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Badel’s in rare company after history-equalling win

Posted on June 22, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel has been a hit ever since he switched his tack to Hong Kong and on Sunday afternoon (June 19) the Frenchman put himself in rare company by becoming the sixth rider in history to register eight or more Group race wins in a single racing season. Zac Purton leads with 14 Group race[...]

Posted on June 20, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tourbillon Diamond (132lb) and Alexis Badel continued a rewarding partnership at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, June 19) with the duo nailing a stubborn win for trainer Danny Shum in the HKD$3.7 million Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m). The five-year-old denied a fast-finishing Turin Redsun (113lb) in a rip-roaring renewal, overcoming a hefty impost[...]

Posted on June 16, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is looking for a fourth consecutive win in Sunday’s (June 19) HKD$3.7 million Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) when Columbus County takes his place in the traditional end-of-season showdown for middle-distance gallopers at Sha Tin. A two-time winner in Hong Kong, the Redwood gelding finished a close-up fourth in this race last[...]

Posted on June 8, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Spurred on by Valiant Elegance’s indomitable run of form, Lyle Hewitson is remaining buoyant the chestnut has got what it takes to join a select band of gallopers with victory in the first section of the HKD$1.57 million Class 3 Calla Lily Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley this evening (June 8). Only four other horses[...]

Posted on May 27, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira is chasing an unmatched fifth win in Sunday’s (May 29) HKD$3.7 million Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) when he gets the leg-up on Excellent Proposal for trainer John Size at Sha Tin. Already unrivalled with four wins since the race’s inception in 2016, Moreira will once again take a leading contender[...]

Posted on May 3, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

This season’s trainers’ championship is unfolding as a battle royal between Frankie Lor and John Size with the former preparing to pull out all of the stops and repel the 11-time champion’s expected onslaught across the term’s remaining 21 race meetings. Currently leading his former mentor 68-65 ahead of the campaign’s 68th fixture, Lor hit[...]

Posted on April 29, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Enjoying’s career in Hong Kong hasn’t been straightforward but trainer Chris So is optimistic the Dundeel gelding can expel stamina queries and requite his owners with victory in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (May 1). “It’s a small field and I think he can manage the[...]

Posted on April 27, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Nervous Witness faces a weighty task in tonight’s (Wednesday, April 27) Class 2 Cheong Ming Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley as he looks to maintain his sparkling rise after soaring to a triple-figure rating with four wins from his first seven starts. One of Hong Kong’s most exciting talents, Nervous Witness will shoulder 133lb for[...]

Posted on April 25, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty stands alone as the highest prize money earner in Hong Kong racing history after the faultless defence of his HKD$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) crown at Sha Tin Sunday afternoon (April 24). Sealing his sixth Group 1 in the process for jockey Vincent Ho and trainer Francis Lui, Golden Sixty[...]

Posted on April 24, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Luke Currie is out to make up for lost time across the remaining 23 fixtures this season in Hong Kong after his dream start was curtailed following a fall in early February. The Group 1-winning jockey tasted immediate success at his first ride in Hong Kong, something most have been made to wait weeks or[...]

Posted on April 22, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The Four-Year-Old Classic Series plays a vital role in the rejuvenation of Hong Kong’s talent pool and this Sunday (April 24) at Sha Tin Romantic Warrior is out to ratify his hype when he lines up in the HKD$25 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin. Victorious last time out in the[...]

Posted on April 20, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Victory in Sunday’s (April 24) HKD$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) would elevate Golden Sixty to status as the highest prize money earner in Hong Kong racing history and, if his latest win wasn’t convincing enough, trainer Francis Lui has issued an ominous warning to rivals that Hong Kong’s champion is back in[...]

Posted on April 20, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Unruffled by Circuit Seven’s wide draw in Wednesday’s (April 20) Class 4 Po Lam Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley, Matthew Poon is heading to the city circuit with one thing in mind – hitting a new personal best by season’s close on 16 July after he surged to a new high of 37 wins last[...]

Posted on April 13, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tuning up for his HKD$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) tilt and clash with Hong Kong’s champion, Golden Sixty – California Spangle cruised in familiar fashion through his barrier trial under a motionless Zac Purton on Tuesday (April 12) at Sha Tin. Rolling into his customary position at the head of the pack,[...]

Posted on April 13, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Karis Teetan believes the timing is right when Romantic Warrior enters uncharted waters on Sunday, April 24 at Sha Tin as the last-start BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner gets his initial experience of the Group 1 cauldron in the HKD$25 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m). No international runners mean the HKD$65 million[...]

Posted on April 13, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tony Millard returned satisfied after seeing Panfield roll over the line under Joao Moreira in a trial at Sha Tin Tuesday, (April 12) as the star stayer continues his preparation ahead of the Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on Sunday, April 24. Looking to banish a forgettable run last start behind Russian Emperor in[...]

Posted on April 13, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Lyle Hewitson is the epitome of grit and determination. He resolved himself to a successful return following a horror fall in December and now, the South African has only one goal in mind – to ride more winners. Returning to the sport he loves wouldn’t have been easy and his mishap serves as a reminder[...]

Author: Declan Schuster

Badel’s in rare company after history-equalling win

Diamond shines for Badel with Group 3 Premier Plate success

Fownes chases yet another Premier Plate success

Valiant Elegance out to master Happy Valley again

Moreira master of the Lion Rock Trophy, Hot King Prawn retires

Title race brews as Lor targets dirt feature with Money Catcher; No stopping Hewitson

Enjoying steps up for Queen Mother Memorial Cup

Nervous Witness Out To Continue Ascent At Happy Valley

Golden Sixty sets Hong Kong earnings record, Yasuda Kinen on the table

Currie’s in for the hard yards, primed for FWD Champions Day

Romantic Warrior puts Hong Kong Derby form to the test in QEII Cup

Golden Sixty on the cusp of history ahead of Champions Mile

Personal best within reach for Poon

California Spangle gears up for Golden Sixty assignment

Romantic Warrior gets his chance to soar

Panfield hits the trials

Unrelenting Hewitson finds his Hong Kong groove

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