EP: 165 Cheltenham, Doncaster, Newbury & Hong Kong October 21, 2022 The new jumps season gets underway at Cheltenham on Saturday, whilst we reach the end of the flat season with both Doncaster and Newbury staging Group races. Milton Harris produced Knight’s Salute to win a Grade 1 at Aintree last season and the Triumph Hurdle Trial winner returns to Prestbury Park for his seasonal reappearance. [...]
Cordyceps the One for Maia as he seeks third seasonal salute October 18, 2022 WITH his quiet style of jockeyship, Brazilian-born rider Ruan Maia has never really appealed to the excitable local bettors, especially in the all-action racing theatre of Hong Kong. There is no doubt though, that Maia, who was a two-time Champion Jockey in Macau and has ridden over 600 winners in South America and Asia – [...]
Hewitson’s Glory set to leave rivals raising Whyte flag October 18, 2022 FORMER 13-time Champion Jockey turned trainer Douglas Whyte and go-to jockey Lyle Hewitson are the team to follow when racing gets underway with an eight-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Whyte and his young pilot Hewitson have been a combination made in heaven since January. The pair recorded 27 wins before the season ended [...]
Baaeed to bow out in style on his final racecourse start October 14, 2022 RACEGOERS at Ascot on Saturday will get a chance to say goodbye to the remarkable BAAEED as he has his final race in the Champion Stakes (4.00pm). The world’s highest-rated horse on turf is the headline act ready to light up the 12th edition of QIPCO British Champions Day. William Haggas’ unbeaten Sea The Stars colt is [...]
Creative a real Force to be reckoned with in the Sprint October 14, 2022 LAST year’s winner CREATIVE FORCE is bidding to make it back-to-back victories in the Champions Sprint (2.00pm). He has been lightly raced this season, running only twice, when going down by a neck at Royal Ascot and then when finishing fourth in the July Cup the following month. On both those occasions he finished in front of [...]
EP: 164 Ascot Champions Day & Hong Kong October 14, 2022 It’s the long-awaited QIPCO British Champions Day meeting at Ascot on Saturday with four Group 1 races featuring on their magnificent card. This will be the last time we see Baaeed on a racecourse as he looks to retire with a 100% win record in the famous Shadwell blue and white silks. We hear from [...]
Fownes’ Jumbos to stop Purton from running riot again October 11, 2022 NO PRIZES for guessing who the headline act will be when racing gets underway with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. Champion Jockey Zac Purton reached new heights at Sha Tin last Sunday, riding his first ever seven-timer and sending home his many thousands of supporters with bulging pockets full of dollars. The Zac-Man [...]
Chan seeking long-awaited sweet taste of victory with Sugar October 11, 2022 IF ANY jockey in Hong Kong needs a change of fortune it’s 28-year-old Alfie Chan. Locally born Chan, who learnt his racing skills abroad in New Zealand and Australia, has found it hard going in the territory in the last couple of seasons. Having joined Frankie Lor’s stable when arriving on the scene, Chan initially [...]