Asia (Archive)

The Singapore Turf Club has granted a one-day visiting jockey’s licence to Brazilian jockey Bernardo Pinheiro to ride at the Kranji Mile meeting this Saturday

Winner Star closed late to overhaul Seungbusa and win the 25th running of the Korean Derby (1800M KOR-G1) at Seoul Racecourse on Sunday afternoon, and in doing so, gave jockey Djordje Perovic his second win in the biggest of the three-year-old Classics

Fourth favourite Sodashi claimed this year’s Grade 1 Victoria Mile (1600m) at Tokyo on Sunday to register her third G1 title following the 2020 Hanshin Juvenile Fillies and the 2021 Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas).

The weather gods were not smiling but the racing gods were for the happy connections of Cheval Blanc in the $50,000 Class 4 race over 1600m on the Polytrack at Kranji on Sunday

Boom apprentice jockey Hakim Kamaruddin opened his 2022 account with Deception in the $75,000 Restricted Maiden race over 1200m at Kranji on Saturday.

The 25th Korean Derby will be run over nine-furlongs at Seoul Racecourse on Sunday afternoon, with Captain Yankee, who won the KRA Cup Mile in Busan a month ago, bidding to add the second jewel on his quest to sweep the Triple Crown - Race 8 at 5.20pm AEST on Sky Racing2

Seoul and Busan Sunday meetings previews - the 19 race Seoul broadcast commences at 11.45am AEST on Sky Racing2 - the Korean Derby (1800m) is Race 8 at 5.20pm AEST

Seoul's Saturday meeting preview - the four race broadcast commences at 11.45am on Sky Racing2 - Race 9: Class 2 (1800M) - Viking Storm was a two-time winner at this distance at class 2 before running a slightly disappointing 6th on his first try at this class on March 26th

Race analysis and race selections for Saturday's racing at Kranji - the 12 race broadcast commences at 2.00pm AEST on Sky Racing2 and from 6.00pm AEST on Sky Racing2 and Thoroughbred Central

This time last year, the thought of calling a Group 1 race would not have been on Pat Comerford’s mind - far from it - but next Saturday (May 21), that is just what the Australian expatriate will be doing when he gets behind the binoculars for the $1 million Group 1 Kranji Mile (1600m) - and what of his partner in calling, the popular Scott Bailey - much the same

Busan's Friday meeting preview - the eight race broadcast commences at 1.00pm AEST on Sky Racing2 - Race 8: Class 3 (1200M) Handicap - a very competitive finale in which plenty have winning claims - Busanhang Galmaegi s still eligible for class 4 but in taking a swing at this, comes down a full 7kg from his 4th place at this distance at class 4 level three weeks ago

Katak’s last-start run might have left trainer Ricardo Le Grange baffled, but the Kranji Mile contender showed it could have been one of those off days after he won a barrier trial effortlessly on Tuesday morning.

But while it was a slow burn early for this Australian-bred gelding Amore Amore the five-year-old is now gunning for a hat-trick of wins in Saturday’s $50,000 Class 4 race (1600m) on the Polytrack

Following on from last week’s Grade 1 NHK Mile Cup, this week Tokyo Racecourse sees the older fillies and mares step out for the Grade 1 Victoria Mile, once again run over the tough 1,600 meters on the track’s turf course - 4.40pm AEST on Sky Racing2

When Sun Ops, who had to do some work early after a tardy start in Sunday’s $70,000 Class 3 race over 1000m at Kranji on Sunday got tired late, it was King Arthur who loomed the biggest danger and under hard riding by the promising Malaysian apprentice jockey Yusoff Fazli, won comfortably by one length over the fast-finishing Sky Eye

Favourite Big Green Hat got up in the nick of time to score his first win for Hong Kong owner Matthew Li Man Hei in the $20,000 Maiden race over 1000m at Kranji on Sunday

Golden Power moved to within just one race of sweeping the Filly Triple Crown, as the Luna Stakes winner snared the second jewel in the crown, The Korean Oaks (1800M KOR-G2) at Busan Racecourse on Sunday afternoon

Fourth favourite Danon Scorpion scored a consecutive grade-race victory and first G1 title in this year’s NHK Mile Cup at Tokyo on Sunday

Only the narrowest of noses split Golden Power and Chamjoeun Chingu at the end of the Luna Stakes last month and at Busan Racecourse on Sunday afternoon the fillies meet again in the second leg of their Triple Crown as ten go to post in the Korean Oaks (1800M KOR-G2), Race 5 at 4.55pm AEST on Sky Racing2

Seoul and Busan Sunday meetings previews - the Seoul seven race broadcast commences at 11.45am AEST and the Busan four race broadcast commences at 1.00pm AEST on Sky Racing2 - Seoul Race 11: Class 1 (1200M) Handicap - a very competitive class 1 sprint to conclude the card Mighty Go shapes as the one to beat - a class 1 winner over 1400M in a very fast time