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...
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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...
Talent gives Domeyer a treble at the Valley
Aldo Domeyer has made a rapid advance since arriving in Hong Kong at the start of May and he annexed his first Hong Kong treble...
Styling for Schofield
Chad Schofield has developed a solid working relationship with John Moore in recent months and the young Australian is keen to deliver his biggest win...
Winning, Happiness and Applause as Moreira makes 800 in record time
Joao Moreira pocketed a treble and hit a milestone figure at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday 16 June), notching his 800th Hong Kong career win...
Purton keeps rolling
You have to go back two months and 17 meetings to find the last time Purton left the racecourse without a win and while the...
Big Party for Purton four-timer
Champion jockey Zac Purton took his season’s tally to 123 wins with a masterful four-timer at Sha Tin this afternoon, Saturday, 18 May, despite feeling...
High hopes for Pingwu Spark
Patience is a virtue that trainer Benno Yung knows well. On Sunday (29 April) at Sha Tin, his Champions Day hopes will rest squarely on...
In from Pingwu Spark wins his fifth race of season at Sha Tin
Trainer Benno Yung is hesitant to throw hulking grey Pingwu Spark in against the “big boys” but admits that he may now have no other...
Derek Leung’s popular win on Mastercraftsman brute Pingwu Spark
Jockey Derek Leung’s win in the Class 2 Lukfook Jewellery Beloved Collection Handicap (1400m) today (Sunday, 17 December) may not have held the same significance...
Pingwu Spark & Doctor Geoff renew rivalry at Sha Tin on Sunday
Pingwu Spark is one of Hong Kong’s buzz horses right now and the hulking grey will attempt to further enhance his burgeoning profile in Sunday’s...