Irish Goodbye not going away

Irish Goodbye (4b.brz.g Setembro Chove – Margaery by Agnes Gold) Contrary to what his name might suggest, Irish Goodbye is the first direct import into the country from Brazil. And he is here to stay and perhaps creates history along the way. The...

Energized Baby springs surprise win

Energy Baby (7gr.nz.g Rich Enuff – Miss Remington by Savoire Vivre) Energy Baby snapped a losing sequence of eight runs to cause an upset in the Supreme A sprint (1100m) at Sungai Besi today. The son of Rich Enuff came over from Singapore with a...

High five for Syafifie as Hasten beats Fright

Hasten (5b.a.g Hellbent – Circle Game by Snitzel) Apprentice Syafifie Zailuddin was on fire at Sungai Besi today when he booted home a career-best five winners including Hasten who inflicted the first defeat on hitherto unbeaten Fright in the Class...

Money continues to grow on Fortune Tree

Fortune Tree (4b.nz.g Ardrossan – Vanilla Essence by Pins) Fortune Tree continued to bring riches for his connections with his third win in five starts in the country in the Class 3 handicap over 1300m at Sungai Besi today. A debut win back in August...

Elliot Ness can go one better

October 24, 2025 Though beaten by Noah Khan in KL trial, seven-time winner still ticks all the boxes Keep an eye on Elliot Ness in the fourth event at the Selangor Turf Club on Oct 26. Trainer Nick Selvan seems to have got his Written Tycoon eight-year-old...

Bumper Weekend Of Racing At The SLTC

24 October 2025, Kuala Lumpur In a drastic turn of events at the Selangor Turf Club — from no races last weekend to 25 races spread across Saturday and Sunday — it should make for a great weekend of racing for all patrons. Saturday’s meeting...

LUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE IRISH

KUALA LUMPUR: October 23, 2025 Brazilian bred performer IRISH GOODBYE appears on target to maintain an unbeaten record in the country when he contests the 1400m Safar Gemilang Cup in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday. Despite good trial form displayed leading up...

RED DRAGONFLY TO STRIKE BACK

KUALA LUMPUR: October 23, 2025 Promising five year old RED DRAGONFLY should appreciate the drop in class when he steps out in the 1400m Class 4A contest this Saturday. RED DRAGONFLY contested the Listed NZB Ready to Run Championship a fortnight ago but...

BANK ON A PRETTY RETURN IN KL

KUALA LUMPUR: October 23, 2025 Former Australian galloper, BANKER’S PRETTY can recuperate a portion of her purchase price when she makes her Malaysian debut in the 1300m Class 3 contest at Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. BANKER’S PRETTY arrives with a...

Keeping the Sport of Kings alive: How Malaysia’s only apprentice jockey school is grooming the next generation of riders

Apprentice Muhammad Farhan Ghazali, a Kelantan native who began riding ponies at the age of eight, is seen here practising on a mechanical horse. — Picture by Yusof Isa     KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — Long before engines roared on racetracks, there...