Wide gate no issue for Golden Sixty and Vincent Ho
Vincent Ho has downplayed Golden Sixty’s outside draw as Blake Shinn plots the champion’s downfall aboard Russian Emperor in the HKD$12 million Group 1 Citi...
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Happy Valley bends key for Nervous Witness
David Hayes believes Happy Valley’s unique contours are the key to Nervous Witness’ chances of making a winning return in the Class 2 Hip Wo...
Cheerful Days snares Chinese New Year Cup for Lui and Badel
Cheerful Days’ emergence as one of Hong Kong’s most consistent performers elevated sharply at Sha Tin on Thursday (3 February) when the under-rated gelding provided...
Wellington’s best to come, Badel chases Centenary Sprint Cup glory
Group 1 action returns this Sunday (23 January) to Sha Tin with a pair of top-level contests – highlighted by the reappearance of Golden Sixty...
Master Eight ready for Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup test
Master Eight has been one of this season’s most impressive performers with swift progression from Class 3 into a leading protagonist for Sunday week’s (23...
Master Eight lands Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy to remain unbeaten
Joao Moreira believes Master Eight has the ability to rise to the top of Hong Kong’s sprinting ranks after the gifted speedster preserved his unbeaten...
Healthy Happy seizes Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup
Healthy Happy (132lb) made a sparkling return to racing in Saturday afternoon’s (1 January) HKD$3.7 million Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at...
Master Eight eyes five unbeaten, Healthy Happy returns
Master Eight is shaping up as one of Hong Kong’s rising sprint stars and trainer Frankie Lor is hopeful the speedster can intensify his development...
Vincent Ho eyes improvement with Party Warrior
Fresh off his record-setting success aboard Golden Sixty in Sunday’s (12 December) Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), Vincent Ho is quickly turning his...
Gibson hopes Wellington can defy Hong Kong Sprint barrier setback
Richard Gibson hopes it will be a case of history repeats in the HKD$24 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin...
Zac Purton names Ryan Moore as hardest to beat for IJC title
Bidding to join Frankie Dettori and Douglas Whyte as a three-time winner of the HKD$800,000 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC), Zac Purton believes fellow dual...
Tourbillon Diamond claims Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap
Danny Shum is likely to plot a modest autumn path with Tourbillon Diamond after the Australian import upstaged several LONGINES Hong Kong International Races aspirants...
Blaze Warrior and Sight Spirit have Moreira excited
The unbeaten Blaze Warrior was one of the most exciting prospects to emerge last season and this Sunday (7 November) at Sha Tin, the talented...
Alexis Badel hoping to extend strong seasonal start
Alexis Badel hopes to capitalise on a positive start to the 2021/22 season when the Frenchman reunites with in-form Everyone’s Delight in the Class 3...
Naboo Attack chases ratings rise and first Group 2 as December glory beckons
Naboo Attack will be tasked with a double-edged objective in the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 October) as...
Undaunted Yung hopes Not Usual Talent can defy wide draw
Benno Yung remains undaunted by the opposition against Not Usual Talent (132lb) in Wednesday’s (6 October) Class 2 Fleming Handicap (1650m), holding faith in his...
Hayes claims National Day Cup and notches 500th Hong Kong win
Elated after extending a remarkable start to the season with a quartet, David Hayes hopes to plot a path to the Group 1 LONGINES Hong...
Happy reunion as old allies seek Group 3 National Day Cup glory
Reuniting with old ally Super Wealthy (113lb) for the first time in close to a year, the in-form Alexis Badel is putting his faith in...
Buddies surges to Group 3 Celebration Cup success
Undaunted by an uninspiring form line, Tony Cruz was left to exult after enigmatic galloper Buddies thwarted the hopes of better credentialled rivals by claiming...
Joao Moreira believes Sky Darci is primed for strong return
Joao Moreira has unshakeable faith in Sky Darci’s ability to cope with various contingencies as the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner resumes in the...
Shum steams to championship lead with Sha Tin double
Danny Shum hopes to maintain a blistering start to the 2021/22 season, ultimately hopeful of a first Hong Kong trainers’ championship after displacing David Hayes...
Drops Of God return fuels Moreira optimism
Joao Moreira is confident Drops Of God, leading contender in the Class 3 Chinese Recreation Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday...
Wellington hits Hong Kong Sprint trail
After a superb first full-season in Hong Kong which encompassed Group 1 glory, jockey Alexis Badel is brimming with excitement ahead of Wellington’s return after...
Healthy Happy and Sky Darci lock horns again in Premier Cup
After their enthralling one-two finish in last month’s Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m), Healthy Happy and Sky Darci will renew their burgeoning rivalry...
Hall, Whyte upstage big guns with Happy Valley doubles
Overshadowed by Caspar Fownes and John Size’s titanic battle for the Hong Kong trainers’ championship, David Hall and Douglas Whyte struck important blows of their...