Tag: 'Russian Emperor'

Russian Emperor aims to rule in Qatar for a second time

Two-time Hong Kong Champion Stayer Russian Emperor will ship to Doha, Qatar on Friday, in his quest to secure consecutive wins in the H.H. The...

Russian Emperor starts trek towards familiar Group 1 goals

Douglas Whyte hopes the dual Hong Kong Champion Stayer, Russian Emperor, can lay the foundations for a fruitful campaign with a solid performance.

Golden Sixty crowned Hong Kong Horse of the Year

Golden Sixty’s record-breaking performance during the 2022/23 racing season saw Hong Kong’s champion earn the Horse of the Year title for a third straight year.

Russian Emperor claims successive Group 1 Champions & Chater Cups

Russian Emperor underlined elite staying prowess to join a select band of multiple winners of the $12 million Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater...

Russian Emperor chases Group 1 history

Russian Emperor will attempt to join a select band of multiple winners of the Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m).

Whyte eyes weather as Russian Emperor returns to Sha Tin

Douglas Whyte hopes forecast rain can tilt the scales in Russian Emperor’s favour when the reigning Hong Kong Champion Stayer resumes.
Sha Tin racing tips

Sha Tin racing tips & quaddie selections | Sunday, May 7

Hong Kong racing brings us a massive 11-race program from Sha Tin with the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2400m) the feature event.

Russian Emperor rules in Qatar’s H.H. The Amir Trophy

Russian Emperor landed a famous victory for Hong Kong in the Group 1 H.H. The Amir Trophy (2400m) for trainer Douglas Whyte and jockey Alberto...
Romantic Warrior

James McDonald upbeat over Romantic Warrior assignment

James McDonald has telling faith in Romantic Warrior as the mercurial talent resumes in the HKD$5 million Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) at...
Russian Emperor

Russian Emperor building for Jockey Club Cup

Douglas Whyte expects Blake Shinn will experience familiar sensations of power and quality when the Australian returns to Sha Tin on Sunday (November 20) to...
Russian Emperor

Russian Emperor begins march towards HKIR feature

Plotting a precise pathway towards Hong Kong International Races on December 11 with crack stayer Russian Emperor, Douglas Whyte holds modest expectations for Hong Kong’s...
Russian Emperor

Emperor’s rule only just getting started as December preparations begin

Russian Emperor returns this season under entirely different circumstances to last, not with a point to prove but instead doing so as the chief protagonist...
Lyle Hewitson

Hewitson’s aspiring to new heights as DBS x Manulife Million Challenge kicks off

Lyle Hewitson heads into Wednesday’s (September 14) eight-race card at Happy Valley primed for the mount aboard Valiant Elegance in the Class 3 Deep Water...
Tony Cruz

Tony Cruz eyes AJS 50th Anniversary Cup success with Super Fortune

In the throes of another successful season, Tony Cruz is aiming to land a sentimental victory in the Class 3 Apprentice Jockeys’ School 50th Anniversary...
Golden Sixty

California Spangle’s tilt at Golden Sixty excites Purton

Synonymous with some of Hong Kong’s greatest horses, Zac Purton is excited by prospect of challenging Golden Sixty aboard California Spangle in a generational clash...
Russian Emperor

Russian Emperor primed for Group 1 FWD QEII Cup tilt

A pair of confidence-boosting track gallops has left Douglas Whyte confident Russian Emperor has fully recovered after a valiant last-start second to Golden Sixty and...
Golden Sixty

Back in business, Golden Sixty steams to victory in Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy

He came, he saw and he silenced doubters with an unanswerable burst of speed. Golden Sixty flattened rivals at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, April...
Douglas Whyte

Douglas Whyte out to enhance season with more black type success

In the midst of his best season, with a pair of Group 1 triumphs as pinnacles, Douglas Whyte is hopeful Stronger can continue the stable’s...
Romantic Warrior

Fresh talent out to upstage Hong Kong’s elite on FWD Champions Day

An emerging wave of talent will square off with Hong Kong’s elite at this year’s FWD Champions Day on Sunday, 24 April at Sha Tin,...
Golden Sixty

Golden Sixty and Russian Emperor trial ahead of FWD Champions Day

The big guns appeared at Sha Tin’s barrier trial session yesterday morning (Tuesday, 22 March) with Golden Sixty dazzling in an opening heat for Vincent...
Alexis Badel

Badel seeks Hong Kong Classic Cup repeat

Chasing successive wins in Sunday’s (27 February) HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin, Alexis Badel has armed himself with the ride...
Russian Emperor

Emperor leads one-two for Whyte in Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup

The inexorable rise of Douglas Whyte among Hong Kong’s training ranks encompassed yet another milestone at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 20 February) as jockey...
Golden Sixty

Wide gate no issue for Golden Sixty and Vincent Ho

Vincent Ho has downplayed Golden Sixty’s outside draw as Blake Shinn plots the champion’s downfall aboard Russian Emperor in the HKD$12 million Group 1 Citi...
Waikuku

Waikuku lifts Stewards’ Cup as Golden Sixty is beaten

Waikuku delivered a stunning blow at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 23 January) to deny Golden Sixty a record-equalling win in the Group 1 Stewards’...
More Than This

More Than This on giant-slaying mission in Sunday’s Stewards’ Cup

Graduates of the 2020 Four-Year-Old Classic Series, Golden Sixty and More Than This have had vastly contrasting careers since – like most in comparison to...