Joao Moreira posts a four-timer as Caspar Fownes eyes Hong Kong Derby success
Bidding for a third BMW Hong Kong Derby, Caspar Fownes laid down a positive sighter for the HKD$24 million Classic at Sha Tin on Sunday...
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Purton’s Happy Valley mastery continues as Nervous Witness rebounds
Touted as a potential future sprint star early this season, Nervous Witness has restored lustre to his reputation with a devastating win in the Class...
Galaxy Witness, Flying Ace remain unbeaten at Sha Tin
Galaxy Witness has emerged as an early contender for next season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series after brilliant victory for Caspar Fownes and Joao Moreira as Leading...
Joao Moreira confident Beauty Live can push for Hong Kong Derby berth
Joao Moreira believes Beauty Live can enhance belated claims to inclusion in the HKD$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) later this month with victory...
Zac Purton excels again to slash Joao Moreira’s lead
Zac Purton’s assault on Joao Moreira’s jockeys’ championship lead continued apace at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (9 February) when the Australian posted a quartet...
Zac Purton fires with Happy Valley five-timer
Zac Purton has delivered a resounding reminder his quest for a fifth Hong Kong jockeys’ championship is very much intact with a Happy Valley five-timer...
Cheerful Days snares Chinese New Year Cup for Lui and Badel
Cheerful Days’ emergence as one of Hong Kong’s most consistent performers elevated sharply at Sha Tin on Thursday (3 February) when the under-rated gelding provided...
Romantic Warrior clinches Hong Kong Classic Mile to remain unbeaten
Romantic Warrior has repaid Danny Shum’s eye for talent and owner Peter Lau’s faith with a brilliant win under Karis Teetan in the HKD$12 million...
Teetan intends to capitalise on perfect barrier with Romantic Warrior
Karis Teetan plans to exploit an ideal inside draw and an expected strong tempo in the hope Romantic Warrior can remain undefeated and claim the...
Size believes “under-rated” Sight Spirit is a genuine Hong Kong Classic Mile threat
Bearing down on a record 12th trainers’ championship, John Size is hopeful Sight Spirit can continue an upward career trajectory and claim the HKD$12 million...
Forte for Hayes at Happy Valley, Purton reunites with Maldives
David Hayes is counting on improvement and versatility when Forte steps out second-up for the stable in Wednesday’s (26 January) Class 4 Hatton Handicap (1000m)...
Stronger delivers Douglas Whyte’s first Group 1 as trainer
Revered as the most successful rider in Hong Kong racing history with 13 jockeys’ championships and a record 1,813 wins, Douglas Whyte forged new territory...
Golden Sixty ready for date with destiny
Undistracted by history, Vincent Ho will adopt a trademark conservative approach to the Group 1 HKD$12 million Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday...
Paul O’Sullivan, Karis Teetan unite in rare Hong Kong double
In an extraordinary coincidence, Paul O’Sullivan and Karis Teetan simultaneously reached the Hong Kong 500-win milestone when the pair combined with Shadow Runner in the...
Beauty Joy for Purton at the Valley, Teetan snares Romantic Warrior ride
Gearing up for a huge fortnight of Hong Kong racing, Zac Purton heads to Happy Valley this Wednesday evening (19 January) looking to maintain the...
Joao Moreira flush with Hong Kong Classic Mile options after Sha Tin four-timer
Triumphant after a Sha Tin quartet on Sunday (16 January), Joao Moreira will deliberate overnight before deciding which of the several leading contenders he will...
Strong Hong Kong Classic Series focus for Sha Tin on Sunday
Determined to build on a positive return to race-riding, Zac Purton believes the pecking order for the HKD$48 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series will become clearer...
Purton returns from injury to post 50th for the season
Exactly a month after suffering multiple injuries in a Sha Tin fall, Zac Purton notched his 50th victory of the 2021/22 season as the champion...
Beluga lands Sha Tin feature for David Hall and Matthew Chadwick
Benefiting from an overdue change of luck with barriers, Beluga upstaged several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders with facile victory in the Class 2 Chek Keng...
Cruz pins Classic aspirations on Ima Single Man
Tony Cruz is confident Ima Single Man can stamp Hong Kong Classic Mile credentials with another strong performance in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap...
Caspar Fownes, Joao Moreira claim Group 3 January Cup with Zebrowski
The Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin on 1 May has emerged as a long-range target for Zebrowski following the...
Master Eight lands Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy to remain unbeaten
Joao Moreira believes Master Eight has the ability to rise to the top of Hong Kong’s sprinting ranks after the gifted speedster preserved his unbeaten...
Moreira shapes to start 2022 in style
Armed with an imposing full book of rides at the Lucky Start Raceday on Saturday (1 January) at Sha Tin, Joao Moreira is intent on...
Master Eight eyes five unbeaten, Healthy Happy returns
Master Eight is shaping up as one of Hong Kong’s rising sprint stars and trainer Frankie Lor is hopeful the speedster can intensify his development...
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...