FWD Champions Mile at a packed Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday morning. Francis Lui’s brilliant seven-year-old, who has won 25 of his 29 career starts, was always well placed by regular partner Vincent Ho and won comfortably [...]
Delta gets down to Work against stablemate Galvin March 15, 2023 GORDON Elliott adores the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase. Following Delta Work’s second win in the 3m6f contest yesterday, he drew level with Enda Bolger as the winning-most trainer of this event with five victories. Delta Work spoiled the Tiger Roll retirement party 12 months ago, but there was no party pooping this time – the [...]
More Christmas cheer for King of Kempton December 16, 2022 WHILE most people are looking forward to opening their presents on Christmas Day, Paul Nicholls will be hoping to unwrap his biggest festive gift at Kempton Park shortly after 2.30pm on Boxing Day. The 13-time Champion Trainer has won the Ladbrokes King George Chase an astonishing 12 times, five with the brilliant Kauto Star, and [...]
