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...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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: 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...
Classique Legend Unplaced In HK Sprint
Australian sprint star Classique Legend has finished unplaced in the Hong Kong Sprint with honours going to Japanese raider Danon Smash.
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...
‘Mature’ Tower Of London looks to boss his rivals in the Hong Kong Sprint
Godolphin’s leading man William Buick will take the reins aboard the only Group 1 winner in Sunday’s Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) as...
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 –...
Ryan Moore bids for defining glory aboard Magical in the Hong Kong Cup
Champion British jockey Ryan Moore believes Magical is primed to forge rare new territory for Aidan O’Brien in the HK$28 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong...
Everest Winner Draws Rails For HK Sprint
Australian sprinter Classique Legend will jump from the inside barrier in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin's annual International meeting.
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...
Chad Schofield looks to join father Glyn on Hong Kong Sprint honour roll
Chad Schofield has the chance of producing a significant piece of history this Sunday (13 December) at Sha Tin when he partners Rattan with the...
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...
Punt Drunk: Classique Legend falters in first HK trial
Punt Drunk brings you a no-BS account of the day's top stories, including Classique Legend's first HK test and the latest on the All Star...
McEvoy Relinquishes Classique Legend Ride
Jockey Kerrin McEvoy has confirmed he won't travel to Hong Kong to continue his partnership with Classique Legend in the International Sprint.
Clock ticks as Classique Legend trials towards his Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint tilt
Classique Legend took a crucial step towards his Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) tilt with his first Hong Kong barrier trial on the...
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...
Masterly Hot King Prawn seals a second Jockey Club Sprint
Hot King Prawn will carry high hopes into the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in three weeks’ time after shrugging off a wide...