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HK racing comes of age as locals sweep the board in International Races

9 December, 2018

by J A McGrath

Feature

Guest columnist: Fine Needle: an honour to represent Japan in HK Sprint

8 December, 2018

Holiday Halter Auction

7 December, 2018

Preview

Old Bailey seeks G3 Capella Stakes verdict

7 December, 2018

by Racenews

Global weekly preview

Hong Kong champions make it a tough ride for Godolphin duo on showcase fixture at Sha Tin

7 December, 2018

by J A McGrath

Global weekly review

Appleby pulls off International award hat-trick

3 December, 2018

by J A McGrath

Global weekly preview

Inns Of Court among first arrivals for Hong Kong International Races

30 November, 2018

by J A McGrath

2018 Masar Godolphin trainees graduate at ceremony in Dubai

29 November, 2018

In short

Classic Fit surges late in Hut Hut Stakes

Sunday, December 9, 2018 - 05:26

Classic Fit (Michael Stidham/Albin Jimenez) produced a storming run from the rear to win the mile Hut Hut Stakes at Gulfstream Park, USA, on Saturday, 8 December – a third straight victory for the two-year-old Bernardini filly.

Atty Persse out to sparkle in Floodlit Stakes

Saturday, November 3, 2018 - 16:48

Atty Persse (Roger Charlton/James Doyle), winner of the King George V Handicap at Royal Ascot in 2017, switches to Polytrack for the Listed Floodlit Stakes over a mile and a half at Kempton Park, UK, on Monday, 5 November.

Listed success for Lucie Manette

Monday, October 22, 2018 - 09:28

Three-year-old Shamardal filly Lucie Manette (Andre Fabre/Vincent Cheminaud ) swooped late and fast to get up by a neck in the 14-runner Listed Prix de Saint-Cyr (1m 25.82s, good ground) when dropping down to seven furlongs for the first time at Chantilly, France on Sunday, 21 October.

Zorion after more Leopardstown success

Friday, October 19, 2018 - 18:20

Four-year-old colt Zorion (Jim Bolger/Ronan Whelan) goes for a second Listed victory at Leopardstown, Ireland, in the Trigo Stakes over a mile and a quarter on Saturday, 20 October.

Our Contributors

J A (Jim) McGrath was a racing journalist for major publications in Australia and the UK for 45 years. He was the senior BBC racing commentator for 15 years calling all the Classics, and remains a presenter for At The Races. Jim has been a contributing editor for Godolphin.com since 2015.

Mike Hedge has covered major sports events around the world as a member of the Australian Associates Press (AAP) and headed up the AAP racing desk for 15 years. He has been a contributor to a range of racing publications and joined the Godolphin.com team in 2015.

Racenews is a specialist agency, based in London, England, which provides dedicated content and other services. The niche company was founded in 1991 by racing journalist Mark Popham, who works on the Godolphin account alongside John Corbett. Racenews covers horseracing internationally and has been providing copy for Godolphin.com since 1999.