Tag: 'Matthew Poon'

Hall double-handed in Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy

David Hall is cautiously optimistic Invincible Sage can extend a meteoric rise when the emerging speedster contests the Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy.

All For St Paul’s runs rivals ragged

All For St Paul’s (120lb) delivered a stunning blow against a quality field in the HK$3.12 million Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m) at Sha...

Nordic Dragon posts fifth win of the season

Nordic Dragon crowned an excellent debut season to headline a string of impressive performances at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.

Poon slots Sha Tin treble, John Size edges closer to 12th trainers’ title

Erasing the memories of a recent challenging spell, Matthew Poon posted his second treble of the season to take riding honours at Sha Tin on...

Zac Purton, David Hall claim Class 1 Panasonic Cup with Beluga

Building an impregnable lead in the 2022/23 Hong Kong jockeys’ championship as he pursues a sixth title, Zac Purton surged to 40 wins for the...
Majestic Star

Bentley hopes Majestic Star can strike again

Harry Bentley is optimistic Majestic Star can continue his emergence as one of Hong Kong’s most versatile horses when he returns to turf competition and...
Flying Ace

Unbeaten Flying Ace goes for five straight

Flying Ace has enjoyed a swift ascent and on Wednesday night (October 19) at Happy Valley the Swiss Ace speedster will attempt to complete a...
Cordyceps Six

Cordyceps Six is back as Badel chases a Group 3 National Day Cup repeat

Alexis Badel is looking to guide Cordyceps Six to consecutive wins at Group 3 level when he hops aboard the Star Turn speedster at Sha...
Matthew Poon

Personal best within reach for Poon

Unruffled by Circuit Seven’s wide draw in Wednesday’s (April 20) Class 4 Po Lam Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley, Matthew Poon is heading to the...
Zac Purton

Zac Purton regains jockeys’ championship lead

The rollercoaster tussle for the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship continued at Sha Tin on Saturday (April 16) when a treble propelled Zac Purton back into...
California Spangle

California Spangle gears up for Golden Sixty assignment

Tuning up for his HKD$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) tilt and clash with Hong Kong’s champion, Golden Sixty – California Spangle cruised...
Galaxy Witness

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...
Beauty Live

Beauty Live enhances Hong Kong Derby hopes

Frankie Lor’s Beauty Live has preserved ambitious hopes of a BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) tilt with stout victory in the Class 3 Peach Blossom...
Zebrowski

Gold Cup an option for Zebrowski after Group 3 Centenary Vase triumph

Caspar Fownes is contemplating a Group 1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) tilt with Zebrowski next month after the five-year-old toughed it out to...
California Spangle

Cruz double-handed in Hong Kong Classic Mile with California Spangle and Ima Single Man

Bidding to seal California Spangle’s meteoric rise with success in the HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 January),...
Joyful Win

Joyful Win goes for three in a row at Happy Valley

Bidding for a hat-trick of wins and a fifth overall – Joyful Win has hit career-best form and he’s got trainer Ricky Yiu believing there’s...
Ima Single Man

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...
Ima Single Man

Ima Single Man strikes for Cruz as Leung posts Sha Tin treble

Tony Cruz will set Ima Single Man for the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) next month after a superb ride from Matthew Poon enabled the...
Master Eight

Lor excited by Master Eight’s return

Frankie Lor is optimistic unconquered Master Eight can continue an impressive ascent when the emerging sprinter resumes in the second section of the Class 3...
Panfield

Panfield trades on class to snare Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy

Acclaimed as last season’s Champion Stayer of Hong Kong, Panfield underlined growing versatility and undoubted class with Group 2 Oriental Watch 60th Anniversary Sha Tin...
Silver Fig

Millard mulls overseas options with Silver Fig

Tony Millard is considering possible long-range international targets with Silver Fig after the talented grey laid waste to quality opposition in the Class 2 Tsuen...
Super Football

Matthew Poon’s rollercoaster day ends with Hong Kong Reunification Cup victory

Matthew Poon experienced racing’s highs and lows in rapid succession at Sha Tin on Thursday (1 July), compensating for a weighing out mistake in an...
Matthew Poon

Poon looks to keep on rolling, Ferraris joins riding ranks from next season

After snaring consecutive doubles at the past two race meetings, jockey Matthew Poon is looking to stay in the groove when he heads to Happy...
Caspar Fownes

Sha Tin double gives Caspar Fownes vital breathing space

Buoyed by a timely show of strength, Caspar Fownes is taking nothing for granted despite edging to a three-win lead over John Size in the...
Simply Fluke

Hall, Whyte upstage big guns with Happy Valley doubles

Overshadowed by Caspar Fownes and John Size’s titanic battle for the Hong Kong trainers’ championship, David Hall and Douglas Whyte struck important blows of their...