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Snow Storm is on the Derby road while Macau racing seeks direction

Macau’s triple crown races are on the horizon and trainer Joe Lau is hopeful that his promising four-year-old Snow Storm (Mossman) will make the strides necessary to give his stable a shot at a third win on the bounce in the Macau Derby (Listed, 1800m) at Taipa in late July, an achievement that would at... Read More

Hakim produces top ride on So Hi Class

Irish import So Hi Class (Dark Angel) benefitted from a light weight and an ideal hold-up run in midfield to post a brilliant win in the S$70,000 Class 3 race over 1600m yesterday. With only 52.5kgs courtesy of leading apprentice jockey Hakim Kamaruddin’s two-kilo claim and a dream run on the rails, the five-year-old sliced... Read More

Dark Rebel (AUS)

Dark Rebel (AUS) 2 c Astern – She Must Be Obeyed by Commands O: Bangaloe Stud (Mgr: Ms J Ritchie), E A Cummings, A Blight, G C G Ashworth, B M Howson, C T Baldwin, G McDonald, J Kolenko, Mrs L A Kolenko, Mrs L R Forwood, N D Keevers, N A Denby, T W... Read More

Explosive Jack

The Red Express was, if not quite The Red Terror, something of a New Zealand cult hero, especially down Riccarton way.  Another New Zealand-bred chestnut, he won 18 races and was placed 25 times from 103 starts in the 1990s. Four victories were in Listed class, and 11 wins – plus 12 of his placings... Read More

Douglas Whyte’s faith vindicated as Carroll Street emerges as a quality prospect

Douglas Whyte is confident Carroll Street (Outreach) can develop into a serious sprinting prospect next season after the youngster impressively laid waste to talented opposition in the Class 3 Grass Island Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Clocking 55.36s – almost a second faster than standard – in the first turf race under lights at... Read More

Is Jamie Kah the world’s best female sportsperson?

That question legitimately arises again after Kah rode five winners (from just six rides) at Caulfield last Saturday to further increase her commanding lead in the state metropolitan premiership and all but guarantee, injury aside, that she will become – technically – the first jockey to ride 100 winners in a season in Melbourne. With... Read More