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Francis Lui hopes for luck in final title assault at Happy Valley season finale

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

Francis Lui heads into Wednesday’s (15 July) season finale at Happy Valley with seven chances across six races in the hope of pegging back Ricky Yiu’s four-win lead in the trainers’ championship. Yiu sits on 67 wins, while Lui is joint-second with Tony Cruz on 63, who himself needs all four of his entrants to[...]

Posted on July 11, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Ricky Yiu’s stable stalwart Jolly Banner returns this Sunday (12 July) at Sha Tin with the chance of securing a vital win for his handler in the HK$2.8 million Class 1 Sha Tin Mile Trophy Handicap (1600m). Yiu leads the trainers’ championship by one win, with Francis Lui in second (64-63), but with 13 intended[...]

Posted on July 4, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Karis Teetan surged past his best ever season’s tally of 84 wins late last month and the man dubbed the ‘Mauritian Magician’ is showing no signs of slowing with a full book of 11 rides this Sunday (5 July) at Sha Tin, including the exciting youngster Armando in the Class 2 Yan Chau Tong Handicap[...]

Posted on July 1, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Michael Chang is hoping his stable’s current highest-flyer Righteous Doctrine will continue his ascent up the ratings when he contests today’s (July 1) Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin. The French import has posted three wins among a series of five smart efforts in recent months, and the trainer is[...]

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

Zac Purton boosted his championship claims on Wednesday night with a fantastic four-timer at Happy Valley and this Saturday (27 June) at Sha Tin he is aiming to draw further clear of great rival Joao Moreira with a full book of 10 rides. Purton rode the last four winners at the Valley, all for trainer[...]

Posted on June 24, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

There are seven meetings left in the 2019/20 Hong Kong racing season and while the talk of the town has been the champion jockey race between Zac Purton and Joao Moreira, it’s the man dubbed the ‘Mauritian Magician’ who has stolen the spotlight of late with seven wins from the last two race meetings. Karis[...]

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

Vincent Ho bagged his first Group 1 victory aboard Southern Legend in the FWD Champions Mile and on Sunday (21 June) at Sha Tin they pair up again in search of more Pattern-race success when they tackle the HK$3.25 million Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m). Ho has a soft spot for the tough galloper[...]

Posted on June 13, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A pair of cracking Class 2 contests highlight Sunday’s (14 June) 11-race card and Joao Moreira is looking to keep his momentum rolling as he aims to close the gap on premiership leader Zac Purton (129-126) with only nine meetings left in the Hong Kong racing season. Moreira ended a cold snap of 25 rides[...]

Posted on June 2, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Ricky Yiu is hoping a first Hong Kong win for Super Oasis in Wednesday’s (3 June) Class 2 Cochrane Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley can provide the spur he needs to repel Tony Cruz’s mounting challenge for the champion trainer title. Cruz has trimmed Yiu’s lead at the top down to five (57-52) with 10[...]

Posted on May 30, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira is hoping everything falls right for Beauty Legacy in the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) this Sunday (31 May) at Sha Tin as the three-time champion looks to peg back Zac Purton in the jockeys’ championship. Moreira sits three wins behind Purton on (126-123) after the Australian ace bagged a midweek[...]

Posted on May 23, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

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 the Group 3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 24 May. The Duporth gelding has raced 10 times this season for one win and seven placings,[...]

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

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 the Class 2 Ho Chung River Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday, 20 May. The Jimmy Ting trainee has relished racing around the Valley’s tight turns and has enjoyed a rapid rise,[...]

Posted on May 16, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Uncle Steve (123lb) is aiming to put a season-slowing injury setback behind him when he steps up to 1800m for the first time in his Hong Kong career in Sunday’s (17 May) Class 2 Hoi Ha Handicap at Sha Tin. The Dabirsim gelding won first-up this campaign for trainer Douglas Whyte after transferring from the[...]

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

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 signs of slowing as one of only three jockeys with a full book of nine rides at Happy Valley on Wednesday (13 May). With nine wins to his name from[...]

Posted on April 29, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Frankie Lor heads into today’s (29 April) Happy Valley meeting with course specialist Flash Famous looking to become the first horse this season to win five races at the city circuit when he contests section one of the Class 3 Fortress Hill Handicap (1650m). The trainer is fresh off a Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize[...]

Posted on April 27, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Mr Stunning lived up to his name and cemented his place as one of Hong Kong’s finest sprinters yesterday afternoon (26 April) at Sha Tin with a victory in the HK$18 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m). The Frankie Lor-trained gelding put age and injury woes behind him to become only the third seven-year-old[...]

Posted on April 25, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Group 1 action will dominate FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 April) but one of Hong Kong racing’s exciting young prospects will be out to grab a little of the limelight with the undefeated Wellington contesting the Class 3 Vengeance Of Rain Handicap (1400m). Trainer Richard Gibson has Rattan and Wishful Thinker[...]

Author: Declan Schuster

Francis Lui hopes for luck in final title assault at Happy Valley season finale

Jolly Banner returns for Yiu as the season’s finish line nears

Teetan’s red-hot form continues as exciting youngsters take centre stage

Righteous Doctrine aims to keep on rising in hot Sha Tin feature

Purton hungry for more after midweek four

Personal best beckons for Karis Teetan

Ho hungry for more as Southern Legend eyes Premier Plate

Moreira aims to keep on rolling as Nicconi Express returns

Yiu aims to repel Cruz assault as Super Oasis seeks a Hong Kong first

Moreira aims to fire back with fourth Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy win

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

Ting’s Star shoots for Amazing five at the Valley

Uncle Steve’s ready, President’s Choice aims to keep on rising

French ace Hamelin is enjoying his Hong Kong start

Flash Famous shoots for a five-star night at the Valley

Mr Stunning lifts for a Chairman’s Sprint Prize shock

Wellington’s star on the rise

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