Winner by a neck was British-trained, French-bred Laurens (Siyouni) who had taken the lead about 400 metres out then defied her rivals to defeat Godolphin’s strong finishing Musis Amica (Dawn Approach) who was only a nose in front of third placed Homerique (Exchange Rate). Close-up in fourth place was Coolmore-raced Happily (Galileo). Trained by Karl... Read More

It is now, apparently, the 18th most populous city in the world and the fastest-growing Indian metropolis behind New Delhi. It also has a racetrack. I’ll be there on Saturday. It’s a major hub in a nation which bets an estimated $150 billion per year via illegal markets, but we’ll get to that. Every city... Read More

A winner of the Fillies’ Mile (Gr 1, 1m) at Newmarket as a juvenile and the Prix Saint-Alary (Gr 1, 2000m) at Longchamp last month, Laurens added the most lucrative success of her career to date when fending off sustained challenges on both flanks in what proved a thrilling finish in the Parisian sunshine. However,... Read More

You see, I was strolling past the Easy Tiger bar in downtown Bangalore last week (and yes this is the last time I’ll bang on about Bangalore as I am now in Greece). Like the sirens of Greek mythology who lured sailors to shipwreck, the sweet warbling tones of Ian Anderson lured me into said... Read More

Racing midfield on the rails, Santa Ana Lane tracked a quick tempo on the heavy 8 track set by the free-running leader Perast (Snitzel) which resulted in fast mid-race 600 metre sectional (from the 1000m) of 34.74. Ben Melham skilfully steered Santa Ana Lane along the inner rounding the home turn, before drawing away over... Read More

On her fifth career start, Peaceful proved too strong for her rivals to seal both her maiden win and maiden stakes win at Te Rapa last Saturday. She was one of the first away, however jockey Matt Cameron eased her back to settle fifth, one off the rail. She crept a shade closer passing the... Read More