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2023 March
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Sun, Mar 26, 2023
Especially in the Cup itself where the draw didn't help the two early favourites.
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Sun, Mar 26, 2023This is the first G1 of the year and is over 1200m at Chukyo.
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Sun, Mar 26, 2023
First upset of the night came when Doug Watson's Isolate won the Godolphin Mile.
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Sat, Mar 25, 2023
Part 2.
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Sat, Mar 25, 2023
Part 1.
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Thu, Mar 23, 2023
The barrier draw for the G1 races was held Wednesday night.
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Thu, Mar 23, 2023Michael Costa now calls Dubai "home".
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Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Not all the Japanese runners went out on the track at 5 am!
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Tue, Mar 21, 2023
While it may seem to us in Dubai that most of Japan's racehorses are here, it is not quite so.
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Tue, Mar 21, 2023
They are only (just) 4yos with not a great deal of racing experience to date and so upsets are always likely to happen.
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Sun, Mar 19, 2023And at Nakayama the 3yos go round in the Spring Stakes.
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Sun, Mar 19, 2023This Derby is for 4yos and there is a full field eagerly awaiting their chance to shine.
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Sat, Mar 18, 2023
Galopin des CHAMPS could have a new translation to his name.
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Fri, Mar 17, 2023
We started the day well when Stage Star won the Novices' Chase.
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Thu, Mar 16, 2023
Lacking the emotional dram of Day 1, Day 2 nevertheless provided some good moments.
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Wed, Mar 15, 2023
The opening day provided and unbelievable experience.
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Tue, Mar 14, 2023
Spring hasn't sprung yet over Prestbury Park.
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Mon, Mar 13, 2023Santa Anita was chilly and soggy but at least they raced.
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Mon, Mar 13, 2023We thought a Fawzi Nass horse might do it and this was the one we left out.
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Mon, Mar 13, 2023
Following a successful raid on Sydney Zac Purton showed no ill effects from the trip by riding a 4-timer.
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Mon, Mar 13, 2023
There were G2 races at both Hanshin and Chukyo.
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Sun, Mar 12, 2023
The son of Sunday Silence out of a Tony Bin mare has passed away in Japan where he had been enjoying a happy retirement.
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Sat, Mar 11, 2023Not a very exciting card but the Class 2 has interest.
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Sat, Mar 11, 2023Following the cancellation of Friday's card due to inclement weather, looks like the worst is over.
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Fri, Mar 10, 2023The Kingdom of Bahrain is putting on a good card on Friday.
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Mon, Mar 06, 2023
Sunday saw the running of the G2 Hochi Hai Yayoi Sho Deep Impact Kinen.
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Mon, Mar 06, 2023
Following his win in decent time in the 1200m Class 1 trainer Pierre Ng is hopeful Duke Wai can be invited to Dubai.
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Mon, Mar 06, 2023
Some of the excitement has gone out of this day since the Saudi Cup etc appeared on the calendar.
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Mon, Mar 06, 2023Well as much as you can be across species with a horse called Forte.
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Sun, Mar 05, 2023This is a great chance to cast the eye over the 3yo colts. The race is over 2000m.
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Sun, Mar 05, 2023Hong Kong horses, jockey, and names were busy abroad.
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Sat, Mar 04, 2023With extreme weather events causing havoc all over the US there's racing this weekend at Gulfstream Park and Santa Anita.
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Fri, Mar 03, 2023This is the "dress rehearsal" for the Dubai World Cup in two weeks time.
2023 February
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Mon, Feb 27, 2023
He rode Silver Sonic to victory in the 3000m Red Sea Turf, the other race with an 8-digit US$ prize money allocation which should have made the trip worthwhile.
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Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Last year's winner went to Dubai after this and dead-heated for 1st in the Dubai Turf. His name is Panthalassa and he's just gone on to win the world's richest race in the Saudi Cup.
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Mon, Feb 27, 2023
A few years ago everyone wondered who the guy was with the colourful hats.
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Sun, Feb 26, 2023With the race being eagerly anticipated by fans of both Romantic Warrior and Golden Sixty.
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Sun, Feb 26, 2023Japan will probably be waking up to a huge hangover today after the wins in Riyadh have been properly celebrated!
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Sat, Feb 25, 2023And why not as blizzards cancel Santa Anita and other bizarre weather events threaten venues.
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Fri, Feb 24, 2023
The race named for the horse named for the choreographer heads Friday's Meydan card.
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Fri, Feb 24, 2023This is a great exercise for our imagination as we know virtually nothing about these horses except for one race.
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Mon, Feb 20, 2023We said he was due and so he came out and won the Class 1 1400m at Sha Tin on Sunday.
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Mon, Feb 20, 2023
On the dirt at Fuchu on Sunday we saw the running of the first G1 of the year.
