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Danon Kingly

Kawada, Hagiwara respect Golden Sixty, but upbeat about Danon Kingly

Accustomed to major race success, Yuga Kawada and Kiyoshi Hagiwara will lay siege to Golden Sixty’s Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) crown with...
Naboo Attack

Hayes looks to Naboo Attack for HKIR breakthrough

David Hayes is confident Naboo Attack has the ability to match Hong Kong’s finest in the HKD$24 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m)...
Joao Moreira

Joao Moreira eyes second International Jockeys’ Championship

Looking to capture a second LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC), Joao Moreira believes a favourable set of barriers are make or break for his chances...
Loves Only You

Loves Only You and five from Ballydoyle head list for 2021 HKIR

Loves Only You is among a stellar line-up of 49 horses selected for the HKD$100 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin...
Sight Success

Borges and Size unite with Sight Success in Happy Valley feature

Vagner Borges hopes victory on Sight Success in the Class 2 High West Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday (10 November) can lay the...
Sky Field

Shinn has faith in Sky Field

Blake Shinn is holding faith in Sky Field’s ability to bounce back after the chestnut produced a rousing first-past-the-post trial effort at Sha Tin Tuesday...
Blaze Warrior

Blaze Warrior and Sight Spirit have Moreira excited

The unbeaten Blaze Warrior was one of the most exciting prospects to emerge last season and this Sunday (7 November) at Sha Tin, the talented...
Zac Purton

Zac Purton looks to maintain fastest ever start

Presently riding at the peak of his powers, Zac Purton is enjoying his fastest ever start to a season in Hong Kong and this Sunday...
Golden Sixty

Hong Kong International Races attracts a bounty of nominations

The 2021 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races has attracted a galaxy of global and local stars with 135 world-class horses included in a glittering entry,...
Lucky Patch

Lucky Patch stuns in Group 2 Premier Bowl for Lui and Purton

Overshadowed pre-race by Courier Wonder and Naboo Attack, Lucky Patch has earned a tilt at the HKD$24 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m)...
Naboo Attack

Naboo Attack chases ratings rise and first Group 2 as December glory beckons

Naboo Attack will be tasked with a double-edged objective in the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 October) as...
Super Wealthy

Hayes claims National Day Cup and notches 500th Hong Kong win

Elated after extending a remarkable start to the season with a quartet, David Hayes hopes to plot a path to the Group 1 LONGINES Hong...
Courier Wonder

Sprint sensation Courier Wonder tunes up

The unbeaten Courier Wonder is poised to make an eagerly awaited return to racing in next month’s Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) on Sunday,...
Wellington

Wellington hits Hong Kong Sprint trail

After a superb first full-season in Hong Kong which encompassed Group 1 glory, jockey Alexis Badel is brimming with excitement ahead of Wellington’s return after...
Naboo Attack

Hayes dominates season-opening with eye-catching treble

David Hayes has identified the HKD$24 million LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on 12 December as Naboo Attack’s primary target after the hulking import’s impressive...
Golden Sixty

Golden Sixty ‘healthy and happy’ ahead of seasonal return

Trainer Francis Lui indicated his pleasure with Golden Sixty as he eyes a seasonal return with Hong Kong’s superstar galloper, plotting further riches at home...
Paul O’Sullivan

O’Sullivan upbeat after a Hong Kong season like no other

Expat New Zealand trainer Paul O’Sullivan was in a positive frame of mind after Hong Kong’s 2020-21 racing season drew to a close on Wednesday...
Sky Darci

Sky Darci snares Lion Rock Trophy Handicap in a thriller

Caspar Fownes regained the Hong Kong trainers’ championship lead and celebrated the successful race-track return of BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci in one...
Courier Wonder

Courier Wonder impresses in the Group 3 Sha Tin Vase

Sprinting sensation Courier Wonder (118lb) extended his unbeaten record to five at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 23 May) with an age and experience defying...
Wellington

Wellington justifies Gibson’s faith with stunning Chairman’s Sprint Prize triumph

Trainer Richard Gibson yesterday (Sunday, 25 April) claimed a second HK$18 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin with potentially outstanding four-year-old...
Amazing Star

Amazing Star aims to prove he’s no fluke in Chairman’s Sprint Prize

Amazing Star caused one of the biggest feature-race shocks in Hong Kong racing history when he landed the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) earlier this...
Classique Legend

Classique Legend setback, likely to return to Australia

Classique Legend, acclaimed as the world’s equal top sprinter in 2020, is likely to return to Australia after he bled from his left nostril following...
Classique Legend

Classique Legend passes early test with Conghua trial win

Classique Legend has taken a small – but significant – step towards returning to competition with a soft trial win at Conghua on Monday (1...
Danon Smash

Danon Smash follows Lord Kanaloa’s footsteps with Hong Kong glory

Danon Smash followed in the footsteps of his sire Lord Kanaloa with a thrilling victory for Japan in the 2020 Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong...
Punt Drunk horse racing news & views

Punt Drunk: Classique Legend flops in Hong Kong Sprint

Punt Drunk takes a look back at the weekend's top stories in horse racing, including Classique Legend's first-up failure in the Hong Kong Sprint...