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Ka Ying Rising ‘Nice And Relaxed’ During Barrier Trial At Sha Tin

Hong Kong’s reigning Horse of the Year Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) won a barrier trial at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. The gelding clocked a trial-best :57.62 for the 1000-metre trial over the Sha Tin lawn, a neck to the good of Beauty Waves (Starspangledbanner). The eight-time Group 1 winner, who currently holds the successive...

‘Great Value to be Found’ in Catalogue for Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-up Sale

A Blackbeard half-brother to the GII Sands Point Stakes heroine Eternal Hope (Teofilo) features among 201 juveniles catalogued to sell at next month’s Tattersalls Guineas Breeze-up Sale, with a further 151 lots set to go through the ring at Park Paddocks during the Horses In Training section. Other highlights among the two-year-olds catalogued in the...

High Value Developmental Races Continue in 2026

High Value Developmental Races on the Flat will continue this season, with 76 races programmed to strengthen the British racing and breeding industry. The novice and maiden races are run with enhanced prize-money to support domestic breeding and encourage the purchase and racing of young talent in Britain. The programme of high value races is...

Black-Type Analysis: Six Speed Aiming To Hit A Higher Gear In UAE Derby

Saturday, Meydan, UAE, post time: 5.30 p.m., UAE DERBY SPONSORED BY JUMEIRAH-G2, $1,000,000, NH/SH3yo, 1900m Field: Pyromancer (Jpn) (Pyro), Wonder Dean (Jpn) (Dee Majesty {Jpn}), Six Speed (Not This Time), Go Man (Fr) (Goken {Fr}), Salloom (Authentic), Brotherly Love (GB) (Zoustar {Aus}), Devon Island (Practical Joke), Rammaas (Speightstown), Union Security (Maximum Security), Duke Of Immatin...

Fillies’ Classics Return as British World Pool Races in Q2

Newmarket’s 1,000 Guineas and the Oaks from Epsom will return as World Pool races this year, with the full list of 2026 Q2 fixtures being confirmed by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. As was the case last year, the World Pool season in Britain will kick off with the 2,000 Guineas from Newmarket on Saturday,...

Prix Kergorlay Becomes a Golden Ticket Qualifier for the Melbourne Cup

The winner of the G2 Sumbe Prix Kergorlay will now be granted automatic entry into the G1 Lexus Melbourne Cup as part of a partnership between France Galop and the Victoria Racing Club (VRC). The Prix Kergorlay, which takes place at Deauville in August, joins the GII Belmont Gold Cup in the United States and...

Michael Costa Announces Exit from UAE Training Ranks and Return to Australia

Michael Costa has announced that he will be stepping down from his role as head trainer at His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Jebel Ali Stables in Dubai, with the Queenslander revealing his ambition to “build something special” on his return to Australia. “I have loved every minute of my time at Jebel...

Black-Type Analysis: Prix de Diane Clues at Saint-Cloud

Tuesday, Saint-Cloud, post time: 16:15, PRIX ROSE DE MAI-Listed, €50,300, 3yo, f, 10fT Field: Reve Bleu (Fr) (City Light {Fr}), L’Abbaye (Fr) (Almanzor {Fr}), La Carriere (Ire) (No Nay Never), Rubia Queen (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}), Habibi (Fr) (Le Brivido {Fr}), Hatanka Fal (Fr) (Hathal), Debrouillarde (Into Mischief), Vanta (Fr) (Goken {Fr}), Alpenveilchen (Ire) (Zarak {Fr}),...

IRE Incentive Scheme Bonuses To Extend To Italy

The IRE Incentive will extend to Italy for the first time this year to reward Irish-bred winners of designated races in the country. The popular sales initiative, run by Irish Thoroughbred Marketing (ITM), has been in operation since 2021 and has helped to stimulate Irish bloodstock and sales. Over 1,000 IRE Incentive races in Ireland...

Seven Days: On The Cusp

As always, Ireland and France have been quicker off the mark when it comes to the Flat turf season, and Britain joins them this Saturday with the opening meeting at Doncaster, which always provides plenty of interest, not least through the Brocklesby Stakes. This year, fittingly, the first two-year-old race in Britain is run in...

Winter Watch: Seeing Stars

With the Brocklesby entries just a matter of hours away from being published, the time has nearly come for us to close the book on Winter Watch for another year. The final instalment to come next week will attempt to wrap up the best of the action that we’ve witnessed on the all-weather over the...