79-year-old trainer Jessica Harrington saddled a 50-1 shock winner in the Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes and, at 24-years-old, Saffie Osborne becomes the first female jockey to win a British Classic. It was an eventful weekend across the globe, read it all here๐ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ซ๐ท
The 2026/27 Hong Kong racing season got underway with a bang on Sunday, and there was plenty more to savour across the globe. Here are the stories you need to know this week: Ka Ying Rising extended his winning streak to 21 consecutive victories at Sha Tin Erdenali announced himself as a Breeders' Cup Mile contender with a record-breaking win in the G1 Prix du Moulin at Longchamp, beating odds-on favourite Gstaad Daryz served notice of his Arc credentials with a smooth success in the G2 Prix Foy Almeraq produced a four and a quarter-length demolition job in the G1 Sprint Cup at Haydock Bob Baffert claimed a 20th Del Mar Futurity victory with Hughes , adding his name to a roll of honour that includes American Pharoah and Silver Charm Continue reading for the full round-up and a look ahead to Irish Champions Weekend and the St Leger๐
From an extraordinary five G1 winners on Travers Day at Saratoga to a remarkable Tiz The Law treble in Chile, the latest edition of World Horse Racing Weekly looks back at another action-packed week of racing around the world. ๐๐ We also look ahead to a huge weekend, with Arc Trials Day at Longchamp, the Korea Cup and Korea Sprint, the Sprint Cup at Haydock, the Maiden Cup in Mauritius and major three-year-old races across South America. Plus, Australia’s Memsie Stakes delivered another statement performance, while Al Aasy finally landed his first Group 2 at Deauville and Zavateri returned to winning ways at Goodwood. Read the latest World Horse Racing Weekly for the biggest stories from racing across the globe — and what to watch out for this weekend. โฌ๏ธ
