But it was announced on public address system that their demand could not be accepted because the colt was running after four-month absence from the track. The best performer of Sunday s races was the bay filly Poly Cat, who won to her liking, the supporting and fifth event over 1400 metres. In the fourth race, when the odds of bay colt Scooby Do eased upward in the betting ring, a small section of race-goers held a mild demonstration in front of stewards box, demanding change of the...

The Millennium singer was paid $2 million (GBP1 million) for a sell-out concert at the Nad Al Sheba racecourse in April last year (06), but the noise of the concert scared Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Arabian mares. Dubai Racing Club chief Frank Gabriel says, "It affected their state of mind and their performance. That will never happen again.

In the midst of the restricted breeding season brought on by the equine influenza epidemic, a ray of light for the Basil Nolan family's long established Raheen Stud in the Gladfield Valley near Warwick in Queensland has been the earning of the distinction of being the breeders of the fastest horse over 1200 in the history of Hong Kong racing. In the midst of the restricted breeding season brought on by the equine influenza epidemic, a ray of light for the Basil Nolan family's long...