Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior confirmed his status as the world’s #1 racehorse with another brilliant G1 victory in track record time at last week’s Dubai Carnival meeting at Meydan where he coasted home to claim the Jebel Hatta.

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At times it may have seemed that the hype balloon was ready to burst – but the much-vaunted City Of Troy has delivered on his two-year-old promise by claiming top spot on Thoroughbred Racing Commentary’s exclusive Global Rankings.

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Sep 24, 2024 · In the absence of King George winner Goliath with a foot abscess, Godolphin’s hardy annual Rebel’s Romance (#7 from #8, +35pt) landed the sixth G1 success of his career in the Preis von Europa at Cologne racecourse.. Setting a new stakes record time of 2:25.91, the six-year-old just held on by a neck from German-trained longshot Straight to record a second victory in a race he also landed ...

Aug 22, 2024 · Pacific Classic winner Arabian Knight retired to stud. USA: Last year’s Pacific Classic winner Arabian Knight, who went on to finished fourth in the Breeders’ Cup Classic, has been retired to Hill 'n' Dale Farms. The son of Uncle Mo, bought as a two-year-old by Zedan Racing for a sale-topping $2.3m, finished fourth of five in his only start of the year in the San Diego Handicap in July.

Graham Dench. Graham Dench’s impressive career as a racing journalist in the UK includes lengthy spells at Timeform and the Racing Post, where he has been a lead tipster, chief race analyst and senior racecourse reporter.He is also a former editor of The Form Book and was Britain’s Racing Reporter of the Year in 2015. He has been a freelance since 2018, writing regularly for a range of ...