Month: April 2024

Beauty Eternal makes all to secure his first Group 1 win. Golden Sixty’s bid for a record fourth HK$22 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) crown was thwarted by a familiar foe at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon. Zac Purton is that nemesis. He’s now toppled Hong Kong’s champion in three separate Group 1 races aboard Waikuku, California Spangle and the latest, Beauty Eternal. Pressing forward to take up an uncontested lead, the John Size-trained Beauty Eternal settled in the unfamiliar position at the head of the field as…

Romantic Warrior charges into history. Romantic Warrior stunned James McDonald and once again lived up to his name as he produced a titanic late surge saw to land a record-breaking third FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin. Peter Lau’s superstar clinched a seventh Group 1 in spectacular circumstances. He overcame a problematic trip instigated by stall ten, was forced to kick off a muddling pace which developed against him and was then pushed wide by several of his conspiring rivals around the home turn. Despite this, the result eventually…

Hugh Bowman guides Invincible Sage to his first Group 1. Invincible Sage has emerged as the newest member of Hong Kong racing’s elite with victory in the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on a rain-affected Sha Tin track, providing David Hall with his first-top level win since 2008. Ridden brilliantly by Hugh Bowman, Invincible Sage stalked pace-setters Victor The Winner and California Spangle before bursting clear to win by one and a half lengths in 1:09.33 to give Hall his most important Hong Kong success since Absolute Champion’s Centenary…

What Goulburn Races Where Goulburn Race Club – Racecourse Dr, Goulburn NSW 2580 When Monday, March 29, 2024 First Race 1:05pm AEST Visit Dabble The new week of racing is set to get underway at Goulburn on Monday afternoon, with a quickfire seven-race program lined up for punters. The rail is in the true position throughout the entire circuit, and with the rainfall predicted to hit the course proper after the last, participants should be racing on a genuine Good 4 surface. The opening event is scheduled for 1:05pm local…

Snazzytavi dominates a competitive line-up to win the time-honoured Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m) on Saturday at Te Rapa.Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Two years after taking out the Group 3 Easter Handicap (1600m) with Carolina Reaper, Matamata trainers Graham Richardson and Rogan Norvall have repeated and surpassed that result with a one-three finish headed by the rising star Snazzytavi. The time-honoured autumn showpiece was run for the 150th time on Saturday, a week later than expected and at a new home of Te Rapa due to the abandonment of…

Tomodachi powers away to score at Te Rapa on Saturday. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Progressive filly Tomodachi provided a fitting result in the opening event at Te Rapa on Saturday, a day where one of the greats of the New Zealand training ranks was remembered after the passing of Dave “DJ” O’Sullivan twenty-four hours earlier. The Sir Peter Vela-bred and owned daughter of Tarzino is trained by O’Sullivan’s legendary jockey and now trainer son Lance, in partnership with Andrew Scott and as she hit the line in front there…

Lantern Way (inside) returns to the winner’s circle with a powerful showing at Wanganui on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images PN) Handy three-year-old Lantern Way returned to his best at Wanganui on Saturday with the aid of a gear change paving the way for a visit to the winners’ enclosure. The strapping son of Satono Aladdin had looked to have immense promise when he took out the Group 2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) at Hastings back in September last year, and followed up with a meritorious fifth in the…