Help decide the 2025 Idol Horse of the Year! Our experts have Calandagan in the top spot, but will the fans hand the crown to Forever Young or Ka Ying Rising? Vote now and have your say on who was the world’s best racehorse in 2025 🔽 idolhorse.com/rankings/
"There was a kind of mystical atmosphere." Five years on from her final Japan Cup masterpiece, Christophe Lemaire revisits the real-world brilliance of Almond Eye, whose mysterious #Umamusume cameo has only served to amplify an already formidable aura. idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
Legendary jockey Frankie Dettori has called time on his extraordinary career and will have his final U.S rides at the @breederscup.bsky.social on Saturday.
Idol Horse's David Morgan has more on what might be next for one of horse racing's all-time greats. #HorseRacing idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
PODCAST | David Morgan joins Andrew Le Jeune direct from Del Mar with all the latest #BreedersCup news: Sovereignty’s scare and what it means for the Classic; top contenders, race strategies, track conditions, and a look at the European hopes in the Turf. open.spotify.com/episode/5B3e...
"It feels like a body shot." Umberto Rispoli was left reeling last week when he lost the Breeders’ Cup Classic ride on Journalism. The Italian rider breaks his silence on the split as he opens up to Idol Horse on loss, loyalty and Breeders' Cup dreams. idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
Hong Kong Jockey Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges sat down with Idol Horse's Adam Pengilly to talk parimutuel pools, the rise of crypto in illegal betting, Peter V’landys, racing’s need to reinvent itself, and Ka Ying Rising. idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
“If she’s won both those races, then I’ll run her in the Classic.” Trainer Kenny McPeek tells Idol Horse American Horse Of The Year Thorpedo Anna could be bound for a clash with Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone, Sovereignty and Forever Young in the G1 Breeders’ Cup Classic. idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
There was huge interest around Equinox at the JRHA Select Sale on Tuesday as the 2023 world champion had his first foals go through the sales ring, highlighted by a colt out of American mare Midnight Bisou that made the third-highest price in the history of the sale 🇯🇵 idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
On the eve of Benno Yung’s last night as a horse trainer, Michael Cox profiles the man whose remarkable life in racing has been built on persistence, enduring friendship and loyalty.
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Another chapter in Japan's legendary line of white thoroughbreds was written at Hakodate on Saturday, as Sodashi's half-sister Marga sparkled with a record-breaking debut.
Idol Horse's Andrew Hawkins maps the remarkable Shirayukihime dynasty #ソダシ #マルガ #horseracing idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
What was the defining image of the season? Which trainer might like a redo? And which horse deserves to be crowned Horse of the Year?
Idol Horse's Hong Kong racing experts review the 2024-25 season, where records fell and a superstar emerged 🇭🇰 #RacingSky #HorseRacing idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
Not only is D Wayne Lukas one of just six trainers globally to prepare more than 200 G1 winners, he became the embodiment of the ultimate American horseman.
Andrew Hawkins pays tribute to a remarkable career. idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
The Hong Kong Jockey Club will announce James Cummings as its newest trainer at Sha Tin this morning.
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Japan's Yoshida family will be able to have their first horse trained in Hong Kong next season after Northern Farm vice president Shunsuke Yoshida was granted a permit by the HKJC. idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
Romantic Warrior undergoes surgery at Sha Tin after Hong Kong's globetrotting champion was diagnosed with a left fore fetlock injury.
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From behind the starting gates, to the controversial contact at the top of the stretch, to the thrilling final 50 yards, ride with winning jockey Umberto Rispoli as he provides a detailed breakdown of Journalism's extraordinary Preakness Stakes victory.
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The tragic loss of Liberty Island shocked her fans and those closest to her. David Morgan pays tribute to Japan's Triple Tiara heroine.
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Netflix’s latest sports docuseries 'Race for the Crown' may have broadened Umberto Rispoli’s exposure, but a #KentuckyDerby triumph at Churchill Downs on race favourite Journalism would give the former Hong Kong-based Italian the major win he craves. #RacingSky idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
“He certainly feels like he has a big chance... He has a great temperament, he is a good type physically and the distance won’t be a problem.”
Star jockey Joao Moreira will make his Kentucky Derby debut aboard Japanese raider Luxor Cafe.
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"It was just four concrete walls, a door, no toilet, no water. I was chained to a wall the whole time." idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
James Cummings’ contract, a decline in runner numbers and rumours of a Yulong takeover … Adam Pengilly analyses the state of Sheikh Mohammed’s Australian racing empire.
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Forever Young and Romantic Warrior capped a great show in Riyadh, but who had a game changing Saudi Cup night? Who are the horses to follow to Dubai and beyond? Was the J-Mac criticism fair?
The Idol Horse experts have their say in the latest Roundtable. idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
“Forever Young is much the best horse I have had in my career as a trainer."
Yoshito Yahagi lauds his superstar Saudi Cup winner after his epic battle with Romantic Warrior.
Idol Horse's David Morgan was trackside and recaps an incredible night in Riyadh. #RacingSky idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
Susumu Fujita - self-made billionaire and owner of just-crowned 2025 Saudi Cup hero Forever Young - is one of the most intriguing figures in world horse racing. 🇯🇵
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“Black Caviar was probably more imposing and she was probably a better individual, but when Ka Ying Rising moves in a race his action looks like hers.”
David Hayes on Ka Ying Rising's physical traits, travel plans and the path to "all-time" greatness. #RacingSky idolhorse.com/horse-racing...
Movement at the top of our Hong Kong Derby Power Rankings as Hong Kong's Four-Year-Old Classic Series aspirants head towards their final showdown on March 23 at Sha Tin. 🇭🇰
Top 14 Hong Kong Derby contenders as ranked by our expert panel 👇
Zhang Yuesheng’s rise from a small Chinese village to become one of the world’s biggest racehorse owners is a remarkable tale.
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It has housed champion after champion: Beau Zam, Let’s Elope, Saintly, So You Think.
But as Anthony Cummings has his training licence revoked and the ATC considers the future of Randwick's famed Leilani Lodge, Adam Pengilly asks: how much is history worth?
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Trainer Bhupat Seemar has ruled out Dubai World Cup-bound Laurel River from the Saudi Cup, scotching “injury” reports, and has set his attention to Walk Of Stars’ Riyadh raid.
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