Moreira makes every second count as Beat The Clock lands Centenary Sprint Cup
Beauty Generation and Beat The Clock grabbed the headlines with Group 1 triumphs at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 20 January), but a fascinating undercard...
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Conte faces toughest task but Moreira retains confidence
Conte will have to face the toughest opponent in town when he takes his first foray into Group 1 grade in this Sunday’s (20 January)...
Moore camp happy with Beauty Generation’s final Stewards’ Cup gallop
Three men and their cameras faced the cold breeze that nipped along Sha Tin’s backstretch at 7.31am on Thursday (17 January) morning, all to capture...
Navas lifts the Cup again as Purton bags a double
It may be a bread and butter Class 4 handicap but the Craigengower Cricket Club Challenge Cup (1200m) was the feature at Happy Valley on...
Styling City set to go against the best in Centenary Sprint Cup
Styling City will plunge into the depths of Hong Kong’s Group 1 sprint pool on Sunday when he takes on the big three of Mr...
Plenty to note on another Happy Wednesday
Wednesday (16 January) night’s card at Happy Valley could be viewed as the calm before a Group 1 storm, but the city track serves up...
Elusive states his Dubai case to crown de Sousa treble
Tony Millard is still dreaming big with Elusive State after the five-year-old made it four consecutive wins for his new handler in today’s (12 January)...
FWD the new Hong Kong Champions Day sponsor
The Hong Kong Jockey Club today (10 January) announced insurance brand FWD as the new title sponsor for FWD Champions Day, one of the world’s...
High drama as Simply Brilliant wins the January Cup
Simply Brilliant won a dramatic Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley tonight, Wednesday, 9 January, but the biggest drama came once victory...
Northern Superstar bids to shine under Valley lights
Northern Superstar may well polarise opinion when he continues his Hong Kong development in this Wednesday’s Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley....
Beauty Generation and Glorious Forever impress in trial session
Beauty Generation and Glorious Forever, still basking in the afterglow of Group 1 victories at last month’s Hong Kong International Races, rolled with commanding ease...
Time Warp returns to the Valley for January Cup tilt
Time Warp (133lb) returns to Happy Valley on Wednesday (9 January) night for the first time since June 2017 with connections hoping the gelding can...
Jolly Banner shocks all in G3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy boilover
Jolly Banner left the Sha Tin crowd stunned and had Matthew Poon whooping past the winning post with an improbable victory in the Group 3...
Debuting Ka Ying Star shines at Sha Tin
Ka Ying Star stole the lead and sprang towards the head of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pecking order with a first-up win in the last race...
Conte fires to confirm G1 potential as rising stars grab the New Year spotlight
Conte brought the fireworks to Sha Tin’s New Year fixture, landing the G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) in brilliant style this afternoon (Tuesday,...
Santa smiles on Fownes as Leader draws low
What do you give the jockey or trainer in your life for Christmas? A low barrier and some luck for Happy Valley’s 26 December fixture...
Styling City scores in show-stopping fashion at Sha Tin
HATTRICK-SEEKING horse Styling City went into race 9 as Sha Tin as one of the better supported favourites for the day and the John Moore-trained...
Witness Hunter stalks Griffin Trophy prize, Dark Dream on Derby road
Witness Hunter will attempt to wrap up a hat-trick when he takes on seven fellow young guns in the Griffin Trophy (1400m) at Sha Tin’s...
De Sousa rules Supreme as the winners roll in
It may have been just a Class 4 sprint at a routine midweek AW meeting, but Silvestre de Sousa’s success aboard Winning Supreme at Sha...
Buick withdrawals Hong Kong appeal
UK jockey William Buick has withdrawn his appeal over six week riding ban following an incident at the Hong Kong International Races. The jockey pleaded...
Fight Hero back on his patch, Mission Tycoon tries something new
Fight Hero has made his name as a late-dashing stalwart of Sha Tin’s all-weather circuit and the horse that so nearly gave Hong Kong a...
Conte shines and Zac Purton’s five seals 900
Conte carried off the Lukfook Jewellery Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 16 December), quickening clear of smart handicappers and big money...
Purton takes the cheers with a treble
A bulging contacts book is an asset to any Hong Kong jockey and champion Zac Purton added another name to his list of winning trainers...
Conghua Racecourse gets seal of approval from international visitors
Leading global racing officials visited the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Conghua Racecourse on Monday (10 December) for a glimpse of the future of the sport...
Group 1 prizes in the bag, Purton rolls on to business at the Valley
Zac Purton’s Group 1 double aboard Beauty Generation and Exultant at the Hong Kong International Races will rank as one of his highlight days in...