New season, new challenges but Moreira still Purton’s biggest threat
Zac Purton sealed his fourth champion jockey title last season, reigning supreme with 147 wins to end the term as the current dominant force in...
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‘Improved’ Golden Sixty trials at Sha Tin
Golden Sixty stepped out for a trial yesterday morning (Friday, 4 September) at Sha Tin as he prepares for his campaign debut in the Group...
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...
John Size readies three for Sunday’s Chief Executive’s Cup
John Size will launch a three-pronged attack on the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup (1200m) when Hong Kong racing returns at Sha Tin on...
Hong Kong proving lucrative for Cameron
Hong Kong racing is the lifeblood for many New Zealand trainers, and Cambridge horsewoman Catherine Cameron is no exception. A large part of her business...
Regency Legend prepares for Chief Executive’s Cup defence with December in mind
Hong Kong racing returns on Sunday, 6 September at Sha Tin with the traditional season-opening feature race, the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap...
Class galloper back to winning form at Riccarton
Quality short course galloper He Kin Fly reminded racing enthusiasts there is still plenty of life left in his eight-year-old legs when he boomed home...
Purton prepares for Hong Kong life after Moore
Zac Purton says the return of Australian trainer David Hayes might hold the key to a successful defence of his Hong Kong champion jockey title...
Exultant named Horse of the Year at Hong Kong’s Champion Awards
Exultant’s outstanding exploits during the 2019/20 season earned the multiple Group 1 victor the Hong Kong Horse of the Year award at a special presentation...
Hong Kong racing pulls together to complete extraordinary season
Hong Kong’s “season like no other” ended at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 15 July with Ricky Yiu securing an odds-defying champion trainer title that was...
Moore says goodbye after stellar Hong Kong career
John Moore is ready to return to Australia to start a family training venture after a decorated career in Hong Kong racing.
Hong Kong season finale sees cool Yiu claim the championship
Ricky Yiu sealed the champion trainer title at Happy Valley on Wednesday (15 July) night to fulfill a lifelong dream, and he did it with...
Yiu’s four-win lead has him optimistic that this one won’t get away
Ricky Yiu is on the verge of the most extraordinary achievement in his 48-year career with the Hong Kong Jockey Club; an accomplishment greater even...
Francis Lui hopes for luck in final title assault at Happy Valley season finale
Francis Lui heads into Wednesday’s (15 July) season finale at Happy Valley with seven chances across six races in the hope of pegging back Ricky...
Purton wins fourth Hong Kong premiership
Zac Purton has clinched his fourth Hong Kong jockeys' premiership with one meeting still remaining in the 2019-20 season.
Fast Most Furious for Purton and Hall, Yiu keeps Cruz at bay
Zac Purton locked up a fourth Hong Kong champion jockey title when Fast Most Furious (130lb) carried him past the post for his 144th win...
Jolly Banner returns for Yiu as the season’s finish line nears
Ricky Yiu’s stable stalwart Jolly Banner returns this Sunday (12 July) at Sha Tin with the chance of securing a vital win for his handler...
Hong Kong’s clock ticks out for John Moore, the big-race king
John Moore sits at the open window. His elbows rest on the worktop, his hands cup binoculars in a steadying grip and his eyes study...
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...
Yiu’s still swinging as title challenge intensifies
Zac Purton has the jockeys’ title more or less wrapped up – the shiny bow is all that’s needed – but the trainers’ race has...
French Derby runner-up to join Hayes in Hong Kong
British trainer John Gosden has landed his first victory in the French Derby as the runner-up The Summit heads for David Hayes's Hong Kong yard.
Moore slams a Sha Tin hat-trick, Moreira’s out and Yiu’s still fighting
John Moore’s five-decade career in Hong Kong will come to an end in 10 days’ time but the handler hammered home a hat-trick of wins...
I Am Invincible gelding tops Hong Kong International Sale (July)
An eye-catching half-brother to Group 1 winner Volatile Mix drew a clinching bid of HK$7.2 million to top the Hong Kong International Sale (July) at...
Teetan’s red-hot form continues as exciting youngsters take centre stage
Karis Teetan surged past his best ever season’s tally of 84 wins late last month and the man dubbed the ‘Mauritian Magician’ is showing no...
Columbus helps Purton’s cause, Yiu keeps Lui at bay
Columbus County struck a blow for Zac Purton and this year’s BMW Hong Kong Derby crop with a victory full of promise in the Class...