Via Sistina may be Australia’s reigning Horse of the Year, but she has ample competition within trainer Chris Waller’s prestigious stable alone to retain that title. Via Sistina faces her accomplished stablemate Aeliana in Friday’s Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes at a mile at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne.
Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Sunday, September 14, 2025, at Sha Tin.
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At 1 1/4 miles on turf, Delacroix has been almost unbeatable this year, leaving the 3-year-old a deserving favorite in Saturday's Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown Racecourse in Ireland.
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Jamie Richards’ stable stocks continued to rise at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (10 September) after the New Zealand trainer slotted his second double in two meetings as Storming Dragon claimed joint leadership of the HK$1.5 million DBS x Manulife Million Challenge.
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Riding high after a monumental success in South Korea on Sunday afternoon (7 September), Jerry Chau returns to Hong Kong racing on Wednesday (10 September) at Happy Valley aiming to kick on with the same momentum which resulted in an unlikely G3 Korea Sprint (1200m, sand) triumph on Self Improvement.
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Luke Middlebrook's Hong Kong Selections and Analysis for Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at Happy Valley.
Diktaean and Self Improvement produced upset wins in Group 3 stakes at Seoul Racecourse in Korea on Sunday to earn automatic berths for Breeders’ Cup races at Del Mar on Nov. 1.
The results of the Arc trials on Sunday at Longchamp, as well as an upset Saturday in England, confirmed what appeared to be the case before Sunday: Depending on your framing, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on Oct. 5 is coming up unusually murky or especially weak.
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chief Executive Officer Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has hailed the 2025/26 season-opening meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday (7 September) as “the perfect start of the season” with the victory of Ka Ying Rising in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m).
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Zac Purton has declared Ka Ying Rising’s outstanding win in the HK$3.72 million Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (7 September) the equal-best of the champion sprinter’s stunning career.
