Cruz goes full throttle for the championship as Ka Ying Star shines
Ka Ying Star maintained Tony Cruz’s advance towards the top of the trainers’ premiership with an overdue success in the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy...
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Kings triumph lifts Purton, Cruz hat-trick brings title into range
Kings Shield put his rivals to the sword with a routing run to victory in the Class 2 Egret Handicap (1650m, dirt) at Sha Tin...
Exultant stamps Horse of the Year claim with Champions & Chater Cup victory
It was hard work but Exultant has never been one to shirk a challenge. The tough kingpin of the Hong Kong stayers’ division proved his...
Classy Exultant defends crown in Hong Kong
Exultant successfully defended his Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup title at Hong Kong's Sha Tin track, landing his fifth Group One win.
Rain a concern as Exultant faces Furore in Champions & Chater Cup
Furore and a storm are Tony Cruz’s two fears as he prepares Exultant for what he hopes will be another major success in the Group...
Cruz is the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup maestro
Tony Cruz’s storied career as jockey and trainer has spanned almost every step of Hong Kong racing’s professional era. His name is woven into the...
Moreira and Purton dish a double delight at the Valley
Joao Moreira and Zac Purton continued their enthralling back-and-forth contest for the jockeys’ championship with a double each at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 20 May....
Helene Leadingstar faces Moore assault in Queen Mother Memorial Cup
Helene Leadingstar (119lb) will attempt to complete a hat-trick of wins when he takes on four rivals in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup...
Exultant grinds them to submission as Purton makes history in the FWD QEII Cup
Zac Purton was elated and deflated at the end of Exultant’s glorious, grinding victory in the HK$25 million Group 1 FWD Queen Elizabeth II Cup...
Exultant carries great expectations into FWD QEII Cup
Tony Cruz expects an Exultant victory in the HK$25 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 April) but the...
Waikuku looks to bounce back against Beauty Generation
If any horse can stop Beauty Generation from winning a record third FWD Group 1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday, 26 April, the...
Tony Cruz is Hong Kong racing’s original ‘living legend’
Tony Cruz was spotted moving around on foot not so long ago. In the grave reality of the world’s current state, seeing Hong Kong racing’s...
Golden Sixty set for rest, Cruz left smiling
Golden Sixty was the talk of Happy Valley on Wednesday (15 April) night with trainer Francis Lui revealing that his sensational BMW Hong Kong Derby...
Golden Sixty camp mulls QEII Cup, Derby form on show at the Valley
A final decision is yet to be made on Golden Sixty’s participation in the Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on 26 April but trainer...
Fabulous five for Moreira makes it a ‘Magic’ 900
Joao Moreira became only the fourth jockey in Hong Kong history to reach 900 wins and he did it in style with a five-timer at...
Transcendent aims to keep on rising in hot Sha Tin feature
Transcendent will attempt to maintain a perfect start to his Hong Kong career when he lines up under a new pilot in a smoking hot...
Golden Sixty puts Ho in the lead role for the BMW Hong Kong Derby
Vincent Ho shifts his weight to his left foot – the fingers of his right hand flick the outside seam of his thigh and for...
Matthew Poon gets a ticket to ride the BMW Hong Kong Derby train
Matthew Poon is preparing for a big day in the saddle on Sunday (22 March) when he will jump aboard the Tony Cruz-trained Private Secretary...
Purton’s Mighty four
Champion jockey Zac Purton sealed a four-timer at Sha Tin on Saturday, 14 March and in doing so closed the gap on premiership leader Joao...
Classic Cup still in the balance for Golden Sixty, no Dubai for Exultant
Golden Sixty’s participation in Sunday’s (23 February) Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin remains in the balance but the classy Hong Kong Classic...
Time Warp turns time to floor Exultant in Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup
Time Warp delivered a blast from the past to level hot favourite Exultant in a rip-roaring Group 1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at...
Exultant goes for Gold again
Tony Cruz believes Exultant is on the right track to defend his crown in Sunday’s (16 February) HK$10 million Group 1 Citi Hong Kong Gold...
Millard’s two face Exultant in Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup
Tony Millard will pitch Glorious Dragon and Northern Superstar against the mighty Exultant in Sunday’s (16 February) Group 1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m)...
Victory In Hand aims for a hat-trick
Tonight (Wednesday 12 February) at Happy Valley, the Francis Lui-trained Victory In Hand (117lb) will be one of three horses seeking a hat-trick in a...
Schofield’s winning return
Chad Schofield returned from an eight-meeting suspension with a winner as Circuit Three (118lb) cruised to an easy success in the Class 3 Lei Yue...