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John Moore

Moore believes he has the key to unlock Thanks Forever for Group 3 success

John Moore hopes he has found the key to unlocking Thanks Forever’s absolute best as the consistent four-year-old seeks a first Group race victory in...
Exultant

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...
Shining Ace

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....
Amazing Star

Ting’s Star shoots for Amazing five at the Valley

Happy Valley specialist Amazing Star is shooting for his fifth win at the city circuit this season when he faces off against talented rivals in...
Inner Flame

Inner Flame gives Moreira a treble to draw level with Purton

Joao Moreira outscored jockeys’ championship rival Zac Purton three to one at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 May), a haul that left the three-time Hong...
Zac Purton

Purton maintains his edge with Happy Valley double

Zac Purton and Joao Moreira continued their back-and-forth battle for the Hong Kong champion jockey title at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 13 May with the...
Antoine Hamelin

French ace Hamelin is enjoying his Hong Kong start

Antoine Hamelin has made a fine start to his Hong Kong career since emerging from quarantine five weeks ago and the Frenchman is showing no...
Joao Moreira

Moreira aims to fire back with a full book at Sha Tin

Joao Moreira knows he needs a big response at Sha Tin today (Saturday 9 May) after title rival Zac Purton burst four wins clear at...
Dances With Dragon

Five-star Purton Dances into premiership lead

Zac Purton arrived at Happy Valley on Wednesday (6 May) in search of the ignition that might fire him through the final two months of...
Zac Purton

Purton seeks a Valley spark to ignite his championship assault

Zac Purton will head to Happy Valley tonight (Wednesday 6 May) with a full book of nine rides and his big rival Joao Moreira locked...
Chefano

Chefano leads for Queen Mother Memorial Cup victory

Chefano gave trainer John Moore a sixth win in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) with a resolute front-running display at Sha...
Shining Gem

Yiu’s on top and Shining, Moreira and Purton match strides

Ricky Yiu’s steady, unwavering progress towards what he hopes will be a first trainers’ championship continued at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 29 April) thanks...
Exultant

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...
Southern Legend

First Group 1 for Ho as Southern Legend edges Beauty Generation

Southern Legend was supposed to be preparing for a third straight win in the Kranji Mile but Plan B worked out far better for the...
Exultant

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...
Beauty Generation

Purton’s dream partner, a Beauty of a double act

Champion horses and their jockeys are racing’s great double acts. Seabiscuit had Red Pollard, Secretariat had Ron Turcotte, Hugh Bowman is forever Winx’s man, Frankel...
Aethero

Moore’s smiling as Aethero and Beauty get five

John Moore believes Aethero is “definitely the one they’ve all got to beat” after the precocious sprinter yesterday morning (Thursday, 23 April) drew gate five...
Tony Cruz

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...
Tangmere

Purton gains on absent Moreira ahead of FWD Champions Day

Zac Purton made sure he gained some benefit from Joao Moreira’s absence at Happy Valley on Wednesday (22 April) night with a double that took...
Mighty Giant

New best for Yiu as Mighty Giant impresses

Mighty Giant took another step up the ladder with an impressive performance in the Class 3 Dorset Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday, Sunday, 19...
Mighty Giant

Exciting youngsters square off as the champion jockey race heats up

Jockeys’ championship protagonists Zac Purton and Joao Moreira have continued to trade blows in recent weeks and that looks set to continue on Sunday’s (19...
Dances With Dragon

Purton hits the century

The championship prospects of Zac Purton were aided by a treble that took him to 100 wins for the term, just one behind premiership leader...
Enzemble

Treble as Fortune favours Moreira

Joao Moreira and Zac Purton know that every win is massive in their duel for this season’s champion jockey title, so the outcome of a...
Decrypt

Decrypt down in distance

The Frankie Lor-trained Decrypt (128lb) who holds an engagement in the Group 1 FWD Champions Mile on 26 April, steps down in trip, as well...
Beauty Generation

Beauty Generation back to best in Hong Kong

Beauty Generation has bounced back to winning form in the Group Two Chairman's Trophy at Sha Tin ahead of the Champion's Mile.