High hopes for Pingwu Spark
Patience is a virtue that trainer Benno Yung knows well. On Sunday (29 April) at Sha Tin, his Champions Day hopes will rest squarely on...
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Purton heads to Champions Day on a high after Sha Tin double
Jockey Zac Purton will enter one of Hong Kong racing’s biggest weeks on the calendar in top form, having scored a double aboard promising three-year-olds...
Purton’s treble seals a big milestone
A Zac Purton treble dominated events at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 18 April, with the premiership title chaser reaching a career landmark and bagging the...
Purton wants it Fast Most Furious at the Valley
Zac Purton wants to see the front-runners match his mount’s name in the Class 3 Hong Kong Rugby Union Cup Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley...
Doleuze keeps rhythm as Prawn Baba takes the Sha Tin feature
It’s all about rhythm with Prawn Baba (123lb). This afternoon (Sunday, 15 April), the gelding’s honest drum-beat gallop saw him run away with the Class...
Cruz’s Exultant ready QEII Cup
Trainer Tony Cruz is looking forward to seeing what his exciting four-year-old Exultant can do over a longer stretch of ground in Sunday’s (15 April)...
Heavy hitters set to compete in the QEII Cup
A classic winner from Japan, the best of Hong Kong’s talented 10-furlong cohort and a talented contender from Aidan O’Brien’s powerful team are among eleven...
Champs Day at Sha Tin draws G1 talent from all over
Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on 29 April will for the first time bring together on one race day the Chairman’s Sprint Prize, Champions...
Prebble’s Majestic at the Valley
Brett Prebble took the kudos at Happy Valley tonight, Wednesday, 11 April thanks to an astute double that featured a longshot win on 54/1 chance...
Happy Valley test for defeated Derby runner Patriot Hero
Patriot Hero (119lb) brings Hong Kong Derby form to Wednesday (11 April) night’s Happy Valley card, albeit a slender thread, as trainer David Ferraris continues...
Beauty Only turns back the clock in Chairman’s Trophy
Beauty Only revisited past glories at Sha Tin Racecourse this afternoon (Sunday, 8 April), returning to form with a rattling late run to win an...
First stakes success for Beat The Clock in Sprint Cup
Jockey Joao Moreira declared that Beat The Clock was potentially “the best sprinter” in Hong Kong after the galloper scored his first Group victory with...
Clipperton and Moore click in Beijing Clubhouse Anniversary Cup
Solar Patch (123lb) took the Class 3 Beijing Clubhouse Anniversary Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin Racecourse this afternoon, as jockey Sam Clipperton and trainer...
Moore hoping for an improvement from Helene Paragon
In a season of general disappointment for John Moore, Helene Paragon ranks amongst the biggest letdowns. A dual Group 1 winner last year and a...
Beauty Generation in top shape ahead of Chairman’s Trophy
Beauty Generation is among the star draws for a top-class Group 2 double-header at Sha Tin on Sunday, 8 April, with trainer John Moore looking...
Fifty Fifty ready to fire in Chairman’s Trophy
Jockey Karis Teetan believes that talented grey Fifty Fifty is in the right frame of mind to produce his best in Sunday’s (8 April) Group...
One week until final entries for Hong Kong Group 1 races
Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 29 April features three lucrative Group 1 contests and the final supplementary entry stage for those elite...
Rawiller’s Harmony Hero win brings back fond memories
Jockey Nash Rawiller took riding honours at Sha Tin’s Easter Monday meeting (2 April) with a treble, but it was the final pin of his...
Sanna stars in saddle as Gold Mount takes Happy Valley Vase
Jockey Alberto Sanna produced one of the rides of the season aboard Gold Mount to guide Tony Cruz’s charge to victory in the Class 1...
Magic man believes Satono can take Dubai Crown
Hong Kong’s Champion Jockey Joao Moreira will fly to Dubai later this week for three rides at the Dubai World Cup meeting on Saturday, 31...
Eagle Way ready to maintain undefeated HV run
Eagle Way returns to the scene of an impressive victory in a classy edition of the Class 1 Happy Valley Vase Handicap (1800m) at the...
Five is Simply Brilliant for Purton
Zac Purton started as he meant to go on at Sha Tin Racecourse today, Sunday, 25 March, displaying aggression, poise and rhythmic strength to win...
Blizzard game in Takamatsunomiya Kinen defeat
It was a case of close but not close enough once again for Hong Kong sprinter Blizzard as the chestnut produced a typically game effort...
Drier conditions needed for Blizzard deliver his best in Japan
TRAINER Ricky Yiu says he is desperate for sunny weather in Nagoya after his stable star Blizzard struggled through a gallop on rain-affected ground at...
Shanghai to Master Happy Valley at second time of asking, says Ho
Jockey Vincent Ho is hoping for better luck aboard Shanghai Master when the four-year-old tackles the Class 3 Harbour View Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley...