Exciting Sky Field is on the Hong Kong Classic Mile trail
Sky Field made a big statement before the break between seasons and this Sunday (13 September) at Sha Tin he readies for his return in...
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Purton stars with four at Happy Valley’s season opener
Hong Kong’s champion jockey Zac Purton was at his brilliant best on Wednesday (9 September) night as he bagged a quartet of wins at Happy...
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...
Moreira roars into action at season opener
Joao Moreira, winless on this day last year, made a roaring start to the 2020/2021 racing season with a winning treble at the opening meeting...
Tight at the top of trainers’ table
The intensity of competition, a hallmark of Hong Kong racing, was keenly evident in last season’s fierce battle for the trainers’ premiership which, ultimately, went...
Purton delivers for Cruz as Yiu and Lui stall at the Valley
Zac Purton returned a favour at Happy Valley late on Wednesday night (8 July) to keep Tony Cruz in the frame for the champion trainer...
Fantastic four sees Purton and Lui boost championship claims
Zac Purton struck a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday (24 June) that left his great rival Joao Moreira with a mountainous task in the...
Yeung Dances to Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap glory
Dances With Dragon demolished his rivals in the Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 21 June, to give jockey Keith...
Ho hungry for more as Southern Legend eyes Premier Plate
Vincent Ho bagged his first Group 1 victory aboard Southern Legend in the FWD Champions Mile and on Sunday (21 June) at Sha Tin they...
Moreira and Fownes double up at the Valley
Joao Moreira got the boost he’d been looking for at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 10 June, teaming up with Caspar ‘King of the Valley’ Fownes...
Southern Legend ready to roar in the Lion Rock Trophy
Southern Legend dug deep into his gritty reserves when fending off Beauty Generation to earn a first Group 1 win in last month’s FWD Champions...
French ace Hamelin is enjoying his Hong Kong start
Antoine Hamelin has made a fine start to his Hong Kong career since emerging from quarantine five weeks ago and the Frenchman is showing no...
Five-star Purton Dances into premiership lead
Zac Purton arrived at Happy Valley on Wednesday (6 May) in search of the ignition that might fire him through the final two months of...
Purton seeks a Valley spark to ignite his championship assault
Zac Purton will head to Happy Valley tonight (Wednesday 6 May) with a full book of nine rides and his big rival Joao Moreira locked...
First Group 1 for Ho as Southern Legend edges Beauty Generation
Southern Legend was supposed to be preparing for a third straight win in the Kranji Mile but Plan B worked out far better for the...
Purton gains on absent Moreira ahead of FWD Champions Day
Zac Purton made sure he gained some benefit from Joao Moreira’s absence at Happy Valley on Wednesday (22 April) night with a double that took...
Artist tops the weights
Glorious Artist (133lb) was fourth in the 2019 KOR Group 1 Korea Cup (1800m) and returns to his preferred surface, the Sha Tin dirt, with...
Plan B enacted as Southern Legend heads to Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy
Southern Legend will take on an unscheduled assignment in the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 April) with plans for...
Toughness required as Dancing Fighter shoots for a hat-trick
Dancing Fighter returns to action at Happy Valley tonight (Wednesday 25 March) with top-weight, a wide draw and a three-month absence to overcome if he...
Golden Sixty puts Ho in the lead role for the BMW Hong Kong Derby
Vincent Ho shifts his weight to his left foot – the fingers of his right hand flick the outside seam of his thigh and for...
Columbus leads the Kiwis in this year’s BMW Hong Kong Derby quest
It’s 10 years since Caspar Fownes beamed in the afterglow of Super Satin’s moment of BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) glory and on Sunday (22...
Ho hits 300 with a night-capping hat-trick
Vincent Ho collected his 300th Hong Kong win at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 5 February) when he delivered Massive Pocket on a late burst...
Derby aspirants vie for position at Sha Tin on Sunday
The road to the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) is shortening with the Four-Year-Old Classic Series already underway and the big race less than two...
Hardly Swears shoots for four in a row at Happy Valley
A hot nine-race card at Happy Valley on Wednesday (29 January) night is the stage for an attempted four-timer when Hardly Swears (125lb) returns to...
Ho helps Fownes end drought
Caspar Fownes ended a dry spell stretching back to 18 December with a double at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 22 January) that owed plenty...