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This weekend we may well be best to start off focusing on the Far East with both Hong Kong and Tokyo putting on racing of great interest, and at Sha Tin all eyes will be on the jockey title battle between Zac Purton and Joao Moreira and the debut of Australian import Lucky Express, who won two of his three starts as a juvenile at Bendigo and then Caulfield back in 2019 when known as Prince Of Sussex

Flutter Entertainment has raised more than £800 million in a share sale, a move designed to reduce debts and fund expansion plans, especially in the US

Oisin Murphy and Jessica Harrington will team up for the first time at Newmarket on Sunday week as the champion jockey has been booked to ride last year's Cheveley Park Stakes winner Millisle in the Qipco 1,000 Guineas.

Nine colts and 12 fillies have been declared for the first two European Classics of the season, the Emirates-sponsored Poule d'Essai des Poulains and Pouliches.

The staff across Godolphin's global operation are coming together to raise money for charity, attempting to travel 28,300 miles for charities supporting the fight against coronavirus.

Churchill Downs and Santa Anita carry the heavy end of the weekend racing load with important graded stakes at each track.

French prime minister Edouard Philippe has announced that much of the north east of France has been cleared of its coronavirus 'red zone' status, opening the way for important venues such as Chantilly and Compiegne to be freed from lockdown in the coming days

Spinning Memories potentially signed off in style for trainer Pascal Bary, as the mare landed the Group 3 Prix du Palais-Royal at Clairefontaine on Thursday.

Aidan O'Brien could be triple-handed in both the Coronation Cup and Qipco 1,000 Guineas next week at Newmarket, with Investec Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck among a host of Ballydoyle stars preparing to get their seasons belatedly under way.

Aidan O'Brien is confident leading Qipco 2,000 Guineas contender Arizona will not be troubled by the stamina demands of the Rowley Mile at Newmarket, with the Coventry Stakes hero on course to clash with Pinatubo for a third time next week.

Trainer Owen Burrows says the Investec Derby is the ultimate aim for exciting three-year-old Hukum, who will bid to put his name in the Epsom picture when running in the Listed Newmarket Stakes on June 6.

Cheltenham Festival-winning hurdler Pentland Hills is set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines following the discovery of a leg injury while away from Nicky Henderson's Seven Barrows base.

The NHA on Thursday announced that Horseracing in South Africa will resume on 1 June 2020 behind closed doors.

Prix de la Seine (Listed) winner Raabihah, now a perfect two-for-two, firmly placed herself in the picture for the classic Prix de Diane (G1) (French Oaks) with a one-sided victory on May 14 at Saint-Cloud, but before she takes on the best fillies in France, she will likely have one more run

All New York-bred yearlings entered at Fasig-Tipton’s Midlantic Fall Yearlings Sale will be catalogued together as a group in 2020, the company announced on Wednesday.

Spinning Memories wasted no time in getting her campaign off to a flyer in Listed company on French racing's return fixture at Longchamp earlier this month, and Thursday's Prix du Palais-Royal looks another good opportunity for the classy mare to add a Group 3 to her tally.