Epsom Downs Racecourse

Overseas simulcasts figures continue to move upwards

4 Jun 2012

The Jockey Club's overseas simulcasts have been a growth area this season and continue to move onwards and upwards, turnover-wise, with the Yasuda Kinen and the six-race offering from Epsom Downs...

Whyte salutes 'fantastic' Size

19 Mar 2012

Champion jockey Douglas Whyte produced a tactical masterpiece to win the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby on Fay Fay yesterday then happily yielded the stage to his close friend and Dream Team...

Clark is Emperor for the night

15 Mar 2012

Tim Clark continued to bounce back from a mid-season dry spell as he drove home a double at Happy Valley last night, boosting his confidence ahead of his first ride in the Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong...

My stayer deserves to be in classic field: Cruz

20 Feb 2012

Trainer Derek Cruz will plead his case to handicapper Nigel Gray this morning to see how improving four-year-old stayer Wrath Of Fire can find his way into the Derby after the gelding won again...

Carthage finally puts his best foot forward

19 Sep 2011

After looking an expensive mistake for the best part of two years and single-handedly killing off the Trainer's Syndicate concept, Carthage finally took his turn in the winner's circle and trainer...

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Exciting Xtension has his day in the sun

Even sitting at home in his box yesterday, the Derby winner Ambitious Dragon was an awesome presence as John Moore and Darren Beadman claimed the BMW Champions Mile with Xtension and pencilled in...

Horror draw fails to dent Guyon's Derby confidence

Pre-post favourite Ambitious Dragon must break a 30-year hoodoo to win the HK$16 million Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday after he was dealt the outside gate at...

Cruz's confidence grows as Dettori answers SOS

Derby-loving Tony Cruz was full of confidence in Beauty Flash for Sunday's Group One Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong Derby after confirming yesterday that champion rider Frankie Dettori would be adding...

It's a memorable night at the Valley for Prebble as he grabs a treble

It was Brett Prebble to the fore at Happy Valley last night, as the top Australian jockey conquered the whims and foibles of his mounts to land a winning treble and the Jockey Challenge.

Duke puts Fownes 'over the moon'

'We had to sweat on the run through in the straight so I got pretty excited watching the race'

Triple Crown or not, Smarty's a winner in the ratings

America's love affair with the Smarty Jones story spilled over into huge television ratings on the weekend, with NBC Sports' coverage of the 136th Belmont Stakes in New York producing the biggest...