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Red-hot Moreira looks to keep on rolling at Happy Valley’s midweek fixture

Posted on January 27, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Fresh off Group 1 success and a treble on Sunday (24 January) at Sha Tin, Hong Kong’s leading jockey Joao Moreira is looking to keep his momentum rolling in his bid for a fourth jockeys’ championship. Moreira has 15 wins through January and 75 this season after nailing a treble and his third consecutive Group[...]

Posted on January 25, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Excellent Proposal rose to the top of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pecking order with an impressive win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 24 January), a result that strengthened trainer John Size’s hand for the remaining two legs of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) and BMW Hong[...]

Posted on January 24, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Christophe Soumillon has been eagerly awaiting the opportunity to add another Group 1 in Hong Kong to his impressive haul and today (24 January) at Sha Tin he gets his chance when he reunites with familiar ally Wishful Thinker in the first of two top-level contests on the 10-race fixture, the HK$12 million Group 1[...]

Posted on January 23, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Frankie Lor has developed a formidable reputation as a trainer capable of preparing young horses for early success and this Sunday (24 January) at Sha Tin two of his brightest prospects will take centre stage in the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile. After winning all three legs of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series in 2019[...]

Posted on January 22, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Jolly Banner might be in the twilight of his career as a nine-year-old but that didn’t stop him from snaring second in last month’s Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) against an international field and his recent form has trainer Ricky Yiu brimming with optimism ahead of Sunday’s (24 January) Group 1 Centenary Sprint[...]

Posted on January 21, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A daring mid-race move by Chad Schofield catapulted Maximus into the thick of Four-Year-Old Classic Series contention and this Sunday (24 January) at Sha Tin the striking chestnut is readying for a big-race upset in the first leg of the three-race series, the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile. Grabbing second last-start with credit to[...]

Posted on January 20, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Injury halted the Caspar Fownes-trained Snap Fit’s burgeoning career last season, but this Wednesday (20 January) the handler’s talented six-year-old returns from a 10-month break to contest the first section of the Class 3 Sheung Hei Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley. “He had a suspensory problem which flared up again and we just had to[...]

Posted on January 16, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Kings Shield (133lb) has developed into a dominant force on the dirt in Hong Kong and this Sunday (17 January) at Sha Tin he’ll look to stamp his authority on the surface once again in the Class 1 Egret Handicap (dirt, 1650m), doing so with a trip to Dubai on the radar. “Everyone knows he[...]

Posted on January 13, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After his devastating win in last month’s Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile, hometown hero Golden Sixty pleased his connections at Sha Tin yesterday morning (Tuesday, 12 January) with a trial in typical fashion ahead of the Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on Sunday, 24 January. “I’m happy with his trial, in the trial you[...]

Posted on January 9, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After clean-sweeping last season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with the brilliant Golden Sixty, trainer Francis Lui is looking to Lucky Patch (117lb) this time around and Sunday’s (10 January) Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) will see him lay out his credentials for a Hong Kong Classic Mile tilt in 16 days’ time. “He’s good –[...]

Posted on January 6, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Singapore Sling (123lb) returns to Happy Valley tonight (6 January) for the first time since December 2017 with jockey Chad Schofield hoping the gelding can maintain his unblemished record at the city circuit in the Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m). “I think it looks a lovely race for him – he’s been competing at[...]

Posted on January 2, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes’ chance with the lowly rated Explosive Witness (113lb) paid off at Sha Tin yesterday (Friday, 1 January) as the Australian-bred exceeded expectations to snare the HK$3.5 million Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m). “It’s magic when you get a winning result like that, you go in there hoping he’ll pick up some[...]

Posted on December 26, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Elusive State is among Hong Kong’s top-ranking dirt-track specialists and this Saturday (26 December) at Sha Tin he’ll contest the headline act, the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (dirt, 1650m), with the door still ajar for another overseas campaign. “He’s going well – I’ve given him a good preparation and we’ve given him a couple[...]

Posted on December 20, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Beauty Generation, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong horse racing, has retired. Twice crowned Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, the New Zealand-bred gelding was also named Champion Miler a record three times. Beauty Generation ends his career with 18 Hong Kong wins from 34 starts and prize-money earnings of[...]

Posted on December 19, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

This Sunday (20 December) at Sha Tin, two-time champion trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror, who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m). The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time Group 1 winner Probabeel in the Listed Karaka Million[...]

Posted on December 14, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Danon Smash followed in the footsteps of his sire Lord Kanaloa with a thrilling victory for Japan in the 2020 Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), their third in the HK$22 million contest’s 21-year history. “It is a very pleasing moment that Lord Kanaloa and Danon Smash, sire and son could achieve their Hong[...]

Posted on December 12, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Japan’s Win Bright will aim to become the second horse in history to snare back-to-back Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) victories this Sunday (13 December) at Sha Tin – and he’ll do so looking to uphold an unblemished record over 2000m at the big track. California Memory did it in 2011 and 2012[...]

Author: Declan Schuster

Red-hot Moreira looks to keep on rolling at Happy Valley’s midweek fixture

Excellent Proposal leads Size one-two in Hong Kong Classic Mile

Christophe Soumillon eyes Centenary Sprint Cup with Wishful Thinker

Lor readies strong contingent of young guns for HK Classic Mile fixture

Veteran Banner looks to fly for Yiu in Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup

Maximus for Schofield in Sunday’s Hong Kong Classic Mile

Snap Fit returns for Fownes, In-form Size saddles seven

Dubai beckons for Kings Shield but first it’s Sunday’s dirt feature

Golden Sixty tunes up ahead of Group 1 Stewards’ Cup tilt

Lui has Lucky Patch on Classic Mile trail

Singapore Sling returns to Happy Valley for Group 3 January Cup challenge

Fownes’ chance pays with Explosive win in Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy

Overseas still an option for Elusive State but first it’s Saturday’s feature

Hong Kong’s record-setting icon Beauty Generation retires

David Hayes unveils Conqueror with Hong Kong Derby in mind

Danon Smash follows Lord Kanaloa’s footsteps with Hong Kong glory

Win Bright eyes history with one last run for glory

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