Seajetz marks first runner back for Richards
Paul Richards is ensuring the family name won’t be absent from the New Zealand training ranks now his premiership-winning son Jamie is moving to Hong...
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Richards signs off a winner
Te Akau trainer Jamie Richards went out in style when three-year-old gelding Ragamuffin won a Rating 65 Benchmark over 1400m at Matamata, with the race...
Hong Kong-bound Richards bows out of New Zealand racing
He may have racked up 53 Group One winners during his six-and-a-half years training for Te Akau Racing but Jamie Richards was back to being...
Group One double a special result for Richards
Jamie Richards made the penultimate weekend of his current training stint in New Zealand a memorable one when he produced a Group One winning double...
Verry Elleegant on top of the world
Verry Elleegant has been rated the world’s best racemare according to the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR) released by the International Federation of Horseracing...
From dream to reality for Blackadder
It’s been a whirlwind last couple of months for John Blackadder. Last year the Rangiora trainer elected to take a chance on a formerly retired...
Ho Ho Khan extends travels to Caulfield
From New Zealand to Hong Kong to Victoria. That is the path worn by seven-year-old gelding Ho Ho Khan, who renewed an old rivalry when...
Hong Kong future for Scribe
The Tony Pike-trained Scribe will do his future racing in Hong Kong with the unbeaten son of Press Statement sold to clients of David Hayes....
Richards quinellas own race
It was a fitting result in the Congratulations Hong Kong Bound Jamie Richards Maiden (1400m) at Matamata on Thursday, with Richards taking out the quinella....
Champion Kiwi trainer Hong Kong bound as Walker returns
New Zealand’s leading trainer Jamie Richards will move to Hong Kong in the new year to take up an invitation from the Hong Kong Jockey...
Punt Drunk: Purton hits prizemoney milestone ahead of HKIR 2021
Punt Drunk takes a look back at some of the major racing headlines from the weekend just gone, including Zac Purton's overflowing coffers and William...
Punt Drunk: Pure magic from the Wizard on Railway Stakes Day
Group 1 racing returned on Saturday as the Wizard put on an old-fashioned masterclass in Perth, Hong Kong’s Winx returned to the track on Sunday...
Punt Drunk: Ex-Aussie hits $134 moon shot in Hong Kong
An ex-Aussie is causing boilovers in Hong Kong, the Mornington Airbnb saga has taken another turn, and the short-priced favourite in Saturday’s Group 1 Railway...
Summer riches await Royal Performer
Group One galloper Royal Performer resumes on Thursday for Jenny and Bob Vance in an Open Handicap over 1400m at Pukekohe Park. The well-travelled nine-year-old...
Injury-plagued galloper rewarded with Group success
The well-travelled Cheval Prometteur has showed resilience in the face of adversity and his fighting qualities were again showcased at Te Rapa on Melbourne Cup...
Tarzino 3YO makes perfect start
Promising three-year-old Te Toki made an emphatic start to his career when successful at Taupo on Wednesday in the Ribchester @ Haunui Farm 1300m. The...
Wood loving his Hong Kong commentator’s role
Tom Wood has come a long way since his race commentator’s debut as an 18-year-old at the Westport trots on Boxing Day 2008. For the...
Youngster digging for Te Rapa treasure
Matamata trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott are in no hurry with promising Trust In A Gust two-year-old Treasure State but that’s not to say...
Henderson juvenile Hong Kong bound
Stakes-winning two-year-old Atullibigeal has been sold and will continue his career in Hong Kong. Prepared by Te Awamutu horseman Carl Henderson, the son of Street...
Zac Purton optimistic over Michael Chang’s Amigos Giggle
Zac Purton hopes Amigos Giggle can validate encouraging trial form and reward Michael Chang’s patience when the Australian-bred first-starter contests the first section of the...
Joao Moreira continues remarkable season with Sha Tin treble
Joao Moreira is poised to surge over the 150-win milestone for the third time in Hong Kong after the Brazilian’s relentless drive for a fourth...
John Size upbeat over Drops Of God, Blaze Warrior as championship hopes flicker
Conceding the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship is clearly Caspar Fownes’ to lose, John Size is optimistic Drops Of God and Blaze Warrior can preserve...
Exultant bows out as one of Hong Kong’s all-time greats
Exultant, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong racing, will farewell fans at a retirement ceremony this Saturday (26 June) in...
Fownes, Size trade blows but Me Tsui takes Happy Valley honours
Caspar Fownes retains the upper hand in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship tussle with John Size after the two title contenders shared a win each...
The Rock for Schofield as Fownes readies nine for the Valley
After starring with five wins from 12 runners and a clean sweep of both Group 3s on Sunday afternoon (20 June) at Sha Tin, Caspar...