Sky Darci heads Hong Kong Derby selected runners
Caspar Fownes-trained Sky Darci heads 14 selected runners for the HK$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 21 March. Commanding...
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Classique Legend passes early test with Conghua trial win
Classique Legend has taken a small – but significant – step towards returning to competition with a soft trial win at Conghua on Monday (1...
Grateful Heart wins DBS x Manulife Million Challenge
Grateful Heart has been crowned DBS x Manulife Million Challenge champion, leaving Danny Shum to revel in a third victory in the lucrative Happy Valley...
Aethero pleases Fownes, Classique Legend continues to progress
Gun sprinter Aethero pleased trainer Caspar Fownes at Sha Tin yesterday morning (Tuesday, 23 February) as he ramped up his preparation toward a return to...
Waikuku steams to Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup victory
John Size has soared higher into Hong Kong racing’s stratosphere after the 11-time champion trainer posted his 1300th winner with Waikuku’s triumph in the HK$12...
Southern Legend primed for Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup
Nearly a year ago, Southern Legend proved that he can still run rings around his younger adversaries – and the best in Hong Kong –...
First Group One thrill for trainer Vance
Former champion jockey Bob Vance got to experience the thrill of winning a Group One race from the other side of the fence on Saturday...
Moreira boosts lead in jockeys’ championship with another treble
Joao Moreira has extended his lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership with another display of dominance, notching a Happy Valley treble to lead reigning...
Derek Leung stars at Sha Tin with a treble
Celebrating his first treble in almost a year, Derek Leung identified the virtues of hard work and vital stable support after taking riding honours at...
Hong Kong Derby hopes hinge on Sea Of Life’s continued progress
Vincent Ho is confident a BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) tilt remains within Sea Of Life’s grasp as the emerging talent prepares to face a...
Million Challenge at Grateful Heart’s mercy after fourth win at Happy Valley
Happy Valley sprint specialist Grateful Heart has built an almost impregnable buffer in the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge after a fourth victory at the...
Blinkers on as Whyte looks to reignite Inner Flame at Happy Valley
Inner Flame worked in first-time blinkers at Sha Tin last Thursday (28 January) morning and trainer Douglas Whyte is pinning his hopes on not only...
Caspar Fownes begins the journey towards staying features with Columbus County
Revitalised by a brief spell, emerging talent Columbus County will throw down the gauntlet to Hong Kong’s premier stayers in the Group 3 Centenary Vase...
Red-hot Moreira looks to keep on rolling at Happy Valley’s midweek fixture
Fresh off Group 1 success and a treble on Sunday (24 January) at Sha Tin, Hong Kong’s leading jockey Joao Moreira is looking to keep...
Christophe Soumillon eyes Centenary Sprint Cup with Wishful Thinker
Christophe Soumillon has been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to add another Group 1 in Hong Kong to his impressive haul and today (24 January) at...
Lui lays down a Happy Valley treble ahead of Golden Sixty’s return
Four days out from the much-anticipated return of Golden Sixty’s attempt to post a 12th consecutive triumph, the champion galloper’s trainer Francis Lui continued an...
Rise High poised to return in Group 1 battle at Sha Tin
Bracing for a tilt at leading miler Golden Sixty, Caspar Fownes has complete faith in Rise High as the injury-ravaged galloper resumes in the Group...
Snap Fit returns for Fownes, In-form Size saddles seven
Injury halted the Caspar Fownes-trained Snap Fit’s burgeoning career last season, but this Wednesday (20 January) the handler’s talented six-year-old returns from a 10-month break...
Golden Sixty tunes up ahead of Group 1 Stewards’ Cup tilt
After his devastating win in last month’s Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile, hometown hero Golden Sixty pleased his connections at Sha Tin yesterday morning...
Joao Moreira has faith in Excellent Proposal
With a respectful eye on several rivals, Joao Moreira is bullish about the chances of Excellent Proposal (132lb) in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap...
John Size finds a winning solution for Champion’s Way
John Size’s decision to bypass Hong Kong’s lucrative LONGINES Hong Kong International Races was vindicated handsomely when Champion’s Way ended an 18-month drought by snaring...
Fownes’ chance pays with Explosive win in Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy
Caspar Fownes’ chance with the lowly rated Explosive Witness (113lb) paid off at Sha Tin yesterday (Friday, 1 January) as the Australian-bred exceeded expectations to...
Caspar Fownes heads to Sha Tin New Year’s Day with conservative hopes
The Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) – the second of two New Year’s Day features – sits as a symbolic 2020 launching...
Joao Moreira notches another milestone – and a treble
Joao Moreira’s startling ascent into racing’s stratosphere has encompassed yet another milestone with the Brazilian becoming only the third jockey in history to notch 1000...
Royal Performer all business come raceday
If you watched Royal Performer in track gallops you would think he’d have been better named Pauper or Court Jester. But the ex-Hong Kong galloper...