Hong Kong International Races prize money rises to HK$118 million
Hong Kong International Races will be worth an unprecedented HK$118 million as the showpiece meeting continues to host the world’s richest Group 1 turf races.
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Warrior enters world’s elite with stunning Hong Kong Cup success
They came to bow down to the old king and left saluting a powerful new prince of Hong Kong racing as Romantic Warrior left a...
Today’s horse racing tips & best bets | December 11, 2022
Six horse racing meetings are scheduled around Australia today. See the top tips and quaddie selections for free here at Horsebetting.com.au for December 11.
Japan targets fourth Hong Kong Cup in a row
The Japanese have undoubtedly had some of the best success of any international contingent participating each year in Hong Kong. Still, the Group 1 Hong...
Yahagi hopes for the win as Panthalassa guarantees the show
Every generation of racing fans has at least one memory of the brave but ultimately doomed front-runner; the horse that, on the biggest stage, opens...
Pieces falling into place for De Sousa’s international challenge
Silvestre de Sousa’s return to riding in Hong Kong has had a few hitches but he has a few reasons to feel optimistic over the...
HKIR full racing tips & quaddie | Sha Tin | Sunday, December 12
HKIR at Sha Tin is finally upon us and Horsebetting's Nathan Keven presents his full race-by-race preview of the 10-race card on Sunday afternoon.
McDonald’s amazing year not finished yet
Champion New Zealand-born but Australia-based jockey James McDonald’s stellar 2022 will be capped, but not necessarily end, when he is presented with the World’s Best...
Experience the key for three-strong O’Brien challenge
With so many opportunities throughout a racing calendar which stretches across the world, it has been only the very hardiest of Aidan O’Brien’s string which...
Hong Kong Cup preview & betting tips | Sunday, December 11
The Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) is the final Group 1 of HKIR & Horsebetting's Nathan Keven presents his full preview & best bets...
Teetan’s back and eager to get rolling
Karis Teetan will return to the saddle at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening after spending the past 21 local fixtures on the sidelines due to...
Hugh Bowman’s out to maintain the momentum ahead of HKIR
Hugh Bowman is a man in form and in demand and he heads to Happy Valley’s eight-race fixture on Wednesday night (November 30) armed with...
Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior out to repel overseas contingents
An outstanding group of world-class horses including Golden Sixty, Panthalassa, Jack d’Or and Romantic Warrior feature among 49 gallopers from Hong Kong, Japan, Europe, Singapore...
Golden Sixty and Wellington join Hong Kong International Races entries
Golden Sixty, Wellington, California Spangle and Romantic Warrior head an elite group of Hong Kong contenders for the 2022 HKD$110 million Hong Kong International Races...
Russian Emperor begins march towards HKIR feature
Plotting a precise pathway towards Hong Kong International Races on December 11 with crack stayer Russian Emperor, Douglas Whyte holds modest expectations for Hong Kong’s...
Emperor’s rule only just getting started as December preparations begin
Russian Emperor returns this season under entirely different circumstances to last, not with a point to prove but instead doing so as the chief protagonist...
Diamond shines for Badel with Group 3 Premier Plate success
Tourbillon Diamond (132lb) and Alexis Badel continued a rewarding partnership at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, June 19) with the duo nailing a stubborn win...
Hong Kong’s prize money hits record levels with 11.5 percent boost
Hong Kong racing will offer record total prize money and incentives of HKD$1.62 billion across the 2022/23 season with the overall purse bolstered by a...
Wide gate no issue for Golden Sixty and Vincent Ho
Vincent Ho has downplayed Golden Sixty’s outside draw as Blake Shinn plots the champion’s downfall aboard Russian Emperor in the HKD$12 million Group 1 Citi...
Moreira confident Senor Toba is ready to fire
Joao Moreira believes Caspar Fownes-trained Senor Toba can parade BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials when the grey contests the Class 2 Hong Kong Sports...
Hong Kong rises to the challenge to stage LONGINES HKIR
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has saluted Hong Kong’s “can-do” spirit and commitment after another successful staging of the LONGINES...
Punt Drunk: Japanese stars clean up in Hong Kong
Punt Drunk takes a look back at the 2021 Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin, where the Japanese dominated and Golden Sixty extended his...
Loves Only You bids farewell with dazzling Hong Kong Cup success
Loves Only You set the perfect seal on one of international racing’s most colourful careers with a spellbinding success in the HKD$30 million Group 1...
Yahagi asks Loves Only You for one final effort in Hong Kong Cup
As the end of Loves Only You’s storied racing career approaches and the next chapter of her life beckons, trainer Yoshito Yahagi has his eyes...
Pixie Knight bids to emulate Maurice
Hidetaka Otonashi hopes genetics plays a decisive role in the HKD$24 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (12...