Chau seeking five straight with Son Pak Fu at Happy Valley
Son Pak Fu has shown sensational improvement throughout the second half of this season and the four-year-old is chasing a fifth consecutive win at Happy...
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Benno Yung trains 300th Hong Kong winner
In a season of landmarks, Benno Yung became the latest Hong Kong racing participant to reach a significant milestone by posting his 300th winner
Jerry Chau doubles up as Son Pak Fu claims Happy Valley feature
Jerry Chau maintained a sparkling run of form at Happy Valley with a brace on Wednesday night capped by victory aboard Son Pak Fu in...
Kings Shield reigns as Purton dominates with Sha Tin treble
Erasing the memories of an unsuccessful Seoul campaign, Kings Shield re-established status as Hong Kong’s premier dirt course galloper with a stirring win in the...
Group 2 winner on turf, Mighty Giant’s ready for dirt test
Mighty Giant (135lb) makes his highly anticipated first start on dirt when he lines up in the HKD$2.9 million Class 2 Kwok Shui Handicap (1650m)...
Zac Purton dominates with stunning Sha Tin seven-timer
In an extraordinary display of excellence, Zac Purton has again stamped his authority on Hong Kong racing, posting a personal-best of seven wins to dominate...
Currie’s in for the hard yards, primed for FWD Champions Day
Luke Currie is out to make up for lost time across the remaining 23 fixtures this season in Hong Kong after his dream start was...
Zac Purton excels again to slash Joao Moreira’s lead
Zac Purton’s assault on Joao Moreira’s jockeys’ championship lead continued apace at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (9 February) when the Australian posted a quartet...
Bentley partners Healthy Happy in Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup
Gearing up to ride Healthy Happy in Sunday week’s (20 February) HKD$12 million Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m), Harry Bentley is first looking...
Douglas Whyte lauds Blake Shinn as the Australian lands Sha Tin treble
Douglas Whyte paid Blake Shinn the ultimate compliment after the Australian closed a spectacular December with victory aboard Will Power in the Class 1 Fo...
Moreira dominates Happy Valley to continue remarkable surge
The Joao Moreira juggernaut continues at top speed after the Brazilian capped a momentous three-meeting burst with a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night...
Zac Purton breaks Douglas Whyte’s prizemoney record ahead of IJC defence
Zac Purton has overtaken Douglas Whyte’s all-time Hong Kong prizemoney record by posting a double as the perfect prelude to his title defence of the...
Zac Purton dominates Happy Valley with second quartet in four days
Zac Purton has forged to a double-figure lead over arch-rival Joao Moreira in the 2021/22 Hong Kong jockey’s championship after slotting a quartet at Happy...
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...
Jerry Chau closes in on Vincent Ho in Tony Cruz Award battle
Jerry Chau’s quest for the Tony Cruz Award, the prize for Hong Kong’s most successful homegrown jockey in 2020/21, intensified with a treble at Happy...
Sha Tin double gives Caspar Fownes vital breathing space
Buoyed by a timely show of strength, Caspar Fownes is taking nothing for granted despite edging to a three-win lead over John Size in the...
Douglas Whyte’s faith vindicated as Carroll Street emerges as a quality prospect
Douglas Whyte is confident Carroll Street can develop into a serious sprinting prospect next season after the youngster impressively laid waste to talented opposition in...
Taking Aim justifies Douglas Whyte’s faith after breaking back into winners’ list
Winless for more than two years, Taking Aim completed a long, eventful trek from the brink of enforced retirement to Sha Tin’s winners’ stall after...
Not Usual Talent upstages Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopefuls
Reprising a latent winning habit, Not Usual Talent’s gate-crashing victory in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) ended an 11-race losing streak while delivering...
California Rad aims to keep on rising as Million Challenge kicks off
Karis Teetan heads into Wednesday’s (9 September) eight-race card at Happy Valley primed for the mount aboard California Rad in the second section of the...
Teetan bags three at Sha Tin as ‘closers’ dominate
It was a night for late-closers and Mongolian King maintained that trend to the last with a powerful late charge in the final race at...
Stronger speeds to a Valley track record
Stronger found his Hong Kong feet in fine style at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 12 February), blitzing the Class 3 Fanling Handicap (1000m) in...
Cinq makes two for Moreira
Joao Moreira completed a double when he delivered Cinquante Cinq through a sweet, cutting run to take the night’s silverware, the Class 3 Volunteers’ Challenge...
No Beauty blues for Purton with nine rides at the Valley
Zac Purton heads to Happy Valley tonight, Wednesday (23 October) looking to banish memories of Beauty Generation’s shock weekend defeat with a couple of smart...
Purton’s big six brings Moreira’s record back into range
Zac Purton has Joao Moreira’s single season record back in his sights after a blitzing six-timer at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 7 July) took...