New Group 1 winners Epiphaneia – Japan Cup winner Epiphaneia (Symboli Kris S) produced his first Group 1 winner when Daring Tact (3 f ex Daring Bird by King Kamehameha) won the Oka Sho (Gr 1, 1600m), the Japanese 1,000 Guineas, at Hanshin on Sunday. The Haruki Sugiyama-trained Daring Tact, who was bought for ¥12... Read More

Waikato Stud-bound colt given chance in All Aged Stakes for autumn finale New Zealand breeder Tony Rider hopes stud-bound colt Super Seth (Dundeel) can provide him with a Sydney Group 1 victory on Saturday just a week after narrowly being denied in the Sydney Cup (Gr 1, 3200m) with another horse under his ownership. Rider,... Read More

White Robe Lodge, near Dunedin in the deep south of New Zealand, and the Anderton family had much to celebrate on Easter Saturday when their resident stallion, Raise the Flag (Sadler’s Wells) [pictured above], sired his first Group 1 winner, with Etah James taking out the Sydney Cup (Gr.1, 3200m). Etah James’ stamina was tested... Read More

Richards trio bound for Lime Country While they couldn’t find the winners’ enclosure at Randwick on Saturday, trainer Jamie Richards was more than satisfied with what his trio of stable stars have achieved during their extended autumn campaigns in Australia. Three-year-old filly Probabeel (Savabeel) found the Heavy 8 track surface too tough an ask when... Read More

Antoine Hamelin started his Hong Kong career on the right foot with a pair of wins at Sha Tin this afternoon, Sunday, 12 April. The Frenchman went into his first Hong Kong race day knowing that first impressions are not only important in Hong Kong racing but also they can make or break a rider,... Read More

Connections remember two-time Horse of the Year, who died on Sunday morning at Werribee Equine Centre aged 26 Perhaps it is only fitting that Might And Power (Zabeel), the horse named by owner Nick Moraitis after hearing a church choir sing of the “might and power of Jesus Christ”, died as Easter Sunday dawned.  ... Read More