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...
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Zac Purton breaks Douglas Whyte’s prizemoney record ahead of IJC defence
Zac Purton has overtaken Douglas Whyte’s all-time Hong Kong prizemoney record by posting a double as the perfect prelude to his title defence of the...
Tourbillon Diamond claims Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap
Danny Shum is likely to plot a modest autumn path with Tourbillon Diamond after the Australian import upstaged several LONGINES Hong Kong International Races aspirants...
Blinkers on as Yiu looks to crank up Voyage Warrior
Hopeful of getting Voyage Warrior (120lb) to find another ‘gear’, trainer Ricky Yiu has applied the blinkers in a bid to unlock more from the...
Gear tweaks as Robot Warrior seeks a first win
Karis Teetan is remaining hopeful that gear tweaks will help Robot Warrior (127lb) overcome a ‘crowding’ issue when he contests Sunday’s (4 July) Class 4...
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...
John Size upbeat over Drops Of God, Blaze Warrior as championship hopes flicker
Conceding the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship is clearly Caspar Fownes’ to lose, John Size is optimistic Drops Of God and Blaze Warrior can preserve...
Richard Gibson double-handed as Rattan and Wellington challenge Danon Smash
Richard Gibson concedes toppling Danon Smash in the Group 1 HK$18 million Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on Sunday (25 April) is a formidable challenge but...
Champion trainer Ricky Yiu plots winning return for Excellent Chariot
Reigning champion trainer Ricky Yiu is optimistic a timely distance rise can trigger Excellent Chariot’s return to the winners’ list in the Class 3 Devon...
Teetan scores Happy Valley four-timer to notch season half century
A career-best haul in Hong Kong remains within Karis Teetan’s grasp after the Mauritian posted a Happy Valley quartet to take his 2020/21 season tally...
Kiwi-breds dominate Hong Kong features
New Zealand-bred horses took out the two feature races at Sha Tin on Monday. Mighty Giant scored an all-the-way victory in the Group 2 Chairman’s...
Giant upset for Callan and Yiu in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy
Mighty Giant (123lb) bossed his rivals with an all-the-way victory in yesterday’s (Monday 5 April) Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin for jockey...
Back-to-back bid for Voyage Warrior in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Sprint Cup
Ricky Yiu has a strong reputation when it comes to nurturing sprint talents, his four wins in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) are unrivalled...
Ruan Maia celebrates breakthrough success at Happy Valley
Brazilian jockey success in Hong Kong is overwhelmingly Joao Moreira’s domain but at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (24 March), Ruan Maia posted one of...
Derek Leung stars at Sha Tin with a treble
Celebrating his first treble in almost a year, Derek Leung identified the virtues of hard work and vital stable support after taking riding honours at...
Veteran Banner looks to fly for Yiu in Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup
Jolly Banner might be in the twilight of his career as a nine-year-old but that didn’t stop him from snaring second in last month’s Group...
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...
Amazing win draws Super Jockey comparisons for Millard
Amazing Chocolate (119lb) scored a win full of merit in the Class 2 Ashley Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Sunday, 6 December) which had...
Golden Sixty primed for Group 2 Jockey Club Mile test
Golden Sixty (123lb) worked through his final gallop on Thursday (19 November) morning at Sha Tin and trainer Francis Lui today (Friday, 20 November) confirmed...
Giant win signals December intent, Courier Wonder dazzles on debut
Mighty Giant sealed a fifth consecutive win with an impressive performance in the Class 2 Argyle Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday, 24 October,...
Fownes hopes fiery Field can bloom on 1400m debut
Something has to give at Sha Tin on Saturday (24 October) as two of Hong Kong’s hottest young properties put impressive winning streaks on the...
Three for Moreira as Computer Patch takes the Group 3 National Day Cup
Joao Moreira sealed a hat-trick of wins containing plenty of promise for the future as Computer Patch (117lb) blew away his rivals in the Group...
Yiu’s veteran Jolly Banner aims to fly once more
Champion trainer Ricky Yiu’s stable stalwart Jolly Banner is looking to land a third Group 3 win for his handler in Thursday’s (1 October) National...
Golden Sixty ready for Beauty Generation in Sunday’s Group 3 Celebration Cup
Golden Sixty returns to action at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 September) with jockey Vincent Ho buoyed by his star mount’s preparations and intent on...
Moreira strikes ‘Magic’ six-timer at Sha Tin
Joao Moreira’s brilliant best was on show yesterday (20 September) at Sha Tin as he collected a superb six-timer which he capped with victory aboard...