New season, new challenges but Moreira still Purton’s biggest threat
Zac Purton sealed his fourth champion jockey title last season, reigning supreme with 147 wins to end the term as the current dominant force in...
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John Size readies three for Sunday’s Chief Executive’s Cup
John Size will launch a three-pronged attack on the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup (1200m) when Hong Kong racing returns at Sha Tin on...
Purton delivers for Cruz as Yiu and Lui stall at the Valley
Zac Purton returned a favour at Happy Valley late on Wednesday night (8 July) to keep Tony Cruz in the frame for the champion trainer...
Teetan’s red-hot form continues as exciting youngsters take centre stage
Karis Teetan surged past his best ever season’s tally of 84 wins late last month and the man dubbed the ‘Mauritian Magician’ is showing no...
Columbus helps Purton’s cause, Yiu keeps Lui at bay
Columbus County struck a blow for Zac Purton and this year’s BMW Hong Kong Derby crop with a victory full of promise in the Class...
Yiu feels the heat as Lui closes in trainers’ premiership battle
The heat is on in the race to be champion trainer with front-runner Ricky Yiu feeling the burn at his back after closest rival Francis...
Teetan strikes four as Eagle soars
Lakeshore Eagle soared to a third win on the bounce and initiated a mid-card four-timer for Karis Teetan who continued a flaming streak at Sha...
Moreira aims to keep on rolling as Nicconi Express returns
A pair of cracking Class 2 contests highlight Sunday’s (14 June) 11-race card and Joao Moreira is looking to keep his momentum rolling as he...
Moreira confident of ending cold snap at Sha Tin
Joao Moreira knows he needs to turn up the heat and emerge firing from a rare cold spell if he’s to claw back a five-win...
Moreira aims to fire back with fourth Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy win
Joao Moreira is hoping everything falls right for Beauty Legacy in the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) this Sunday (31 May) at Sha...
Moore believes he has the key to unlock Thanks Forever for Group 3 success
John Moore hopes he has found the key to unlocking Thanks Forever’s absolute best as the consistent four-year-old seeks a first Group race victory in...
Moreira aims to fire back with a full book at Sha Tin
Joao Moreira knows he needs a big response at Sha Tin today (Saturday 9 May) after title rival Zac Purton burst four wins clear at...
Waikuku looks to bounce back against Beauty Generation
If any horse can stop Beauty Generation from winning a record third FWD Group 1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday, 26 April, the...
Hot King Prawn’s time is now
Hot King Prawn is one of the most dependable horses in training and at Sha Tin this Sunday (26 April) trainer John Size is hopeful...
Exciting youngsters square off as the champion jockey race heats up
Jockeys’ championship protagonists Zac Purton and Joao Moreira have continued to trade blows in recent weeks and that looks set to continue on Sunday’s (19...
Treble as Fortune favours Moreira
Joao Moreira and Zac Purton know that every win is massive in their duel for this season’s champion jockey title, so the outcome of a...
Moreira hopes a drop in trip can unlock Beauty Legacy’s potential
Beauty Legacy’s bad racing manners cost him any chance of Classic glory earlier this term but Joao Moreira is hoping a drop in trip might...
Beauty Generation bosses the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy
Beauty Generation brushed aside the younger challenger and shrugged off old rivals to win the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Sunday,...
Hot King Prawn ready to rise in Sunday’s Group 2 Sprint Cup
The John Size-trained Hot King Prawn (123lb) is looking to stamp his authority on Hong Kong’s sprint ranks in Sunday’s (5 April) Group 2 Sprint...
Beauty Generation and Waikuku primed for Chairman’s Trophy clash
Beauty Generation showed last time out that any ‘has-been’ talk was premature but when the champ takes on Waikuku in Sunday’s (5 April) Group 2...
Fabulous five for Moreira makes it a ‘Magic’ 900
Joao Moreira became only the fourth jockey in Hong Kong history to reach 900 wins and he did it in style with a five-timer at...
Van Niekerk hits three
Purton and Moreira are well clear of the rest of the jockeys’ pack but a fascinating secondary battle is taking shape after Grant van Niekerk...
Golden Sixty and More Than This ready for Hong Kong Derby reckoning
Francis Lui has the strongest hand of any trainer heading into Sunday’s (22 March) HK$20 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) but that doesn’t mean...
Size’s Champion’s can still get his Way
John Size knows what it takes to win the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) and this Sunday (22 March) Champion’s Way is looking to become...
Size hopes patience pays for Beauty Legacy in Sunday’s Classic Cup
John Size believes patience is the key to unlocking Beauty Legacy’s budding best as he prepares the former Australian galloper for Sunday’s (23 February) HK$10...