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Master Eight

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

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

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

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

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...
Wellington

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

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

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

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...
Everyone’s Delight

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

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...
Benno Yung

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...
Super Wealthy

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...
Super Wealthy

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

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...
Sky Darci

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...
Namjong Sings

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

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

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

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...
Simply Fluke

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...
Sky Darci

Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci poised ahead of Lion Rock Trophy return

Caspar Fownes is confident BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Sky Darci has the quality and versatility to capitalise on favourable weight conditions to bolster...
Healthy Happy

Lor hopes weight trend favours Healthy Happy in Sunday’s Lion Rock Trophy

Lowly weighted runners have a notable record in the short history of the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) and this Sunday (30 May)...
Superbella

‘Impressed’ Joao Moreira chases back-to-back wins aboard Superbella

After an authoritative course and distance conquest last start, championship leading jockey Joao Moreira is confident Superbella (119lb) can measure up in Class 3 when...
Jerry Chau

Jerry Chau and Douglas Whyte excel at Happy Valley with trebles

In a symbolic confluence of generations, Douglas Whyte and Jerry Chau shared the Happy Valley spotlight with milestone trebles on Wednesday night (5 May) as...