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...

Riding beyond home: How Kelantan’s young riders chase their dream at the Selangor Turf Club

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 22 — In a sport once known as the pastime of royalty, the path to glory begins far from the grandstands in the Malay villages along peninsular Malaysia’s east coast, where a selected few leave behind their families and hometowns...

Ten Ten and Smart Cat all set for Maiden duel

October 22, 2025 Trainer Ooi’s 5YO Red Dragonfly could come good in 1,400m race With a bumper programme of 25 races to be run over the weekend at Selangor Turf Club, you could end up cheering yourself horse. Most of the horses entered for the 13-race...

Malaysian Buyers Secure 14 of 127 Lots at Inglis Ready2Race Sale

16 Oct 2025, Sydney, Australia Malaysian buyers made a confident statement at the 2025 Inglis Ready2Race Sale, securing 14 of the 127 horses sold for a combined AUD $736,500, underscoring the region’s growing influence in international bloodstock investment. ...

REWARDS & INCENTIVES: NZB READY TO RUN SALE 2025

A remarkable line-up of 480 elite two-year-olds will take center stage at the Karaka sale ring on Wednesday 12 and Thursday 13 November during the 2025 New Zealand Bloodstock Ready to Run Sale—an event that promises both exceptional quality and impressive...

Antipodean prevails on class

October 13, 2025 Dunderdale’s Group 1 winner digs deep to score in NZB Ready To Run Sale Championship Antipodean (Bernardo Pinheiro, orange silks) denying Duma (Nuqman Rozi) of a win in the NZB Ready To Run Sale Championship (1,400m) Visiting jockey...

Gutsy win by Antipodean in NZB feature

Antipodean (5b.nz.g Derryn – Pakapunch by Per Incanto) A change of tactics, necessitated by heavy rain which fell earlier in the afternoon, saw Antipodean score a gutsy win in the RM300,000 NZB Ready To Run Sale Championship (1400m) at Sungai Besi...