Fownes poised to unleash a potent Hong Kong International Races squad
The LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) preparation – both flawed and challenging – is complete, but Caspar Fownes won’t know the success of the operation...
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Golden Sixty on target to add to imposing record in the Hong Kong Mile
Wary and respectful of world-class opposition, Francis Lui carries a characteristically understated sense of confidence into the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile with Golden...
Mixed fortune for Caspar Fownes
Classique Legend will have to defy LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) history after the joint world’s top-rated sprinter drew barrier one in the HK$22 million...
In-form Moreira nears 1,000 wins with a solid book for Sunday
Championship-leading jockey Joao Moreira is riding at the peak of his powers with 51 wins this term – 20 clear of his nearest rival –...
David Hayes eyes Hong Kong Mile resurrection with Beauty Generation
David Hayes will attempt to emulate the career-ending Cox Plate glories of retired Australian warhorse Fields Of Omagh when Beauty Generation attempts to annex a...
Magical has star billing at the Hong Kong International Races
Aidan O’Brien is satisfied with reports out of Sha Tin as his stable’s travelling trio Magical, Order Of Australia and Mogul wind up for Sunday’s...
Yiu readies three as Voyage Warrior looks to fulfill potential
Ricky Yiu heads to Sunday’s (13 December) LONGINES Hong Kong International Races with a three-pronged assault across the four-race HK$95 million showcase spearheaded by Voyage...
Romanised readies for Golden Sixty task ahead of possible career finale
There has been something mesmerising about the sight of Vincent Ho sitting and waiting to pull the trigger aboard Golden Sixty during his inexorable rise...
Size hopes history repeats on two fronts at the Hong Kong International Races
John Size is banking on Waikuku’s class to offset a lengthy absence from competition as the 11-time champion trainer prepares to launch an audacious tilt...
Fast Most Furious eyes LONGINES Hong Kong Mile start
Fast Most Furious (132lb) will put his Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile credentials on show this Sunday (29 November) at Sha Tin when he...
Magical heads world class line-up selected for HKIR
Magical is among a stellar line-up of 45 horses selected for the HK$95 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin on Sunday, 13...
Golden Sixty continues march to Hong Kong Mile
Golden Sixty, Hong Kong’s latest racing sensation, continued his seemingly inexorable march to December and Group 1 glory with his tenth consecutive win in yesterday’s...
Golden Sixty primed for Group 2 Jockey Club Mile test
Golden Sixty (123lb) worked through his final gallop on Thursday (19 November) morning at Sha Tin and trainer Francis Lui today (Friday, 20 November) confirmed...
Buddies lands Panasonic Cup, Cruz considers Hong Kong Mile
A tenacious all-the-way win from Buddies (128lb) in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Saturday, 14 November) had trainer Tony...
Hong Kong International Races attracts strong nominations
The 2020 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races has attracted a bounty of stars among 162 nominated horses, with 61 Group 1 winners from 10 countries/regions...
Golden Sixty makes it nine in a row with Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy victory
Golden Sixty took another important step toward December’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races riches with victory in yesterday’s (Sunday, 18 October) Group 2 Oriental Watch...
Hayes camp pleased with Beauty Generation ahead of return
Beauty Generation’s campaign ramped up a notch yesterday (Tuesday, 15 September) at Sha Tin with a 1000m turf barrier trial that connections hope will lead...
Plenty to Admire for Soumillon in poignant Hong Kong Mile
Admire Mars and an inspired Christophe Soumillon came to the fore in what was an emotional occasion for the Japanese racing industry in the Group...
Young sires Lord Kanaloa and Maurice are helping shift perceptions
In England it’s long been the Derby, Australia has the Golden Slipper, France the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, North America looks to the Kentucky...
Purton’s hungry for a Hong Kong International Races record
One Group 1 win on Sunday (8 December) will see Zac Purton become the outright most successful rider in the history of the LONGINES Hong...
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...
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...
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...
Waikuku hands another defeat to Beauty Generation
Waikuku shifted out of Beauty Generation’s shadow with a decisive rail-side burst that has him vying to be Hong Kong’s number one hope for the...