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Christophe Soumillon poised to make an immediate impact at Sha Tin

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

Sidelined from two of the most prestigious meetings in the world because of COVID-19, Belgian ace Christophe Soumillon is anxious to make up for lost opportunities – and time – when he resumes with a full book of rides at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 December). Diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly before the Breeders' Cup meeting[...]

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

The one thing we have seen of the Japanese racing in the past decade is a growing hunger to travel abroad, but while 2020 has not been kind to Japanese raiders, a strong but small team entered for the 2020 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races could change that. Nearly a dozen horses were stranded in[...]

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

Magical is among a stellar line-up of 45 horses selected for the HK$95 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin on Sunday, 13 December. Aidan O'Brien's superstar mare is just one of 17 Group 1 winners set to compete. The globetrotting daughter of Galileo is bidding to make history by becoming O'Brien's most[...]

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

Golden Sixty, Hong Kong's latest racing sensation, continued his seemingly inexorable march to December and Group 1 glory with his tenth consecutive win in yesterday's (22 November) HK$4.5 million Group 2 Jockey Club Mile (1600m). It was a win which came with such authority that even the prospect of stiffer international competition, in next month's[...]

Posted on December 9, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The LONGINES Hong Kong International Races delivered fantastic sporting action at Sha Tin Racecourse yesterday (Sunday, 8 December) with Japan carrying off three of the four Group 1 features against the home team's one. Win Bright fought off Ireland's game filly Magic Wand in a thrilling LONGINES Hong Kong Cup to cap the event, which[...]

Posted on December 9, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Japanese horses have dominated the Hong Kong International meeting at Sha Tin winning three of the four Group One races. Glory Vase took out Sunday's Hong Kong Vase (2400m), Admire Mars the Hong Kong Mile and Win Bright the Hong Kong Cup (2000m). The John Size-trained local Beat The Clock claimed the Hong Kong Sprint[...]

Posted on December 8, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News, Japan Horse Racing News

Admire Mars and an inspired Christophe Soumillon came to the fore in what was an emotional occasion for the Japanese racing industry in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin today (Sunday, 8 December). It was not, perhaps, the result that the home town audience yearned for, with the hat-trick seeking[...]

Christophe Soumillon poised to make an immediate impact at Sha Tin

Win Bright and Admire Mars shoot for a Hong Kong International Races repeat

Magical heads world class line-up selected for HKIR

Golden Sixty continues march to Hong Kong Mile

Hong Kong delivers world class sport as international raiders sparkle

Japan Dominates Hong Kong International Day

Plenty to Admire for Soumillon in poignant Hong Kong Mile

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