The Millennium singer was paid $2 million (GBP1 million) for a sell-out concert at the Nad Al Sheba racecourse in April last year (06), but the noise of the concert scared Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's Arabian mares. Dubai Racing Club chief Frank Gabriel says, "It affected their state of mind and their performance. That will never happen again.

In the midst of the restricted breeding season brought on by the equine influenza epidemic, a ray of light for the Basil Nolan family's long established Raheen Stud in the Gladfield Valley near Warwick in Queensland has been the earning of the distinction of being the breeders of the fastest horse over 1200 in the history of Hong Kong racing. In the midst of the restricted breeding season brought on by the equine influenza epidemic, a ray of light for the Basil Nolan family's long...