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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 here👇 🇦🇺🇮🇪🇬🇧🇨🇦🇯🇵🇫🇷

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 Leger👇

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. 🌎🏇 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. ⬇️

Another huge week of global racing! 🌎 From York to Del Mar, Deauville to the Curragh, the world’s best horses delivered a weekend packed with Group 1 action. 🏆 Knightsbridge romped to a first G1 in the Pacific Classic 🏆 Item conquered York again in the Juddmonte International 🏆 Kalpana edged a thrilling Yorkshire Oaks 🏆 Notable Speech showed his brilliance in the City of York Stakes 🏆 Senorita Bonita produced a stunning Prix Morny performance 🏆 Cumbre Vieja made history in Mauritius And there’s plenty more to come, with Travers Day at Saratoga headlining another huge weekend of international racing. Read this week’s World Horse Racing Weekly for all the latest from around the globe. 🌍🏇

From Rayif’s Prix Jacques Le Marois success at Deauville to Survie continuing George Boughey’s remarkable 2026 in the US, and Luster’s dominant King’s Plate victory in Canada, it was another great week of global racing. 🌎 ➡️ Now, the eyes of the racing world turn to York this week for a mouthwatering Ebor Festival, with the G1 Juddmonte International headlining a stellar card featuring Ombudsman and Constitution River. But York is just one part of a truly global racing week. From the G1 Winx Stakes at Randwick and the G1 Pacific Classic at Del Mar, to major Group 1 action at Deauville and the World All-Star Jockeys series in Japan, the international racing calendar is firing on all cylinders. Catch up on everything happening across global racing in this week’s World Horse Racing Weekly.

After a year without a win, Sovereignty silenced his doubters with a superb victory in the Whitney at Saratoga – a race that featured five other G1 winners. We also look back at action in Australia, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan and the UK, and look ahead to a fascinating G1 Prix Jacques le Marois clash between unbeaten Sussex Stakes winner Bow Echo and Japanese star Sixpence. This week's WHR Weekly has the full story.

From Goodwood to Deauville, Flemington to Saratoga, it was another outstanding week of international racing 🌏🏇 🏆 Bow Echo confirmed his class in a thrilling Sussex Stakes, Diamond Necklace extended her unbeaten record in the Nassau Stakes, and Scandinavia dominated the Goodwood Cup. Elsewhere, Blue Bolt added another Group 1 in France, Burnham Square captured the Arlington Million, and Boomtown Boss returned to winning ways in Australia. Now attention turns to another huge weekend. The Whitney Stakes headlines a stellar Saratoga card, Deauville hosts the Prix Maurice Du Gheest, and the Shergar Cup returns to Ascot.  Catch up on the biggest winners from around the world and look ahead to what's coming next in this week's Global Racing Round-Up. 🌍🏇

From a thrilling upset in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes to Group 1 action across Germany, South Africa and the USA, another memorable weekend showcased the global appeal of elite thoroughbred racing. 🌎 This week's World Horse Racing Newsletter rounds up the biggest stories, including: • Kalpana's brilliant King George victory at Ascot • Hotazhell's return to winning ways in Germany • Eight On Eighteen's third Group 1 success in South Africa • Counting Stars' dominant Coaching Club American Oaks win at Saratoga • Gold Phoenix makes more Del Mar history Plus, we look ahead to another outstanding week of international racing, with the Qatar Goodwood Festival, Arlington Million and Prix Rothschild all on the horizon. ➡️

Joseph O'Brien stole the show with another Group 1 success in the Irish Oaks. 🇮🇪 Elsewhere, history was made in New Jersey as Lindsay Schultz became the first female trainer to win the G1 Haskell, Caspar Fownes secured a fifth Hong Kong trainers' title, and France delivered another thrilling Grand Prix de Paris. Attention now turns to another huge weekend of international racing, with the King George at Ascot, the Bing Crosby at Del Mar and top-level action from Canada to Japan. 🗞️ Read the full WHR Weekly below. 👇