While 19-10 favorite Magical had to settle for a valiant third, the other distaffer in Sunday’s $3.6 million Hong Kong Cup (G1), Normcore, rallied best of all to deny defending champion Win Bright in an […]
Five years after Highland Reel captured his first Hong Kong Vase (G1) as a 3-year-old, Mogul emulated that past Ballydoyle star with a dominant display in Sunday’s $2.6 million renewal at Sha Tin. In the […]
Japanese legend Lord Kanaloa, who twice ran away with the Hong Kong Sprint (G1) in 2012-13, made his presence felt again in Sunday’s $2.8 million dash, through his son Danon Smash. By prevailing in a […]
Under a tactically brilliant ride by Seamie Heffernan, defending champion Magical subdued her odds-on challenger Ghaiyyath in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1) Saturday at Leopardstown. The Galileo mare became just the second repeat winner of […]
The five-day Royal Ascot meet kicked off on Tuesday with a stellar slate of seven races, none of them more exciting than the featured Queen Anne (G1), which saw the improving Circus Maximus dig deep to prevail in in a thrilling finish. […]
Just two weeks after British racing resumed from its COVID-19 cocoon, Royal Ascot goes on as scheduled with its five-day run Tuesday through Saturday. Here are the principal storylines: 1. Royal Ascot in the time […]
On the heels of four wins on the first day of Irish Champions Weekend, trainer Aidan O’Brien captured both Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events at the Curragh on Sunday. Fairyland secured a spot […]
Hot favorite Magical led home a Ballydoyle trifecta in Saturday’s Irish Champion (G1), capping a four-win day at Leopardstown for Aidan O’Brien (and sire Galileo) and earning another trip to the Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) […]
Coolmore and trainer Aidan O’Brien have attempted, but not succeeded, in winning the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) on multiple occasions. Whether they try again at Santa Anita in November remains to be seen, but they […]
The curtain came down Saturday on Royal Ascot, but not before a brilliant encore by the meeting’s brightest equine star. The Highs Godolphin’s Blue Point, who successfully defended his title in the King’s Stand (G1) […]
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