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Lui has Lucky Patch on Classic Mile trail, Me Tsui unveils British import Tsar

POSTED: January 8, 2021

Lucky Patch is on a Hong Kong Classic Mile trail. By Declan Schuster After clean-sweeping last season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with the brilliant Golden Sixty,...

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Hayes to unleash Beauty Joy in testing Sha Tin debut against top-line opposition including Excellent Proposal and Russian Emperor

POSTED: January 7, 2021

David Hayes has nine wins this season. By Leo Schlink David Hayes will cast unbeaten Beauty Joy (116lb) into a daunting Sha Tin initiation in...

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Should a racing couple be coupled, that is the question

POSTED: January 7, 2021

We all want more betting interests. We get that. Coupling while reducing entries, does level the playing field and also takes away trainer intent guesswork....

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Champion Vino Rosso sires first foal

POSTED: January 7, 2021

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Spendthrift Farm stallion Vino Rosso, the 2019 Champion Older Male and Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) hero, sired his first reported foal the...

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Final Handle Numbers for 2020 –What Does It All Mean?

POSTED: January 7, 2021

By Steve Zorn Handle, purse and related numbers for 2020 are now available. Depending on your perspective, the results either provoke a sigh of relief...

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Super Chianti Hits Classico Trail

POSTED: January 6, 2021

Super Chianti is out of a half-sister to Breeders' Cup Turf winner Dangerous Midge (Michael Adolphson) Carrying the famous colours of Charles Fipke and out of a half-sister...

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Savvy Nine breaks his Hong Kong maiden in style to deliver Douglas Whyte’s first Group victory as a trainer

POSTED: January 6, 2021

Savvy Nine wins the G3 January Cup. By Leo Schlink A collaboration of champion jockeys – past and present – and brutal discipline paved the...

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Estate of Joyce and Paul Robsham Donate $500,000 to New Vocations Endowment Fund

POSTED: January 6, 2021

Lexington, Ky – January 6, 2020 - New Vocations Racehorse Adoption Program announced today that the estate of Joyce and Paul Robsham made a $500,000...

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US-owned and trained French Light runs in Ireland on Thursday

POSTED: January 6, 2021

French Light will become the second of the Jonathan Sheppard horses based in Ireland to race when he contests the Munster Rated Novice Hurdle at...

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