By Bob Kieckhefer Barring something truly unforeseen, the Global Sprint Challenge will go unclaimed for another year. What's that? You're not aware of the Global Sprint Challenge? That's a shame but not a surprise, especially if you live in North America, which is not represented in the series. For the record, the GSC offers a US$1 million bonus to the connections of any horse that can win three legs...
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South African known as "Bling" makes British riding debut in Ascot's annual international jockey challenge Aug. 9....
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More than 300 years of elite racing and fashion converge June 17-21 at the prestigious Royal Ascot meeting in Great Britain. Ascot Racecourse has put together a video that provides their guidelines on a very strict dress code for five very special days of racing. View the video below.
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Chauncey Morris is promoting the Australian Thoroughbred to the world....
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Trainer Aidan O’Brien’s hopes for a third straight win in the Investec Epsom Derby (gr. I) June 7 look to be riding on regally bred Australia....
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By Robert Kieckhefer American horses haven't been doing real well on the international scene lately. The connections of Si Sage hope to strike a more positive note in Sunday's Singapore Airlines International Cup (Sing-I). But, if not, they're having a good time anyway. Meanwhile, Meydan Racecourse in Dubai is getting busy replacing its Tapeta surface with real dirt. While they don't say so out loud...
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Craig Fravel, president and CEO of Breeders' Cup Limited, kicked off an Asian Racing Conference seminar on "big events" May 8 in Hong Kong by taking credit for the idea....
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club shows how it attracted young fans to Thoroughbred racing and turned around a decline in wagering. ...
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Can the "cutting edge" technology of sports television be of any help to horse racing? Some of the pioneers in television tech said yes, in presentations May 7 at the Asian Racing Conference in Hong Kong....
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Panels discussed a broad range of topics, such as community impact, the international movement of horses, the future landscape for wagering (and regulation of wagering), and fair competition through drug control....
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Asian Racing Conference has drawn 800 racing officials, administrators, and executives to Hong Kong, with IFHA executive council a newcomer at global forum. Caption:Louis Romanet, Chairman of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, speaks at the IFHA Executive Council meeting today as it met for the first time at an Asian Racing Conference. - Photo: Hong Kong Jockey Club By Robert...
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Photo: Mathea Kelley Red Cadeaux Staying power is defined as having strength and energy, stamina, and toughness—all attributes of one of racing’s highest-profile world travelers: Red Cadeaux. The big, red runner, based in Great Britain with trainer Ed Dunlop, has been in Japan since April 19 preparing for his second bid to win the marathon Tenno Sho (Spring) (Jpn-I) May 4 at Kyoto Racecourse, and his...
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Elite sport and high-end chic come together with the 20th international edition of the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (HK-I), set for Sunday, April 27, at Sha Tin Racecourse....
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Sir Henry Cecil, one of the most prominent international horse trainers over the last four decades, left behind a stellar legacy when he died June 11 at age 70....
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South African sale executive Robin Bruss introduces his growing market to the world....
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Rock of Gibraltar turns out steady supply of stakes winners....
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International racing review for Sept. 27-28...
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A look at the career of the late Tiger Hill...
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Encke played the role of spoiler in Camelot's big for the English Triple Crown....
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A look at the career of the late German sire Monsun...
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France-based stallion Sageburg sired his first stakes winner from his first crop when his undefeated 2-year-old daughter Peace Burg squeezed out a narrow victory in the group III Prix d'Aumale over a mile at Chantilly....
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A look at international weekend racing....
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Sept. 7 found black-type racing in Australia at Wyong, a provincial course located in New South Wales, about an hour north of Sydney. The listed McNamee Mona Lisa Stakes for fillies and mares went to Miss Stellabelle, a 4-year-old filly trained by Gai Waterhouse. A Gold Coast Yearling Sale purchase at A$75,000, Miss Stellabelle is owned by Segenhoe Thoroughbreds Australia. A daughter of Dehere (Deputy...
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A look at Sept. 5 racing in Europe....
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A first stakes winner for Breeders' Cup Classic winner Raven's Pass...
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