Pitman savouring Hong Kong experience
Riccarton trainer Michael Pitman is enjoying the build-up to racing at Sha Tin on Sunday as his class sprinter Enzo’s Lad gets set to contest...
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Santa Ana Lane draws wide for FWD Champions Day assignment
Santa Ana Lane will have to overcome a wide berth if he is to win the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin...
Deirdre forms a new bond as Viddora steps into Vivlos’ shoes
Talented mares Deirdre and Viddora may hail from different hemispheres, let alone countries or stables, but they have become close companions as the FWD Champions...
Fat Turtle aims to rise in Happy Valley feature
Hong Kong is awash with exciting young talent right now. Voyage Warrior’s blazing win on Monday has him pegged as a shooting star, while the...
Santa Ana Lane on song ahead of Chairman’s Sprint Prize
Santa Ana Lane, the world’s top-rated sprinter who brings genuine star quality to Hong Kong’s Champions Day, arrived safely overnight at Sha Tin ahead of...
Promising winners aplenty at Sha Tin
Sha Tin’s Easter Monday (22 April) meeting was billed as a day likely to showcase some of Hong Kong’s most promising gallopers and it lived...
Van Niekerk in Full Bloom at Happy Valley
Grant van Niekerk was centre stage at Happy Valley tonight (Wednesday, 17 April) with a bit of tack drama and a double featuring a long-odds...
Ka Ying Star can still rise higher
Ka Ying Star finished 10th in the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) last start but Vincent Ho believes the gelding will return to form in...
Furore catches the eye as FWD QEII Cup entrants trial at Sha Tin
The BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Furore headlined an “all -star” barrier trial at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday 16 April) which featured three...
Impressive Aethero draws Able Friend comparison, Purton hits a century
Aethero lived up to the bubbling hype with an easy debut win at Sha Tin today (Sunday, 14 April) that took Zac Purton to 100...
100th Hong Kong win eludes Purton at Happy Valley
Zac Purton reached 99 wins for the season when Dream Come True landed the Class 3 Hong Kong Exchanges Challenge Cup Handicap (1000m) at Happy...
FWD Champions Day attracts world class quality
Elite gallopers will race for HK$58 million on what promises to be another exciting FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 28 April....
Purton hopes to deliver seventh heaven to Fownes
Seven Heavens has suffered two frustrating defeats in a row and on Wednesday (10 April) Zac Purton will aim to end the exasperation with a...
Rattan spoils the big two’s Sprint Cup party
Rattan shocked two Group 1 winners in Mr Stunning and Beat The Clock to score an unexpected victory in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m)...
Normal brilliance for Beauty Generation in G2 Chairman’s Trophy cruise
Normality reigned in the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin this afternoon but there was nothing mundane about the brilliant Beauty Generation’s eighth...
First Hong Kong win for Alfred Chan
Alfred Chan grabbed his first Hong Kong win today, Sunday, 7 April, when the Manfred Man-trained Care Free Prince landed the Class 4 Severn Handicap...
Pakistan Star “a normal horse” into G2 Chairman’s Trophy
Paul O’Sullivan is not getting carried away ahead of Pakistan Star’s first start for his stable in Sunday’s (7 April) Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m)....
Star Luck keeps Lor’s dirt track record rolling at Sha Tin
To call Frankie Lor the dirt track king would be to ignore his ever-broadening scope of accomplishments in only his second season training. But the...
Tough Mission for Lor’s four-year-old in Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy
Mission Tycoon will carry the four-year-old banner against the imperious Beauty Generation in the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 7...
Tsui aiming for double delight on dirt with Winner Supreme
Me Tsui will aim Winner Supreme (117lb) at back-to-back wins on the all-weather track in the Class 3 Hin Yiu Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin...
Mr Stunning and Beat The Clock clash in Sunday’s G2 Sprint Cup
Mr Stunning and Beat The Clock will go head-to-head in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 7 April, each vying...
Moreira bags three as Champion’s Way makes it four in a row
Joao Moreira secured a treble aboard Champion’s Way, who won his fourth race on the bounce to remain undefeated for trainer John Size in the...
Purton snares ride on Mr Stunning in dramatic Hong Kong twist
The colourful career of Mr Stunning has taken another dramatic twist with the news that champion jockey Zac Purton will replace Karis Teetan when Hong...
Can in-form Joy Of Giving deliver historic result for Michael Chang?
A new era will dawn in China’s long and fascinating relationship with horse racing when the Hong Kong Jockey Club stages its first fully-operational race...
International group 1 stars among Champions Day entries at Sha Tin
Champions Day will hold world racing’s spotlight at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 28 April and the international occasion has attracted 111 entries from 14...