Article by Jon Lees: Worrying times at the Kentucky Derby venue, a $455m reconstruction project in New York and a full house of Italian Classics for Frankie Dettori feature in our weekly digest of recent international racing news
The Japan Racing Association will present its 2022 Horse of the Year title to 3-year-old colt Equinox, who secured 282 out of 288 votes for an outstanding year during which he dominated two prestigious Group 1 events the Tenno Sho (Autumn) and the Arima Kinen and achieved runner-up performances in both spring classics. The star colt was also selected Best 3-Year-Old Colt with 285 votes.
Article by Jon Lees: Only the tenth female jockey ever to be licensed by the JRA, the 18-year-old already has a massive following in her racing-mad nation, where she is set to be the single-season record for winners by a woman