Horse Racing

Younger sibling James Bowen on Quantock Hills [Getty Images] Brothers Sean and James Bowen had to share the spoils at Cheltenham racecourse after a dead-heat was recorded between their horses. James Bowen looked to be heading for victory in the JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle on the Warren Greatrex-trained Quantock Hills, before older brother Sean

The Fasig-Tipton Digital Platform launched in March 2022, with 10 lots selling for $856,000, topped by a share in the stallion Almanzor (Fr) that made $250,000. Suffice to say that 33 months later, the platform has found its footing and has increasingly gained acceptance in the marketplace. The just-concluded December Digital sale looked a whole

2024 Longines Hong Kong Mile Results 2024 Longines Hong Kong Mile Results Winning jockey James McDonald gets interviewed aboard Voyage Bubble after winning the Hong Kong Mile Date: 12/08/2024 In the HK$36 million (US$4.62 million) Longines Hong Kong Mile (G1), the world’s richest turf mile race, a full field of 14 older horses went to

2024 Longines Hong Kong Sprint Results 2024 Longines Hong Kong Sprint Results Zac Purton celebrates aboard Sprint winner Ka Ying Rising. Date: 12/08/2024 The shortest of the International Races at Sha Tin is the HK$26 million (US$3.34 million) Longines Hong Kong Sprint (G1) at 1200 meters, the richest 6 furlong turf sprint in the world,

2024 Longines Hong Kong Cup Results 2024 Longines Hong Kong Cup Results James McDonald celebrates after winning the Hong Kong Cup aboard Romantic Warrior three years in a row. Date: 12/08/2024 The Longines Hong Kong International Races are the richest horse races run in Hong Kong, and is the last major race day for Thoroughbred

2024 Longines Hong Kong Vase Results 2024 Longines Hong Kong Vase Results Oisin Murphy celebrates aboard Giavellotto after winning the Hong Kong Vase Date: 12/08/2024 Kicking off the Longines Hong Kong International Races for 2024 was the HK$24 million (US$3.08 million) Longines Hong Kong Vase (G1), a 2400 meter (about 1 1/2 mile) trip for

Associated Press Dec 10, 2024, 06:52 AM ET Open Extended Reactions LONDON — Top Italian jockey Frankie Dettori said he is “working closely” with Britain’s tax authorities after losing a challenge to avoid being publicly named in a tax dispute. Dettori has been involved in a legal dispute with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), which

A new national body that regulates the safety and integrity of horseracing has become the target of a constitutional lawsuit that could shake up the sport. Last week, Churchill Downs Inc. and the New York Racing Association (NYRA) sued the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) and others in a Kentucky federal district court. Churchill

Horse racing is a sport genetically programmed in high emotion. It’s hardly surprising then that the vet scratch-the ultimate sucker-punch after weeks and months of best laid plans-should prove such a test of nerves. The problem is, diagnosing subtle lameness can be such a subjective venture. And where there’s uncertainty, doubt can quickly escalate to

2024 Longines Hong Kong International Races 2024 Longines Hong Kong International Races Entries Romantic Warrior wins the 2023 Longines Hong Kong Cup. Date: 12/05/2024 The last big event of the year on the international horse racing calendar is the Longines Hong Kong International Races, billed as the Turf World Championships. The four Group 1 events

The Longines Hong Kong International Races will be run this Sunday afternoon (Saturday night in North America) at Sha Tin Racecourse. As usual, horses from Europe, Asia, and Australia ship in for the four Group 1 races, billed as the Turf World Championships, with the HK$40 million (US$5.14 million) Hong Kong Cup the highlight of

Nobals (Noble Mission {GB}), the 2023 GI Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint hero who was set to become the first American representative at the Longines Hong Kong International Races in seven years, has been officially ruled out of Sunday’s G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint with a continuing blood abnormality, according to a release issued by the

2024 Longines Hong Kong International Races Workout Photos 2024 Longines Hong Kong International RacesWorkout Photos Thursday morning at Sha Tin Racecourse. Date: 12/05/2024 The Longines Hong Kong International Races will be run this Sunday afternoon (Saturday night in North America) at Sha Tin Racecourse. As usual, horses from Europe, Asia, and Australia ship in for

2024 Longines International Jockeys’ Championship 0 2024 Longines International Jockeys’ Championship Winner Mickael Barzalona with his trophy at Happy Valley in Hong Kong Date: 12/04/2024 At Happy Valley Racecourse in Hong Kong on Wednesday night, French rider Mickael Barzalona won this year’s edition of the Longines International Jockeys’ Championship. With his 2 wins and 1

The jockeys’ union says its female members are experiencing “inadequate safeguarding and discriminatory facilities” after 80% of British racecourses missed a deadline to upgrade and modernise their weighing rooms. The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) had set a target of all racecourses improving facilities by October 2024, to “meet the current and future needs of jockeys

Julien Leparoux wins 3000th race Julien Leparoux reaches 3000 wins Jockey Julien Leparoux celebrates at Woodbine two days after after winning his 3000th race aboard Pike Place at Churchill Downs. Date: 12/01/2024 Jockey Julien Leparoux notched career win number 3,000 in the third race at Churchill Downs on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday November 28 aboard 9-2

2024 Hollywood Derby Day at Del Mar 2024 Hollywood Derby Day Formidable Man after winning the 2024 Hollywood Derby Date: 11/30/2024 The feature race on Saturday of closing weekend at Del Mar was the $300,000 Hollywood Derby (G1) for three-year-olds going 1 1/8 miles on the Jimmy Durante turf course. Conditions were typical for late

2024 Princess Elizabeth Stakes and Coronation Futurity Results 2024 Princess Elizabeth Stakes and Coronation Futurity Results Aristella with jockey Patrick Husbands heads to the winner’s circle after the Princess Elizabeth Stakes. Date: 11/30/2024 With just 2 weeks remaining in the Woodbine Thoroughbred season, there are few stakes opportunities left as many of the top stables