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Most International Breeders’ Cup ever

Led by top U.S. contender Fierceness, Ireland-based City of Troy, and Japan’s Forever Young (JPN) in the $7 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1), Rebel’s Romance (IRE) in the $5 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1), and Idiomatic in the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff (G1), 212 of the best Thoroughbreds from around the globe have been pre-entered for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships.

Do Deuce wins Star Studded Tenno Sho

Star colt Do Deuce clinched his fourth G1 title at this year’s Tenno Sho (Autumn), adding to his wins in the 2021 Asahi Hai Futurity Stakes (1,600m), the 2022 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby, 2,400m), and the 2023 Arima Kinen (2,500m). With this victory, he becomes the seventh horse in JRA history to capture G1

Via Sistina breaks records in Cox’s Plate win

The Cox Plate build-up was buzzing with anticipation for what Via Sistina might bring, especially after her jaw-dropping solo performance earlier in the week. Ahead of Saturday’s race, she had already captured headlines, galloping two-and-a-half jockey-less laps of The Valley circuit after unseating James McDonald. Her impressive speed set a record for the 2040-meter course, firmly planting her in racing folklore before the contenders even hit the track.

Charity Mile Test for Dave The King and Frances Ethel

Probrably the best two horses in each sex in South Africa are set to battle it out on handicap terms in the Charity Mile Gr2 on Saturday week.

The current Horse Of the Year, Dave The King, is by many equations, the best horse over a mile in the country. With the depletion of stock to foreign shores this is even more true today.

Race Upgrades and Increased Prize Money Boosts for 2025 Saudi Cup Meeting

This season’s Saudi Cup meeting will see two significant race upgrades as well as a boost to prize money, with both the Sports Boulevard Riyadh Dirt Sprint and Longines Red Sea Turf Handicap becoming Group 2 contests for the first time, while there will also be a number of major upgrades throughout the 2024/25 Riyadh season.

GO Well Sunshine! – Shaheen Shaw (1969-2024)

The passing of Shaheen Shaw is an unimaginable loss. He was a larger-than-life figure, yet always championed the everyday person. Sadly the great racing man passed away earlier today.

Big Guns Nominated for Hong Kong including Isivunguvungu

The 2024 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) has received a world-class entry list, comprising 191 horses, crowned by 58 individual Group 1 winners, all chasing glory at the ‘Turf World Championships’ at Sha Tin on 8 December.

Murphy wins 4th British Title – South Africa bound

Soon to be South African bound, Oisin Murphy, who is set to ride Frances Ethel in the Betway Summer Cup at Turffontein in late November, was awarded his fourth Champion Flat Jockey title at Ascot on Saturday. The 29-year-old reclaimed the crown he previously won in 2019, 2020, and 2021, wrapping up the season with an impressive 163 winners, finishing more than 50 ahead of runner-up Rossa Ryan.

Double Major garde son titre dans le Prix Royal-Oak

Lauréat de l’édition 2023 du Prix Royal-Oak, le pensionnaire de Christophe Ferland garde son titre sous la selle de Maxime Guyon, ce dimanche 27 octobre 2024 à Saint-Cloud.

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Tennessee Stud décroche son ticket pour le Derby d’Epsom

Dans une course régulière malgré un peloton famélique (trois partants), l’irlandais Tennessee Stud a laissé une belle impression dans le Critérium de Saint-Cloud dimanche 27 octobre 2024 au Val d’Or. Il vise dorénavant le Derby d’Epsom 2025.

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Juntos Ganamos remet les pendules à l’heure

Dimanche 27 octobre 2024 à Saint-Cloud, l’entraîneur irlandais Aidan-Patrick O’Brien a réalisé un sans-faute après avoir placé ses deux représentants, Twain et Mount Kilimanjaro, sur les deux plus hautes marches du podium du Critérium International (Gr. I).

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