Ghaiyyath crowned the best in 2020 as Australian duo named highest-rated sprinters at World Racing Awards
Ghaiyyath (Dubawi) has been named the world’s best racehorse at the Longines World Racing Awards after a stellar 2020 campaign which saw him win three Group 1s and achieve an official rating of 130. Australian performers Classique Legend (Not A Single Doubt) and Bivouac (Exceed And Excel) have been crowned the joint-best sprinters with a... Read More
Race on for premiership honours
Five-time champion jockey Luis Corrales has made it clear he has his heart set on his sixth jockeys’ title and, after five months of the season, he currently sits at the top of the ladder on 20 wins. Panamanian-born Corrales picked up his fifth title last season with 57 winners, 17 ahead of Brazilian Fausto... Read More
Waterhouse appointed AO in Australia Day honours
Gai Waterhouse’s glittering CV was stamped with another jewel last night when the ‘first lady of racing’ was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Australia Day honours. Waterhouse, who has been a licence holder since 1992 and currently trains in partnership with Adrian Bott, was recognised for her distinguished service to... Read More
Buyers hone in on Pencarrow’s rare gems as Tavistock colt tops day two
Te Akau’s Ellis and Richards take shine to $520,000 yearling from family of Darci Brahma and Burgundy at Karaka New Zealand Bloodstock owner Sir Peter Vela’s decision to offer his entire blue–chip yearling crop for sale at Karaka has been vindicated after his breeding operation, Pencarrow Stud, sold the two highest-priced lots yesterday after also... Read More
19 for Air Force Blue
New first season sire winners Air Force Blue One season shuttler Air Force Blue (War Front) got off the mark in Australia on Friday when Roxy Blue (2 f ex Rock Out by Rock Of Gibraltar) emphatically took out a 1000-metre maiden on debut at Port Lincoln. The Travis Doudle-trained filly put four lengths between... Read More
Golden Sixty extends winning streak to 12 by claiming second career G1 scalp in the Stewards’ Cup
Not even a slipped saddle and muddling tempo were enough to halt Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) winning streak as the Hong Kong superstar posted a dramatic 12th successive victory after scrambling to narrow triumph in yesterday’s Stewards’ Cup (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin. Undefeated since July 2019, Golden Sixty responded doggedly to Vincent Ho’s... Read More