Eric The Eel sold to Hong Kong
Australian Derby placegetter Eric The Eel has been sold to Hong Kong interests after two weeks of negotiations.
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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...
Chefano leads for Queen Mother Memorial Cup victory
Chefano gave trainer John Moore a sixth win in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) with a resolute front-running display at Sha...
Yiu’s on top and Shining, Moreira and Purton match strides
Ricky Yiu’s steady, unwavering progress towards what he hopes will be a first trainers’ championship continued at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 29 April) thanks...
Flash Famous shoots for a five-star night at the Valley
Frankie Lor heads into today’s (29 April) Happy Valley meeting with course specialist Flash Famous looking to become the first horse this season to win...
Hong Kong great set to join Sydney ranks
Seven-time champion trainer John Moore is set to return to Australia after more than 40 years in Hong Kong to set up a stable with...
O’Sullivan looking forward to Dragon taking Leap
The Matamata stable of Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott is preparing to welcome 25 to 30 horses back into the stable over the coming week,...
Mr Stunning lifts for a Chairman’s Sprint Prize shock
Mr Stunning lived up to his name and cemented his place as one of Hong Kong’s finest sprinters yesterday afternoon (26 April) at Sha Tin...
Exultant grinds them to submission as Purton makes history in the FWD QEII Cup
Zac Purton was elated and deflated at the end of Exultant’s glorious, grinding victory in the HK$25 million Group 1 FWD Queen Elizabeth II Cup...
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...
Exultant carries great expectations into FWD QEII Cup
Tony Cruz expects an Exultant victory in the HK$25 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 April) but the...
Waikuku looks to bounce back against Beauty Generation
If any horse can stop Beauty Generation from winning a record third FWD Group 1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday, 26 April, the...
Wellington’s star on the rise
Group 1 action will dominate FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 April) but one of Hong Kong racing’s exciting young prospects will...
Moore’s not looking back as he readies for FWD Champions Day
John Moore has the best overall record of any trainer in the Group 1 features that now make up Hong Kong’s HK$63 million FWD Champions...
Purton’s dream partner, a Beauty of a double act
Champion horses and their jockeys are racing’s great double acts. Seabiscuit had Red Pollard, Secretariat had Ron Turcotte, Hugh Bowman is forever Winx’s man, Frankel...
Moore’s smiling as Aethero and Beauty get five
John Moore believes Aethero is “definitely the one they’ve all got to beat” after the precocious sprinter yesterday morning (Thursday, 23 April) drew gate five...
Hot King Prawn’s time is now
Hot King Prawn is one of the most dependable horses in training and at Sha Tin this Sunday (26 April) trainer John Size is hopeful...
Tony Cruz is Hong Kong racing’s original ‘living legend’
Tony Cruz was spotted moving around on foot not so long ago. In the grave reality of the world’s current state, seeing Hong Kong racing’s...
QEII Cup victory would be sweeter for Shinn and Playa Del Puente
Playa Del Puente almost caused the biggest shock in BMW Hong Kong Derby history last month when at odds of 289/1 he forced Golden Sixty...
More Than This has questions to answer in FWD Champions Mile
More Than This heads into Sunday’s (26 April) HK$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile in the midst of an identity crisis of sorts but...
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...
Millard’s team ready to mix it on FWD Champions Day
Tony Millard enjoyed one of his biggest days at Sha Tin when the exceptional Ambitious Dragon won the 2011 Group 1 QEII Cup (2000m) and...
Chad Schofield aims to keep rolling with a full book at the Valley
Chad Schofield is a man in form and in demand and he heads into today’s (22 April) nine-race card at Happy Valley as one of...
Horse of the Year title is back in Beauty Generation’s sights
Beauty Generation is facing a strong challenge for Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year award this season and anything but a record third straight victory...