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Soumillon ruled out of HKIR over Covid testing irregularities
Christophe Soumillon will miss his rides in Sunday’s valuable Hong Kong International Races after it emerged the star rider needs to undergo further Covid-19 testing before being cleared to leave quarantine. Unlike the European jockeys who are in a ‘racing bubble’ having competed in Wednesday night’s International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley, Soumillon, who has... Read More
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Epiphaneia beckons for Japan Cup heroine Almond Eye
It is remarkably rare that any pre-race hype matches the eventual product, but yesterday’s Japan Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) not only delivered in spades – proving the leading race anywhere in the world in 2020 – it marked the coronation of a legend of Japanese racing as Almond Eye (5 m Lord Kanaloa – Fusaichi... Read More
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Simsir stuns British and Irish raiders in Bahrain International
Australian-based jockey Lee Newman was close to tears when getting within touching distance of Bahrain International Trophy (2000m) glory last year and employed identical confident tactics this time around on Simsir (Zoffany), who stunned his ten international challengers in the £500,000 showpiece. Last year, Newman and 22-1 shot Rustang (Holy Roman Emperor) were gunned down... Read More
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Oleksandra to fly Australian flag at Breeders’ Cup
Oleksandra (Animal Kingdom), who left Australian shores as a three-start maiden in February, 2018, will join a rare group when she contests the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Gr 1, 5.5f) at Keeneland tomorrow morning, Australian time. The American end-of-season championship, the Breeders’ Cup – marketed as the “world championships” by its organisers – has not... Read More
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Russian Camilla’s Kempton success a victory for astute bloodstock investors from Down Under
A group of bloodstock investors prominent in the southern hemisphere market will weigh up whether to cash in the sister to dual Group 1 winner Russian Camelot (Camelot) at next month’s Tattersalls December Mares Sale after the two-year-old filly lived up to expectations in the UK. An astute private purchase by a syndicate led by... Read More
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Ledger winds back the clock with promising homebred Ultimate Edition
Cup day three-year-old feature an audition for autumn Group 1s for son of Helmet John Ledger became accustomed to being a regular fixture at the Melbourne carnivals, regularly competing in Group races in the 1990s and early 2000s, but for the veteran Wangaratta trainer he has been waking up every morning for 15 years waiting... Read More