Lor hopeful of future topline success with Hava Nageela after third straight win
Frankie Lor believes Hava Nageela could still rise to stellar levels next season after victory at Sha Tin’s all-dirt meeting on Wednesday night.
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Frankie Lor bolsters title defence with Sha Tin treble
Frankie Lor reclaimed second place in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a Sha Tin treble on Wednesday night to boost hopes of a successful...
Excellent Fighter poised to extend Ricky Yiu’s streak
Bidding for a second Hong Kong trainers’ championship, Ricky Yiu is optimistic promising talent Excellent Fighter can continue the stable’s excellent run with a strong...
Encountered goes for three straight in Valley finale
Silvestre de Sousa heads into Wednesday night’s nine-race fixture at Happy Valley in the hope of securing a third consecutive win aboard Encountered (132lb) in...
Mr Ascendency delivers Chinese New Year glory for Yiu, De Sousa
Recruited as a Hong Kong Derby (2000m) contender last year, Mr Ascendency accelerated a late-blossoming career with victory in the Class 1 Chinese New Year...
Money Catcher lifts Group 3 January Cup for Frankie Lor
Bolstering a reputation as an emerging contender among Hong Kong’s staying division, Money Catcher franked an excellent Group 1 Hong Kong Cup (2000m) performance last...
Encountered gives De Sousa three as Teetan returns a winner
Silvestre de Sousa was in the spotlight last week with a International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) triumph at Happy Valley and tonight (14 December) the Brazilian...
Pieces falling into place for De Sousa’s international challenge
Silvestre de Sousa’s return to riding in Hong Kong has had a few hitches but he has a few reasons to feel optimistic over the...
Silvestre De Sousa and Tom Marquand share 2022 IJC
Silvestre de Sousa and Tom Marquand shared the spoils at the end of one of the tightest International Jockeys’ Championships in the event’s rich history.
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...
Beauty Joy Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse challenge for Zac Purton
Zac Purton is bracing for all contingencies when the reigning Hong Kong Champion Jockey reunites with Beauty Joy in the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’...
Me Tsui, Jamie Richards to the fore with landmark Happy Valley wins
In a memorable convergence of Hong Kong training generations, Me Tsui and Jamie Richards posted significant milestones at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (October 12)...
Panfield’s back for another Sha Tin Trophy
Panfield returns this Sunday (October 16) at Sha Tin to defend his crown in the HKD$5 million Group 2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap...
Zac Purton excited by California Spangle’s return
Zac Purton is optimistic California Spangle can extend an already meteoric rise by claiming the Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on...
Ricky Yiu’s out to continue fast start at Happy Valley
Ricky Yiu has fired out of the starting blocks this season with four wins to lead the trainers’ championship and tonight (Wednesday, September 21) at...
Pierre Ng notches first Hong Kong victory
Fulfilling a long-held ambition, Pierre Ng notched the first victory of his training career in spectacular fashion when outsider Super Commander narrowly upstaged his opposition...
Manfred Man, Lucky Sweynesse and Silvestre de Sousa snare season-opening honours
Extending a startling career trajectory with Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday (September 11), Lucky Sweynesse crowned...
Zac Purton in quest for sixth Hong Kong Champion Jockey title
Bidding for a sixth Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, Zac Purton has conservatively outlined expectations for the 2022/23 season as the Australian prepares for Sunday’s (September...
Silvestre de Sousa’s out for a swift start, Angus Chung debuts
Silvestre de Sousa is looking to hit the ground running when he returns to action at Sha Tin this Sunday (September 11) as he puts...
Derby aspirants vie for position at Sha Tin on Sunday
The road to the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) is shortening with the Four-Year-Old Classic Series already underway and the big race less than two...
Lor pins hopes of a Classic Mile repeat on Decrypt
Frankie Lor swept the Four-Year-Old Classic Series in 2019 but one year after Furore set the ball rolling in the Hong Kong Classic Mile, the...
Ting’s on fire
Jimmy Ting bagged a treble last Wednesday and continued his hot Happy Valley form last night (Wednesday, 15 January) with a double courtesy of Flying...
Yiu maintains pace as he weighs up Premiership prospects
Premiership leader Ricky Yiu’s take on his title chances could be described as positive yet pragmatic after he secured his 31st win of the campaign...
Elusive returns to dirt
Sunday (29 December) afternoon’s 10-race card at Sha Tin features a competitive Class 2 on the all-weather track, the Chek Keng Handicap (1650m), in which...
De Sousa’s feeling the Power ahead of IJC defence
Hong Kong ‘gets’ Silvestre de Sousa. It has for a good while now. The city’s racing fans, its owners, its trainers, all of them hardheaded...