History-Making Victory Echoes Frankel's Achievement Following in the hoofprints of the mighty Frankel, City Of Troy has claimed both the Cartier Two-Year-Old Colt and Horse of the Year titles at the 34th Cartier Racing Awards ceremony, held at London's Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday evening. Derby Hero Joins Elite Company The Aidan O'Brien-trained colt, owned by the Coolmore partnership including ...
International Challengers Target Hong Kong Riches With Strong Down Under Contingent Without A Fight, fresh from his historic cups double for trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman, spearheads the Australian assault on the Gr.1 Hong Kong Vase. The 7YO faces a stern examination against European stars Luxembourg and Dubai Honour over the testing 2400m circuit. Previous Vase winners include Highland Reel ...
Sea The Stars Colt Out Of Pretty Polly Heroine Sparks Fierce Bidding Battle In a high-stakes bidding duel at Kildare Paddocks, Godolphin emerged victorious after securing a full-brother to Gr.1 Prix Vermeille winner Teona for €1 million (US$1,070,000) at the Goffs November Foal Sale. The Sea The Stars colt, consigned through Baroda Stud, sparked an intense rivalry between racing powerhouses as ...
Top Stayer Kyprios Among Horse Of Year Nominees Bluestocking, the brilliant Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe heroine, heads a stellar cast of nominees for the 34th Cartier Racing Awards, with the ceremony set for London's Dorchester Hotel on Wednesday evening. Multiple Group One-winning miler Charyn and Gr.1 Betfred Derby victor City Of Troy are amongst the leading lights vying for the coveted ...
Superstar Galloper Tunes Up Perfectly For Historic Hong Kong Cup Hat-Trick Bid Previous winners include California Memory (2011, 2012), A Shin Hikari (2015) and Designs On Rome (2014), all multiple Group One winners internationally Romantic Warrior made a spectacular return to racing, demolishing his rivals in Sunday's Gr.2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin, setting the stage for an ...
Platform Builds On US$35.5m Turnover Success With Expanded Calendar Fasig-Tipton Digital, having established itself as North America's premier online thoroughbred auction platform, is launching into 2025 with an ambitious ten-sale schedule. Director of Digital Sales Leif Aaron has unveiled monthly auctions spanning January through December, excluding September and November. Record-Breaking ...
Former Champion Apprentice Makes Switch After Kranji Closure Rising star Simon Kok is embarking on a new journey in UAE racing, joining forces with established trainer Rashed Bouresly at his Ras Al-Khaimah base following Singapore Turf Club's closure. Meydan Debut The accomplished rider wasted no time getting acquainted with his new surroundings, sporting Bouresly's distinctive orange colours ...
Deep Field Gelding Aiming For Seventh Career Win At Sha Tin Voyage Bubble is seeking a magnificent seventh career triumph in Sunday's US$685,000 Gr.2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile at Sha Tin, as Ricky Yiu unleashes a powerful four-pronged attack across the Group Two triple-header. The versatile 6YO, whose victories span from 1200m to 2000m, boasts an impressive strike rate with 15 ...
Ferraris Hoping To Maintain Perfect Record With Young Emperor Young Emperor and Romantic Son renew their rivalry at Happy Valley on Wednesday night in the US$238,000 Class 3 Fung Mo Handicap (1200m), with the latter seeking redemption after being toppled as favourite last month. Impressive Debut Success In a stunning performance, Young Emperor stormed to victory from draw eight at 41/1 for ...
Aussie Ace Returns For International Showdown Blake Shinn is rekindling his successful partnership with Antino as the Australian star heads to Sha Tin for the Gr.1 Hong Kong Mile on December 8, with trainer Tony Gollan confirming the booking. Global Challenge Beckons The talented miler, who has been making waves in Australian racing, is preparing for his most significant international test. ...
US$40,000 Fee Set For Three-Time Group One Winner Quality Record National Treasure, a son of Quality Road, has been retired to Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky, where he will stand for an introductory fee of US$40,000. The three-time Group One winner, trained throughout his career by Bob Baffert, amassed earnings of US$5,578,000 during a stellar racing career that saw him capture the Preakness ...
Group One Heroine Set For Date With Wootton Bassett Ramatuelle, the high-class 3YO trained by Christopher Head, is heading to the breeding paddocks after Coolmore secured her for US$5.1m at the Fasig-Tipton November Sale on Monday. Classic Credentials The daughter of Justify proved herself a force at the highest level, notching four victories from nine starts whilst never finishing out of the ...