Buddies surges to Group 3 Celebration Cup success
Undaunted by an uninspiring form line, Tony Cruz was left to exult after enigmatic galloper Buddies thwarted the hopes of better credentialled rivals by claiming...
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Vincent Ho wins Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading home-grown jockey
Vincent Ho has crowned a glorious season by claiming his third consecutive Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading local jockey, clinching overall honours with...
Douglas Whyte’s precise planning pays off with Mister Snowdon
Accustomed to the stratospheric heights of Hong Kong racing as a 13-time champion jockey, Douglas Whyte savoured one of his sweetest moments as a trainer...
Zac Purton optimistic over Michael Chang’s Amigos Giggle
Zac Purton hopes Amigos Giggle can validate encouraging trial form and reward Michael Chang’s patience when the Australian-bred first-starter contests the first section of the...
Exultant bows out as one of Hong Kong’s all-time greats
Exultant, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong racing, will farewell fans at a retirement ceremony this Saturday (26 June) in...
John Size closes gap on Caspar Fownes in trainers’ championship battle
The battle for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship appears destined for a cliffhanger finish after John Size ended an unlikely run of outs to...
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...
Vincent Ho chases a sixth Group 1 for the season
Vincent Ho will seek to triumphantly bookend the most successful Hong Kong Group 1 season of his flourishing career when partnering Glorious Dragon in the...
Glorious Dragon ready for Champions and Chater Cup test
Francis Lui has no qualms over Glorious Dragon’s ability to answer the stamina queries when he steps into the unknown for Sunday’s HK$12 million Group...
Matthew Chadwick seeks second Champions & Chater Cup with Packing Waltham
Matthew Chadwick is taking a level-headed approach into Sunday’s (23 May) Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions and Chater Cup (2400m) when he partners Packing Waltham,...
Joao Moreira stars with a Happy Valley five-timer
Joao Moreira’s aspirations of securing a fourth Hong Kong jockeys’ championship have soared after the Brazilian notched a five-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night...
Tony Cruz upbeat as Exultant chases third Champions & Chater Cup
Tony Cruz is optimistic Hong Kong’s reigning Horse of the Year Exultant can join a select band of multiple winners of the Group 1 Standard...
Hong Kong Derby hero Sky Darci satisfies Moreira, Conghua for Cruz’s Exultant
Sky Darci stepped onto the turf at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 4 May) for the first time since his Hong Kong Derby (2000m) triumph...
Zac Purton logs 100th winner of the season
On a night of milestones, Zac Purton registered a century of winners in a Hong Kong season for the sixth time to maintain hopes of...
Exultant builds towards FWD QEII Cup defence, trials on the turf
Exultant, the tough kingpin of Hong Kong’s staying division, took a crucial step closer in his bid to become the second horse in history –...
Hong Kong dream for Ruan Maia who joins Moreira and Borges
Brazilian jockeys have made waves in Hong Kong in recent years and Ruan Maia is looking forward to rising to the challenge when his licence...
Chilean triple Group 1 winner Panfield to put HK Derby credentials on the line
Excellent Proposal’s rousing Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) victory set the benchmark for this year’s BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) and while the Hong Kong...
Zac Purton plots a Group 1 Hong Kong Gold Cup upset on Exultant
Declaring Golden Sixty the equal of the most outstanding milers in recent Hong Kong history, Zac Purton has warned against being too conscious of the...
Tony Cruz and Matthew Chadwick combine with Beauty Smile to win Chinese New Year Cup
Tony Cruz maintains Beauty Smile is still a work in progress after the Irish import’s dominant performance to claim the Class 1 Chinese New Year...
Hong Kong Derby hopes hinge on Sea Of Life’s continued progress
Vincent Ho is confident a BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) tilt remains within Sea Of Life’s grasp as the emerging talent prepares to face a...
Poon and Lui combine with Glorious Dragon to snare Centenary Vase Handicap
Glorious Dragon has avenged defeat in the 2020 Group 3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) by denying Exultant a third win in the staying feature while...
Purton hopeful Exultant can strike a third time in the Centenary Vase
Zac Purton is hopeful Exultant can reprise a winning habit in the Group 3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (31 January)...
Caspar Fownes begins the journey towards staying features with Columbus County
Revitalised by a brief spell, emerging talent Columbus County will throw down the gauntlet to Hong Kong’s premier stayers in the Group 3 Centenary Vase...
Delightful Laos emerges as a potential Hong Kong Derby hopeful
Tony Cruz will aim to add further lustre to his extraordinary BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) record after Delightful Laos emerged as a potential classic...
Tony Cruz believes less is more with Computer Patch
Far from dismayed with Computer Patch’s recent 1200m form at elite level, Tony Cruz is banking on the former Australian galloper’s drop to 1000m for...