Galloper

12 Oct 2011

Excellent Win is still a maiden after nine starts and has plummeted deep into the mire of Class Five, but showed in a Happy Valley barrier trial on Saturday a win might be just around the corner...

9:53PM

Ho sings the praise of apprentice So

10 Jan 2011

Peter Ho Leung credited a canny ride from Ben So Tik-hung for victory on Joyful Years in the Midea Handicap on the all-weather track.

6:31AM

In-play betting best strategy for Whyte fans

13 Apr 2009

Douglas Whyte fans will get an unimaginably good price about their hero and test their courage at the same time as today's public holiday Jockey Challenge has an unfamiliar look to it.

6:57AM

Winks has the arsenal to gun down Whyte

28 Mar 2009

With six rides at single figure odds, including our cover special Craig's Dragon, Melburnian James Winks will never get a better chance to win a head-to-head with Douglas Whyte in a Jockey...

5:58AM

Expresso keeps Hall on move

26 Mar 2007

David Hall moved into the top five on the trainers' table and landed a sizeable betting move in the process when Multo Expresso scored in the sixth event on the back of a perfect Eric Saint-Martin...

11:28PM

Sunny primed for one last fling

17 Jun 2006

The big events may be over but the season's not finished yet for Classic Mile hero Sunny Sing, who will attempt to be part of the celebrations in the Class One race at the final meeting of the...

8:46PM

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4:18AM

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4:27AM

The Duke ready for Japan tilt

Trainer Caspar Fownes yesterday gave the thumbs-up to his versatile galloper The Duke taking his place in the final leg of the Asian Mile Challenge, the Yasuda Kinen, in Tokyo on June 4.

6:21PM

Schofield off the mark with Telecom Tycoon

Glyn Schofield was pleased to get off the mark at the fourth meeting of the season, at ride number 23, when Class Four galloper Telecom Tycoon ground out a no-nonsense win in the day's opener at...

1:05AM

Brilliant Soumillon has right oil for Olive

Christophe Soumillon's magical hands will be asked to conduct their third conversion in the space of eight days tonight when the Belgian ace handles the shortest-priced early favourite on the card...

8:56PM

Precocious Shaxi Riches makes big impression

General Nediym was one of the most brilliant sprinters Australia has produced in recent years and one of his sons, Shaxi Riches, was the most impressive of the six barrier trial winners at Happy...

4:13PM

Glory days ahead for Ho's galloper

Rising Glory can be followed in Class Five sprints after last night's Happy Valley effort behind the much-improved The Most Dauntless.

2:41AM

Visiting riders make themselves at home

These are bountiful days for the visiting jockeys with the new brigade providing five of the winners at yesterday's shortened nine-race card.

The charmed run of Robbie Fradd...

9:23PM