Beauty Generation bosses the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy
Beauty Generation brushed aside the younger challenger and shrugged off old rivals to win the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Sunday,...
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Beauty Generation and Waikuku primed for Chairman’s Trophy clash
Beauty Generation showed last time out that any ‘has-been’ talk was premature but when the champ takes on Waikuku in Sunday’s (5 April) Group 2...
Teetan bags three at Sha Tin as ‘closers’ dominate
It was a night for late-closers and Mongolian King maintained that trend to the last with a powerful late charge in the final race at...
Artist tops the weights
Glorious Artist (133lb) was fourth in the 2019 KOR Group 1 Korea Cup (1800m) and returns to his preferred surface, the Sha Tin dirt, with...
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...
Purton and Moreira set for long tussle but first it’s FWD Champions Day
Joao Moreira relinquished his lead in the jockeys’ title race to reigning champion Zac Purton at Happy Valley midweek and both riders are psyched for...
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...
Purton tops the charts with a Happy Valley double
It’s taken 52 race meetings but a Zac Purton double at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 25 March) meant the champion jockey poked his nose...
Sweet first as Borges gets his Hong Kong win
Vagner Borges realised a dream when he bagged his first Hong Kong win at Happy Valley last night (18 March) with an all-the-way success aboard...
Golden Sixty and More Than This please ahead of Hong Kong Derby
Francis Lui was satisfied with Golden Sixty and More Than This after his two leading BMW Hong Kong Derby contenders worked at Sha Tin Racecourse...
Ting’s Amazing Star seeks redemption
Jimmy Ting is hoping Amazing Star can put a mishap in the gates behind him when he takes his place in the Class 2 Begonia...
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...
Round two for Golden Sixty and More Than This in Hong Kong Classic Cup
Stablemates Golden Sixty and More Than This will clash again in Sunday’s (23 February) HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) in what amounts to...
Beauty Generation battles back to lift third Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup
A different approach brought a familiar result as Beauty Generation returned to the winner’s arch with a tough victory in the Group 1 Queen’s Silver...
Times change as Beauty Generation and Beat The Clock face-off
Beauty Generation and Beat The Clock are set to lock horns for a third straight year in Sunday’s (16 February) Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee...
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...
Stronger speeds to a Valley track record
Stronger found his Hong Kong feet in fine style at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 12 February), blitzing the Class 3 Fanling Handicap (1000m) in...
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...
Amazing Star dazzles for Purton and Ting at the Valley
Amazing Star put in a dazzling performance to take the Class 2 Stubbs Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 29 January) and continue...
Hardly Swears shoots for four in a row at Happy Valley
A hot nine-race card at Happy Valley on Wednesday (29 January) night is the stage for an attempted four-timer when Hardly Swears (125lb) returns to...
Exultant takes Centenary Vase again as Cruz eyes Dubai
Exultant imposed his authority on his local rivals and moved a step closer to a night in Dubai with a solid success in the Group...
Exultant must defy hefty impost in Centenary Vase
Exultant faces a weighty task in Monday’s (27 January) Group 3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin as he bids for back-to-back wins in...
Winning Method is one of only five at the Valley for Purton
Zac Purton heads into Wednesday’s (22 January) Happy Valley card with his smallest book of rides this season but the champion jockey is upbeat that...
Waikuku rises to Stewards’ Cup glory
Waikuku defeated Beauty Generation in an exhilarating showdown for the Group 1 Steward’s Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin Racecourse this afternoon (Sunday, 19 January), a...
Beat The Clock faces a Full threat in Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup
Beat The Clock will face select yet stiff competition when he attempts a second consecutive win in Sunday’s (19 January) Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup...