Opie delivers
Karis Teetan guided King Opie to a welcome feature win in the Class 2 Pok Oi Centenary Cup Handicap (1600m) yesterday (Saturday, 21 September). In...
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Teetan’s five sets him up for the fight ahead
A fabulous five-timer at Sha Tin yesterday (Saturday, 21 September) couldn’t dissuade Karis Teetan from his firm view that he has a fight on his...
Furore return
BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Furore caught the eye, running on for third under Grant van Niekerk in a dirt track barrier trial at...
Reliable Team sights a Happy Valley hat-trick
Reliable Team has a perfect record to protect when he takes his place in section two of the Class 3 Wah Fu Handicap (1200m) at...
Purton bags four, Lor, Moore and Size off the mark
They say you can’t keep a good man down and Zac Purton proved that adage with a quartet of wins at Sha Tin yesterday, Sunday,...
Umberto’s Choice the Right one
Umberto Rispoli heads into Wednesday’s (11 September) eight-race card at Happy Valley primed for the mount aboard Right Choice (118lb) in the Class 2 Big...
No joy for Hong Kong as locals dominate in Korea
Hong Kong hopes of Korean big-race glory sank in the Seoul sand this afternoon, Sunday, 8 September. Glorious Artist ran best of the two Sha...
Korea first would be another step in Ho’s quest for the top
Vincent Ho was bleary-eyed when he took his first look at Seoul’s sand track this morning, Saturday, 7 September. It was a few minutes before...
Lor looks for Glorious lift-off
Hong Kong’s KOR Group 1 Korea Cup (1800m) contender Glorious Artist threw his head around as he moved at an eager canter down the home...
Hong Kong raiders have barriers to overcome in Korea
Frankie Lor’s options had gone when he dipped his hand to select a red ball from a box at yesterday afternoon’s (Thursday, 5 September) barrier...
Hong Kong raiders depart for Korea and Ho’s happy to join them
Glorious Artist and Ugly Warrior departed Sha Tin yesterday morning, Thursday, 29 August, bound for Seoul and the Korea Autumn Racing Carnival on Sunday, 8...
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...
Purton takes two, Moore closes in
Zac Purton followed a four-timer at Sha Tin last weekend with a double at Happy Valley (3 July) that began with victory on the promising...
Purton wants Turtle power at the Valley
Zac Purton has conceded that Joao Moreira’s record of 170 wins in a season is likely beyond his reach but the champion jockey is certainly...
Energy bursts bubbles
John Moore was out of luck with another of his rising stars at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon, Monday, 1 July, when the Danny Shum-trained Green...
Van Niekerk grabs Group 3 glory as Flying Thunder storms the Cup
Flying Thunder gave jockey Grant van Niekerk his first Group race win in Hong Kong with a smart display in the Group 3 Premier Cup...
Van Niekerk seeks a first with Flying Thunder
Grant van Niekerk has enjoyed a fine debut season in Hong Kong and he’s looking to cap it with a breakthrough feature race success aboard...
Thinkin’ Derby
Thinkin’ Big (128lb) finished at the tail in last year’s Victorian Derby (2500m) at Flemington as favourite but the newly-acquired Frankie Lor gelding might get...
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...
Purton shoots for 1000 on Thanks Forever, plays down record bid
Zac Purton will attempt to bag his 1000th Hong Kong win at the first attempt at Sha Tin on Saturday (8 June) when he partners...
Purton keeps on rolling with Happy Valley four-timer
There is no stopping the Zac Purton juggernaut. The champion jockey continued his domination with a four-timer at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 5 June),...
Purton has Simply Brilliant
Simply Brilliant (133lb) heads the handicap following his third to Beauty Generation in the Group 1 FWD Champions Mile last time out. Champion jockey Zac...
Lor’s Dream for rain ahead of season’s final major
Frankie Lor is hoping Friday’s rain continues to fall as forecasted through to Sunday’s (26 May) twelfth and final Group 1 of the 2018/19 season,...
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...
Right Choice for Rispoli
Frankie Lor will try to scupper Champion’s Way’s winning streak with his own talented prospect Right Choice (122lb). The four-year-old is also seeking a sixth...