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California Spangle holds off Golden Sixty in Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Mile Photo courtesy of Hong Kong Jockey Club HONG KONG, Dec. 12 (UPI) -- A super day for Hong Kong highlighted weekend horse racing with action-starved fans emerging from pandemic lockdowns to cheer on some new heroes from the Sha Tin Racecourse grandstand. Two-year-old filly…

Although it has one of the smallest horse populations in the world, Hong Kong has positioned itself as global leader in thoroughbred racing. The Hong Kong International Races, or H.K.I.R., the marquee event of the island's season, take place on Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse. Begun in 1988, the event originally featured one race, the Hong Kong…

White Abarrio, seen winning the Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park, is among the Kentucky Derby contenders returning to action in Saturday's Ohio Derby at Thistledown. Photo courtesy of Gulfstream Park June 24 (UPI) -- Derby contenders from Louisville and Epsom Downs return to action in weekend horse racing and "Win and You're In" spots for…

March 18 (UPI) -- Oaklawn Park steps to the fore in weekend horse racing with a pair of competitive races on the Saturday program while the BMW Hong Kong Derby and the Golden Slipper in Australia headline the international action. Otherwise, there's no getting around the fact it's a relatively slow weekend. So we'll have a week-ahead look at…

The money came for Dragon's Luck in a big way and Lyle Hewitson left absolutely nothing to chance at Sha Tin on Saturday, ensuring the easiest of watches for punters who piled into the Douglas Whyte-trained debutant. Considered a $14 chance half an hour out from the race, Dragon's Luck was hammered from $10 into $4.35 in the final few minutes of…

Ireland becomes the fourth country in the world to host a World Pool betting event on Saturday when an eight-figure sum is set to be invested into Tote Pools, available to Irish and British punters, on Irish Champion Stakes Day at Leopardstown. What is World Pool and how does it work? Through collaboration between the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Tote,…

The two-day Cazoo Derby saw volumes of £48.6 million bet into World Pool. Across the spectacular two-day meeting, which offered £3.36 million in prize money and was one of the centre pieces of the Platinum Jubilee, World Pool saw net pools of £48.6 million, with just under £24 million bet on Cazoo Oaks Day, followed by nearly £24.7 million on Cazoo…

The two-day Cazoo Derby, one of the centrepieces of the Platinum Jubilee Weekend, will be a World Pool event with millions of racing fans from over 20 countries able to watch and bet on the high-class racing action at Epsom Downs racecourse, where £3.36 million in prize money is on offer across the 14 races. The UK Tote Group, leading British…