Zac Purton Scores Double
Zac Purton kept tabs on leader Joao Moreira in the jockeys’ premiership with a double on Cheerful Star and Noble Steed at Sha Tin yesterday...
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Will Power for Whyte
Douglas Whyte’s good form continued with Will Power following up a mid-December debut win with a smart victory in the Class 4 Link Handicap (1200m,...
Beauty Legacy storms into Hong Kong’s Classic Series picture
Beauty Legacy brought a pixel of clarity to a fuzzy Four-Year-Old Classic Series picture with an impressive debut victory in the Class 2 Broadwood Handicap...
Yiu maintains pace as he weighs up Premiership prospects
Premiership leader Ricky Yiu’s take on his title chances could be described as positive yet pragmatic after he secured his 31st win of the campaign...
Ho and Lui’s Golden run
Francis Lui has a strong hand to play in this season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with More Than This and Golden Sixty leading the pack and...
Beauty Legacy faces Decrypt as Hong Kong Classic Series approaches
The lead up to the Four-Year-Old Classic Series is heating up and on Sunday (5 January) the exciting prospect Beauty Legacy (129lb) will make his...
Whyte’s New Year double
Douglas Whyte’s rich vein of form straddled the turn-of-the-year. The first-season handler snared the last race of 2019 with Last Kingdom and took the first...
Warrior rediscovers his dash
Voyage Warrior drew comparisons with one of trainer Ricky Yiu’s past Group 1-winning speedsters after blazing away from his rivals in the Class 2 Cherry...
Piccone’s perfect start
Tony Piccone has only been in Hong Kong three days but he hit the ground running with a win and two third-place returns from four...
Golden victory signals Hong Kong Classic Mile intent
Golden Sixty made a big statement with an impressive win in the Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon...
Classic hopefuls clash at Sha Tin in New Year’s Group 3
Four-Year-Old Classic Series aspirants Champion’s Way (120lb) and Golden Sixty (114lb) will test their mettle against seasoned Group class performers in today’s (1 January) Group...
New Year, new challenge for Hong Kong debutant Tony Piccone
A new year signals a new opportunity for Tony Piccone who will kick off a two-month contract with the Hong Kong Jockey Club at today’s...
Hewitson’s breakthrough
It was a long time coming but Lyle Hewitson got his first Hong Kong win at his 141st attempt thanks to a well-judged all-the-way win...
Rich win in Griffin Trophy
Rich And Lucky justified 1.7 favouritism to break his maiden in the HK$2 million Griffin Trophy (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon, (Sunday 29 December),...
Big Party poses Group 1 question with Bauhinia Sprint Trophy demolition
Big Party (118lb) brushed off six rivals to post an impressive win in the Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin yesterday...
Elusive returns to dirt
Sunday (29 December) afternoon’s 10-race card at Sha Tin features a competitive Class 2 on the all-weather track, the Chek Keng Handicap (1650m), in which...
Bauhinia Sprint Trophy test for Big Party
Big Party shaped like a potential top-liner when ascending the ranks last season and will get his chance to prove his merit in Group class...
Alexis Badel hits a hat-trick
Alexis Badel bossed the mid-portion of the Boxing Day card at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 26 December) with a treble that featured a couple...
Private Secretary storms into the BMW Hong Kong Derby picture
Private Secretary showed no first night nerves with an accomplished debut win at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 26 December) that signaled trainer Tony Cruz’s...
Fownes looks to The Hulk and Snap Fit for festive cheer
Caspar Fownes has BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) ambitions for The Hulk who will attempt to prove his Classic Series credentials with a muscle-flexing display...
Three in a row for Duke Wai
Duke Wai hit overdrive late in the play to land his third win on the bounce in the Class 3 Long Valley Handicap (1000m), at...
Whyte’s young guns fire first-up at Sha Tin
Douglas Whyte is fast developing a reputation as a trainer well capable of readying young prospects for early success. The South African has 56 horses...
Whyte’s Inner Flame
Hong Kong’s newest trainer Douglas Whyte has hit the ground running with 12 wins from 111 starts and the South African is running hot ahead...
Lucky More shoots for revenge over Duke Wai
Lucky More (122lb) is out for revenge in today’s Class 3 Long Valley Handicap (1000m) when he will again face off against Duke Wai (128lb),...
Amazing success
Amazing Star produced a stellar performance at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 18 December), coasting to an eased-down four and a half-length victory in the...