Horses stepped out onto New Zealand’s first synthetic surface last week with construction of the Polytrack completed at the Cambridge Jockey Club. Construction began in January this year and nearly ten months on, Cambridge Jockey Club chief executive Mark Fraser-Campin is more than happy with the result and enthusiastic about the benefits it will bring... Read More

Joao Moreira capped a four-timer at Happy Valley yesterday with a smart victory aboard Columbus County (Redwood) in the Class 2 Time Warp Handicap (1800m) for trainer Caspar Fownes. “We know how hard it is to win one race in Hong Kong, when you go home with four in the bag it’s very pleasing and... Read More

They say some have greatness thrust upon them. Perhaps others have it forced upon them – by old fashioned economic reality. They also say too many sweets are bad for you, but in the case of whisking up this pedigree, you could say oodles was still not enough. The main highlight to be found from... Read More

Australia’s biggest racing week of the year is almost upon us and Nacim Dilmi, one of the key personnel in the country’s largest racing operation Godolphin, will be watching the majority of the action unfold on his hotel room TV. The popular Dilmi won’t be trackside at Flemington or Randwick, nor will he be casting... Read More

Australasian buyers continued to show an interest in the Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training Sale, with further horses being bought on day two of the four-day sale.  Chris Waller made his presence felt on Day 2, going to 210,000gns for Newmarket winner Desert Icon (Sea The Stars), while he also struck for Australia (Galileo) colt... Read More

Tragically killed in a race fall at Maisons-Laffite   It is appropriate in the midst of the spring carnival to acknowledge the deeds of Neville Francis Sellwood (1922-1962), who with eight wins boasts the best Caulfield – Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate record among our ‘Incomparables’ – the Australian jockeys who had sustained and remarkable... Read More