Danon Smash out to uphold family honour for Yasuda and Lord Kanaloa
In the recent annals of the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint there have been few foreign challengers that have been able to seriously trouble...
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Moreira keeps the faith into the Hong Kong International Races
Joao Moreira hopes loyalty will yield the pay-off of his first Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) victory in three years. The Brazilian ace enjoyed a...
Indy Champ steps up to take on the Hong Kong challenge
In the weeks leading up to the 2019 Hong Kong International Races, Silk Racing had three horses in three different races, all with a decent...
Anthony Van Dyck is a Derby first at the Hong Kong International Races
It was the master Italian breeder Federico Tesio who once remarked that the existence of the thoroughbred depended on a single criterion, namely the winning...
Haggas has international aims for reformed Young Rascal
William Haggas believes you need a fresh horse to compete in horse racing’s international winter prizes and in “reformed character” Young Rascal he has just...
Moore happy with the draws for Hong Kong International Races
There was a smile on John Moore’s face as he discovered the fate of his latest sensation Aethero at the barrier draw ceremony for Sunday’s...
It’s a family affair as Caspar Fownes readies for the HKIR
Three champion trainer titles; a raft of major race winners at home and in Singapore and a surname synonymous with Hong Kong racing only scratches...
Tweaks have Moore believing Beauty Generation is primed
“Let the show begin!” John Moore said after Beauty Generation worked through his final fast gallop before Sunday’s (8 December) Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong...
Aethero’s ready to fly in the Hong Kong Sprint
Aethero worked solo down the turf track’s back straight at Sha Tin this morning (Thursday, 5 December) in a manner which left John Moore satisfied...
Pia Brandt and Called To The Bar follow Pride’s Hong Kong lead
Pia Brandt will not necessarily be a familiar face for many Hong Kong racing fans but aficionados are far more likely to recognise the silks...
December warrior Mr Stunning seeks a Hong Kong Sprint hat-trick
Mr Stunning has never held the official title of Hong Kong’s champion sprinter, yet when December rolls around he is a champion in every sense...
Exultant is no second fiddle to Beauty Generation
Tony Cruz believes Exultant could prove to be the best stayer Hong Kong has ever produced. That may be so, but the three-time Group 1...
Teetan shrugs off the pressure to land maiden IJC crown
Karis Teetan secured his first LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday, seeing off Ryan Moore thanks to a hugely consistent night...
Timing is right for Hot King Prawn
John Size has been Hong Kong champion trainer 11 times and already wears the mantle of an ‘all-time great’ and among his 1,222 Hong Kong...
French master Royer-Dupre commands respect at home and abroad
There are certain trainers that have acquired a real knack of travelling their horses for the biggest international events, while others are renowned as kings...
Tyreel’s young giant is Moore’s latest great hope
Hong Kong’s latest sprint sensation Aethero was perhaps destined to be a giant – in every sense – of the racetrack even before his race...
World’s top two, Dettori and Purton, clash in IJC
The world’s two top jockeys, the evergreen and effervescent Frankie Dettori and Hong Kong’s own Zac Purton, head a stellar cast competing in the 22nd...
Vincent Ho represents Hong Kong’s ‘homegrown’ high-flyers
Vincent Ho will take on some of the world’s best this week with a full book in Sunday’s Group 1 races and is slated for...
De Sousa’s feeling the Power ahead of IJC defence
Hong Kong ‘gets’ Silvestre de Sousa. It has for a good while now. The city’s racing fans, its owners, its trainers, all of them hardheaded...
New dad Avdulla hopes In Her Time can deliver in the Hong Kong Sprint
Jockey Brenton Avdulla enjoyed a momentous 2018 – winning the AU$3.5 million Group 1 Golden Slipper Stakes and both principal jockeys’ premierships in his adopted...
Fellowes hopes Prince Of Arran will bring his Melbourne best to HK
Charlie Fellowes has a charm and approachability that is probably nudging Group 1 class but talking to Prince Of Arran’s trainer one continually gets the...
In Her Time arrives safely in Hong Kong
Newcastle mare In Her Time has arrived safely in Hong Kong where the Group One winning sprinter will represent Australia at the International meeting.
Monte’s Cup
Mister Monte carried off yesterday afternoon’s (Sunday, 1 December) second trophy race, the Class 4 Chinese General Chamber of Commerce Cup Handicap (1800m, dirt) at...
Duke Wai takes the feature on the eve of HKIR week
All but one of the overseas raiders are on the ground ahead of the HK$93 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races – Australia’s In Her...
Shinn’s back on Stronger
Australian import Stronger (133lb) steps out on debut in the Class 3 Peninsula Golden Jubilee Challenge Cup Handicap (1000m) on Sunday (1 December) for John...