Category: Australian Gallops

James McDonald accepts the World’s Best Jockey Award. Photo: HKJC Fresh from the official presentation of the 2024 World’s Best Jockey Award, James McDonald is aiming for more success in Sunday’s Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin. A proud McDonald, who is on a short riding stint in Hong Kong until he returns to Sydney on 22 December, was formally announced as the World’s Best Jockey Award winner during a special ceremony and presentation at the Hong Kong International Races Gala Dinner at the Hong Kong Convention and…

Wingman winning at Trentham on Saturday. Photo: Peter Rubery (Race Images Palmerston North) Visiting Australian jockey Luke Currie made his New Zealand debut a winning one with a last-to-first performance on Wingman at Trentham. Currie has more than 1450 winners to his name in Australia, including 13 Group Ones as well as last year’s All-Star Mile (1600m) aboard Kiwi-bred star Mr Brightside. He has also won races in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia and Mauritius. Now he has added New Zealand to that list. A second placegetter on Too Sweet in…

Trainer Ella Clarke and jockey Aaron Sweeney combined to get Wild Beau over the line at Darwin on Friday, with the four-year-old gelding also breaking the 1100m track record at Fannie Bay. Picture: Caroline Camilleri (Fotofinish Racepix) Setting the pace in races paid dividends at Darwin on Friday, with four of the five winners leading from start to finish. Trainer Gary Clarke and jockey Jarrod Todd combined for two wins, but Ella Clarke’s Wild Beau grabbed the headlines after breaking the 1100m track record. Facing 0-64 opposition, Wild Beau pinged…

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What 2024 Hong Kong International Races Where Sha Tin Racecourse When Sunday, December 8, 2024 First Race 12:25pm HKT (3:25pm AEDT) Visit Dabble The iconic Hong Kong International Races return to Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon, with a bumper 10-race program lined up – including four mouthwatering Group 1 contests alluring some of the worlds’ best horses, trainers and jockeys. The rail reverts to the A course for the meeting, and with no rain forecast to hinder proceedings, punters can anticipate a genuine Good 4 surface throughout the afternoon.…

Pearl Of Alsace will attempt to cap her career with a first Group One victory in Saturday’s TAB Mufhasa Classic. Photo: Kenton Wright (Race Images) Pearl Of Alsace is in foal and entering the final few weeks of her racing career, but trainers Shaune Ritchie and Colm Murray hope a return to her favourite track might allow her to cap her CV with a Group One breakthrough. The six-year-old will line up in Saturday’s Group 1 TAB Mufhasa Classic (1600m) at Trentham, where her three previous starts have produced three…

Luke Currie. (Photo by Brett Holburt/Racing Photos) Leading Australian jockey Luke Currie will make his first appearance in New Zealand with seven rides on Saturday’s Group One card at Trentham. Currie has ridden more than 1450 winners in his homeland, 13 of them at Group One level. He is perhaps best known for his association with Hey Doc, who he rode to victory in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m), Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) and two editions of the Manikato Stakes (1200m). He also won the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes…

Lugal stretches out at Sha Tin. Photo: HKJC Only Japanese horses have been able to stop the local talent in the Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in recent years and the Land of the Rising Sun will launch a three-pronged assault on Sunday’s HK$26 million prize. Just superstar Lord Kanaloa and Danon Smash have been able to prevent a clean sweep for the home team in the last 12 runnings, and Lugal heads a strong Japanese team this time around. Lord Kanaloa won the Sprinters Stakes before both of his Sha…

What Ballarat Cup Day 2024 Where Ballarat Turf Club – 72 Midas Rd, Miners Rest VIC 3352 When Saturday, December 7, 2024 First Race 12:15pm AEDT Visit Dabble It’s Ballarat Cup Day this Saturday, with 10 races lined up at Miners Rest. With rain forecast for Friday and Saturday, it is unlikely that the Good 4 rating holds throughout the day, with a Soft track almost a certainty. The rail sticks to its true position, with the Ballarat races commencing at 12:15pm AEDT. Ballarat Cup Tip: It’s A Wild Night…