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Saliva testing pilot providing on-the-day screening for cocaine and other banned substances now under way

POSTED: May 5, 2021

Oral swabs allow for instant results, meaning riders testing positive for cocaine can be prevented riding on the day. Cost effective nature of saliva testing...

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World Premiere takes Japan’s longest horse race, the Grade 1 Tenno Sho (Spring)

POSTED: May 3, 2021

World Premiere returned to action at Hanshin on Sunday with his second Grade 1 success, winning the Tenno Sho (Spring), the longest Grade 1 race...

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Mother Earth gives Aidan O’Brien a third consecutive QIPCO 1000 Guineas win

POSTED: May 3, 2021

Mother Earth was a third consecutive victory in the QIPCO 1000 Guineas for Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien, and a seventh in total, at Newmarket Racecourse,...

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Poetic Flare wins QIPCO 2000 Guineas for Jim Bolger and Kevin Manning

POSTED: May 2, 2021

The Jim Bolger-trained Poetic Flare caused an upset at Newmarket, England, on Saturday, when winning the QIPCO 2000 Guineas. The son of Dawn Approach, who...

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Star stayer Stradivarius lights up Royal Ascot Trials Day

POSTED: April 29, 2021

Beaten in his final three starts of 2020, Stradivarius arrived at Royal Ascot Trials Day with enough to prove despite his glittering CV and he...

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FWD Champions Day again showcases the best of Hong Kong with emerging talent measured by record turnover

POSTED: April 25, 2021

A landmark FWD Champions Day, crowned by Vincent Ho’s G1 double, record turnover and the emergence of a potential future champion are evidence of Hong...

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Vincent Ho engineers Japanese clean sweep of FWD QEII Cup in remarkable Sha Tin coup

POSTED: April 25, 2021

Yoshito Yahagi savoured redemption and Vincent Ho jubilated in the best day of his burgeoning career after the veteran Japanese trainer and the young Hong...

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Golden Sixty extends unbeaten run to 14 with FWD Champions Mile triumph

POSTED: April 25, 2021

Stretched to the limit, Golden Sixty bravely extended his unbeaten run to 14 at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 25 April) with a slender victory...

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The Business of Racing- Phoenix Thoroughbreds: Their World Gets Smaller

POSTED: April 23, 2021

This past week, the Australian states of New South Wales and Victoria became the latest racing jurisdictions to impose sanctions on Phoenix Thoroughbreds, freezing Phoenix’s...

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