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Moonee Valley has announced wagering records across its Cox Plate Carnival. The two-day carnival saw wagering increase 10 percent year-on-year to $183m, with Cox Plate Day hitting a record $133.7m (up 9.3 percent YOY). The Manikato Stakes meeting also set a new night racing record of $49.6m (up 11.2% YOY). Field sizes were also up for the Carnival with Manikato Stakes Night fields up 21 percent ...
WITH THE profile and influence of Bahrain on the international horse-racing stage having grown significantly over the past few years, the kingdom is now well placed to drive further development within the industry and as such, the Rashid Equestrian & Horse Racing Club (REHC) has appointed Weatherbys to develop and deploy a leading digitally integrated Racing Administration & Stud Book system. ...
Apart from winning a Gr.1 race over the Melbourne Cup Carnival, Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock would like nothing more than to win their hometown Cup. Cranbourne-trained King Magnus went within three-quarters of a length of claiming the Gr.1 Cantala Stakes at Flemington on the opening day of Melbourne Cup week and will now get the chance of chasing his hometown Cup on Saturday. The Listed ...
The Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia (JCSA) has announced that the total prize money for the two-day Saudi Cup meeting on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 February 2022, will increase to $35.1million, making it the most valuable fixture in global racing. The Saudi Cup, which will be run as a Gr.1 for the first time, remains the world’s most valuable horse race at $20million, while five thoroughbred races on ...
Reigning Victorian Horse of the Year Wentwood won his fourth country cup on Wednesday, claiming the $400,000 Gr.3 ApIam Bendigo Cup (2400m). Maddie Raymond's training career is just two years old and Wentwood was her first runner in a race at Flemington 21 months ago. On Wednesday, the Irish import produced a career-best performance to add Bendigo's biggest race to past successes in St Arnaud, ...
Twelve North American Thoroughbred stallions serviced more than 200 mares in the 2021 breeding season, based on reports received through Oct. 18, The Jockey Club said in a news release. In all, 1,016 stallions covered 27,829 mares in North America during 2021. That figure is down about 0.5 percent from 27,970 mares reported to have been bred at this point last year. The Jockey Club estimates an ...
Art Collector's three straight wins since August under new trainer Bill Mott all came with Luis Sáez in the saddle. But Sáez also is the regular rider for Essential Quality, so Art Collector's connections had to find a new rider for the Breeders' Cup Classic. Owner Bruce Lunsford told Horse Racing Nation Tuesday that their choice was Hall of Famer Mike Smith – winner of 26 Breeders' Cup races, ...
Stepping up to his optimal distance on his preferred surface, Hongkong Great returns to his happy hunting ground this Wednesday (27 October) evening when he lines up in Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m, dirt) at Sha Tin’s eight-race all-dirt fixture. Seeking a fourth success over 1650m on the dirt, the former Chilean galloper is readying for his second run this campaign after being run off his ...
Calumet Farm's Grade 1 winner and millionaire True Timber has been retired from racing, the farm confirmed Oct. 26. No stud plans have been finalized. The 7YO son of Mineshaft was bred in Kentucky by Marc and Vinka Ferrell out of the unraced Tiznow mare Queen's Wood, who is a half-sister to two stakes-placed winners and is from the immediate family of Breeders' Cup Classic and Emirates Airline ...
Astandout son of the late Empire Maker sold for $750,000 to top the standings Oct. 26 at a blockbuster second session of the Fasig-Tipton Kentucky October Yearlings Sale, which remains on track as one for the record books midway through the four-day span. "A record-breaking session in all regards record gross and record average for the October Sale, co-highest price ever for a colt, but more ...
For just the third time in 100 runnings of the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, a horse trained in Germany was first across the line on Sunday, to the great surprise of almost every racegoer at Longchamp, and punters across Europe and beyond. Torquator Tasso and Rene Piechulek were 69-1 shots on the French Tote and 80-1 with British bookmakers to win one of the strongest Arcs for many years but chased ...
A superb edition of the UD$6 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic is on tap on November 6, and the prospective field is a list of one sparkling star after the other. Leading the group is Knicks Go , who will try to get loose on the lead at Del Mar and run his rivals off their feet. It is a race brimming with speed horses, so Knicks Go getting to the front without receiving too much pressure is ...
