Horse Racing News
AFTER wide-margin wins last weekend by Big Buck's and Hurricane Fly, Sizing Europe's 15-length success in the Tied Cottage saw bookmakers take further evasive action yesterday as the chances of seeing all four championship races retained by the
Laa Rayb (Dhruba Selvaratnam/William Buick) opened his UAE account at the eighth attempt in Abu Dhabi's only thoroughbred race on Sunday evening and, in doing so, won for the first time since winning the Totesport Mile at Glorious Goodwood in July 2
Champion two-year-old male Hansen and Grade 1 winner Union Rags - favourite for the Kentucky Derby with Bet365 and Coral at 8-1 and 10-1 - feature among a healthy 397 entries for the US Triple Crown, along with a smattering of British and Irish nominatio
BRETT DOYLE bade farewell to Hong Kong with a Group 1 payoff on the redoubtable Joy And Fun in the Chairman's Sprint Prize, the second leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series, at Sha Tin on Sunday.
AFTER Hurricane Fly and Big Buck's last weekend, Sizing Europe became the latest Cheltenham Festival champion to throw down the gauntlet to his rivals, taking 15 lengths out of main market rival Big Zeb in an impressive performance.
TRIFOLIUM, runner-up behind So Young at Navan last month, had no problems getting back to winning ways with an impressive victory in the Grade 2 Racing UK Moscow Flyer Novice Hurdle at Punchestown on Sunday.
THE Irish Stable Staff Association has opened its phone lines in a bid to increase the flow of nominations for its awards next month.
MARTIN DWYER, who memorably partnered Sir Percy to victory in the 2006 Derby, added another Classic to his cv on Sunday when partnering star filly In The Spotlight (Sadakshara Padmanabhan) to victory in the Indian Derby.
SEDGEFIELD have called an inspection for 12.30pm on Monday ahead of Tuesday's seven-race card. With the ground frozen in places and three inches of snow lying on the track the course is not raceable at present.
WOLVERHAMPTON, which abandoned its meeting with three races still to be run on Saturday, will inspect at 6.30am on Monday for the fixture that day.