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Emerging star Nervous Witness out to dazzle again

Posted on September 30, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Following his jaw-dropping debut at the season's opening fixture, emerging star Nervous Witness (121lb) will look to enhance his record to a perfect two when he lines up in Friday's (1 October) Class 3 Shanghai Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin. The Star Witness four-year-old scored imperiously first-up in Hong Kong, untouched as a favourite under[...]

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

Amazing Star caused one of the biggest feature-race shocks in Hong Kong racing history when he landed the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) earlier this month, and this Sunday (25 April) at Sha Tin the six-year-old bay is out to prove that his effort was no fluke when he contests the HK$18 million Group 1[...]

Posted on April 3, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Ricky Yiu has a strong reputation when it comes to nurturing sprint talents, his four wins in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) are unrivalled among other exploits and on Easter Monday (5 April) he heads to Sha Tin with Voyage Warrior carrying the hopes of his team in a bid for back-to-back triumphs in[...]

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

Joao Moreira enjoyed one of his most prolific days in the saddle on Sunday at Sha Tin with a six-timer and he heads to Wednesday's (23 September) eight-race programme at Happy Valley looking to continue his red-hot form with a full book of mounts, including Beauty Applause (120lb) in the feature, the Class 2 Big[...]

Posted on November 4, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Thanks Forever could make it to the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on 8 December if he can get his rating to a high enough mark in time. Trainer John Moore said he expected the four-year-old to get “about 10 points” from the handicapper following an easy length and three-quarter win under Neil[...]

Posted on June 17, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira pocketed a treble and hit a milestone figure at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday 16 June), notching his 800th Hong Kong career win aboard Class 4 galloper Such A Happiness. “It's a nice round number but I don't want to get stuck there, I want to be moving forward!” he said before admitting,[...]

Emerging star Nervous Witness out to dazzle again

Amazing Star aims to prove he’s no fluke in Chairman’s Sprint Prize

Back-to-back bid for Voyage Warrior in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Sprint Cup

Red-hot Moreira takes full book at the Valley

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Winning, Happiness and Applause as Moreira makes 800 in record time

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