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Mon, Feb 20, 2023And the placings arrived in market order – Ami Please second and Aswara third.
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Mon, Feb 20, 2023
In his first venture into foreign fields since becoming a trainer, Douglas Whyte has scored the bulls' eye.
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Mon, Feb 20, 2023Delighted to report that Shishkin is back to his winning ways!
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Sun, Feb 19, 2023
Congrats to Douggie Whyte and his team and Albert Sanna for a stunning win in Doha.
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Sun, Feb 19, 2023One of only two G1s on dirt the February Stakes is over 1600m.
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Sat, Feb 18, 2023Al Rayyan is still hosting this although the construction of the new track is well underway.
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Sat, Feb 18, 2023Well, 4 in the Reynoldstown and 6 in the Champion Chase.
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Fri, Feb 17, 2023There are 3 competitive G3 races at Meydan on Friday.
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Mon, Feb 13, 2023
And creates a landmark for trainer Tony Cruz.
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Mon, Feb 13, 2023
And a bit from Sunday too.
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Fri, Feb 10, 2023This is always an interesting race even if it isn't graded.
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Fri, Feb 10, 2023There's a chance for our mate Chuck Fipke to get a win here.
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Mon, Feb 06, 2023
Algiers again scorched up the track at Meydan on Friday night.
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Mon, Feb 06, 2023
Into Mischief horses scored major wins in the US recently.
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Mon, Feb 06, 2023
There were 6 runners and 6 possibilities in this G1 over 1800m.
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Mon, Feb 06, 2023
At Chukyo the Kisaragi Sho is over 2000m for the 3yos and there were only 8 contestants.
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Sun, Feb 05, 2023On a day with fairly average racing the two G1 races really standout.
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Thu, Feb 02, 2023With four Group races on the card and a couple of useful other races it's a good preview for the DWC meeting.
2023 January
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Mon, Jan 30, 2023Starting at 15/1 the Bill Mott-trained Art Collector collected the top prize money at Gulfstream Park on Saturday.
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Mon, Jan 30, 2023
Jamie Kah has ridden in Hong Kong before but just in the Invitationals and so Sunday was her day to showcase her skills.
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Mon, Jan 30, 2023Yes, it does rain in Dubai and did so last Friday.
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Sun, Jan 29, 2023
It is G1 over 1600m and three of Hong Kong's top horses.
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Fri, Jan 27, 2023The Firebreak is the main attraction this Friday at Meydan.
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Fri, Jan 27, 2023
A not unexpected result!
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Mon, Jan 23, 2023
Yutaka Take has ridden his 4,000th winner – an amazing feat.
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Mon, Jan 23, 2023
Beauty Live won like an odds-on runner should in the Lily Class 2 on Saturday.
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Mon, Jan 23, 2023
In winning the Zabeel Mile on Friday at Meydan Master of the Seas returned to form.
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Sat, Jan 21, 2023One at Nakayama on turf and one at Chukyo on dirt.
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Fri, Jan 20, 2023With the top two in the market it looks like it.
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Fri, Jan 20, 2023Race 3 is the feature, a Class 2 over 1600m.
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Mon, Jan 16, 2023
At Meydan on Friday it was Godolphin's Valiant Prince who took out the G2.
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Mon, Jan 16, 2023
With Zac Purton on board and the long back straight the draw was not going to be a major obstacle.
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Mon, Jan 16, 2023
He was on board Weltreisender in the G2 at Chukyo on Sunday.
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Sun, Jan 15, 2023And back to "normal" racing with the feature being the last race.
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Fri, Jan 13, 2023This G2 over 1800m Turf is the feature.
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Fri, Jan 13, 2023
After berating you for catching my money and not throwing it back you obliged on Wednesday!
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Wed, Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday's Happy Valley card has a G3 race as the feature.
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Mon, Jan 09, 2023
There were 14 runners in the 1000m Sprint and you could make a case for most of them.
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Mon, Jan 09, 2023
Although this is probably the last time we can put him in the headlines as his last very small crop comes through.
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Mon, Jan 09, 2023The race was originally due to have been run earlier but fell victim to the storms that his Southern California.
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Mon, Jan 09, 2023
The jockey won both G2s – the Maktoum Challenge on Algiers and the Al Fahidi Fort on Al Suhaili plus another race.
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Sun, Jan 08, 2023It's G3 and over the tricky 1000m straight course so very open.
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Fri, Jan 06, 2023The day of the Kings sees the start of the Carnival at Meydan.
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Mon, Jan 02, 2023It was a convincing win and trainer Christophe Clement will now aim him at the Pegasus.
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Mon, Jan 02, 2023
Following an unlucky run on International Day, Lucky Swaynesse redeemed himself on Sunday.
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Sun, Jan 01, 2023Most of the horses are having birthdays but they can't all be winners.
