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...
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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...
Classique Legend Unplaced In HK Sprint
Australian sprint star Classique Legend has finished unplaced in the Hong Kong Sprint with honours going to Japanese raider Danon Smash.
Fownes poised to unleash a potent Hong Kong International Races squad
The LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) preparation – both flawed and challenging – is complete, but Caspar Fownes won’t know the success of the operation...
Golden Sixty on target to add to imposing record in the Hong Kong Mile
Wary and respectful of world-class opposition, Francis Lui carries a characteristically understated sense of confidence into the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile with Golden...
Mixed fortune for Caspar Fownes
Classique Legend will have to defy LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) history after the joint world’s top-rated sprinter drew barrier one in the HK$22 million...
In-form Moreira nears 1,000 wins with a solid book for Sunday
Championship-leading jockey Joao Moreira is riding at the peak of his powers with 51 wins this term – 20 clear of his nearest rival –...
Everest Winner Draws Rails For HK Sprint
Australian sprinter Classique Legend will jump from the inside barrier in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin's annual International meeting.
Moreira shines with treble, Lui notches 700 Hong Kong wins
Joao Moreira stole the show once again with his fourth treble in a row last night (Wednesday, 2 December) at Happy Valley, and he capped...
McEvoy Relinquishes Classique Legend Ride
Jockey Kerrin McEvoy has confirmed he won't travel to Hong Kong to continue his partnership with Classique Legend in the International Sprint.
Clock ticks as Classique Legend trials towards his Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint tilt
Classique Legend took a crucial step towards his Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) tilt with his first Hong Kong barrier trial on the...
Fownes to take the wraps off another talented former Australian at Happy Valley
Three days after successfully unveiling Hong Kong debut winner Enrich Delight at Sha Tin, Caspar Fownes will attempt a similarly triumphant feat with another former...
Sky Darci takes the Cup and Enrich Delight impresses
Caspar Fownes could have the strongest hand of any trainer in January’s Hong Kong Classic Mile as smart four-year-olds Sky Darci and Enrich Delight came...
Fast Most Furious eyes LONGINES Hong Kong Mile start
Fast Most Furious (132lb) will put his Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile credentials on show this Sunday (29 November) at Sha Tin when he...