Teetan’s Star can rise once more to prolong his Blissful spell May 10, 2022 LIFE JUST couldn’t get any better for the ‘Mauritian Magician’ Karis Teetan in Hong Kong at present. The 31-year-old jockey will be on cloud nine following the birth of his first daughter Isabelle last month, riding Romantic Warrior to win the Group One QEII Cup, and completing a four-timer at Sha Tin over the weekend. [...]
Times to make more News for Hewitson May 10, 2022 HAPPY Valley hosts another competitive nine-race programme today, and punters must be hoping for better fortune than they’ve had in the past week. With only two favourites obliging from 19 races at the last two meetings at Sha Tin, it’s safe to say bettors will have been left wondering where their next dollar was coming [...]
EP: 129 York Dante Meeting May 10, 2022 The three-day Dante meeting takes place from Wednesday to Friday at York racecourse this week where both the colts and fillies will hope to prove themselves good enough to take part in next month’s Epsom classics, the Cazoo Derby and Cazoo Oaks. There’s also an opportunity to see the stayers in action in the Yorkshire [...]
O’Brien’s Stone coming of Age for Derby Day May 9, 2022 Tom Marriott reports from Aidan O’Brien’s Ballydoyle base ahead of the Cazoo Derby Festival IT’S ALL change at Ballydoyle. Not just the installation of floodlights and speedometers on the gallops at Aidan O’Brien’s already state of the art training establishment – the home of a record-breaking eight Derby winners – but most importantly with the horses set to [...]
EP: 128 Lingfield, Ascot, Haydock & Hong Kong May 6, 2022 The 2022 Cazoo Derby & Oaks trials take place at Lingfield on Saturday when the 3 year olds try to book a place for the big day at Epsom racecourse in June. On the same afternoon Ascot stages a seven-race card, featuring the Victoria Cup handicap, run over the straight 7 furlong course. The summer [...]
Caspar Fownes has a Rock-solid chance on Sha Tin’s dirt May 3, 2022 TRAINER Caspar Fownes is a past master of finding long-term targets for some of his gallopers – Senor Toba winning the Group Three Queen Mother Memorial Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday, springs to mind – and he looks to have found a suitable opportunity for THE ROCK in today’s feature race, the Yuen Long Handicap (3.50pm) [...]
Lor’s Legend set to make punters Happy May 3, 2022 FRANKIE Lor can extend his lead in the Trainers’ Championship race when Sha Tin hosts a nine-race programme – eight on the all-weather and one on turf – in Hong Kong today. A treble at Sha Tin on Sunday saw Lor put daylight between himself and 11-time Champion Trainer John Size, and he has bright [...]
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EP: 127 Newmarket Guineas Weekend & Hong Kong April 29, 2022 Saturday and Sunday provide flat racing fans with the first two Classics of the season for 3 year olds as Newmarket hosts the prestigious 1,000 Guineas for fillies and the 2,000 Guineas for colts this weekend. French trainer Francis-Henri Graffard sends two horses over to Newmarket. Malavath to contest the fillies classic over a mile [...]
French fillies to the fore in 1000 Guineas and Dahlia Stakes April 29, 2022 I’LL BE waving my French flag at Newmarket on Sunday as I’m keen on the chances of two fillies trained across the English Channel both of whom are trained by Francis-Henri Graffard. The first is MALAVATH in the Qipco 1000 Guineas (3.40pm), who I’m confident will put up a bold show in the first fillies Classic of [...]