Centenary Sprint Cup

Sprint sensation Courier Wonder tunes up

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

The unbeaten Courier Wonder is poised to make an eagerly awaited return to racing in next month’s Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) on Sunday, 17 October after pleasing trainer John Size at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 21 September). Tuning up for his seasonal return with a barrier trial on the dirt under jockey[...]

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

Joao Moreira will be crowned this season’s champion jockey in Hong Kong after a suspension to Zac Purton ruled the Australian rider out of the final two race meetings. Leading 149-122, Moreira’s buffer was still possible to pursue but now, with Purton only available for the next two race meetings, the Brazilian will officially be[...]

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 25, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hot King Prawn has washed away months of frustration and doubt with an emphatic performance to claim his first Group 1 crown with victory in the Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin. Placed three times at elite level, the enigmatic grey delivered in copybook style for Joao Moreira to provide trainer John Sjze with[...]

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 19, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

John Size will bid for a seventh Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 January) as Waikuku throws down the gauntlet to Hong Kong’s outstanding miler Golden Sixty. Beaten into fourth place behind Golden Sixty in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile on 13 December, Waikuku will attempt to become[...]

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 December 2, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Classique Legend took a crucial step towards his Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) tilt with his first Hong Kong barrier trial on the turf at Sha Tin yesterday morning (Tuesday, 1 December). But while satisfied with the grey’s effort, trainer Caspar Fownes implied caution as he swiftly prepares the talented grey for his[...]

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

Beat The Clock displayed the class that has made him a champion to complete back-to-back wins in the HK$10 million Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 19 January). The ever-reliable bay’s narrow victory over Thanks Forever sealed a Group 1 double on the day for trainer John Size and jockey Joao[...]

Posted on January 18, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Beat The Clock will face select yet stiff competition when he attempts a second consecutive win in Sunday’s (19 January) Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) but jockey Joao Moreira believes the John Size-trained speedster’s biggest threat could be a rival he knows all too well, stablemate Full Of Beauty. Champion sprinter Beat The Clock[...]

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

Mr Stunning has a score to settle in Sunday’s (19 January) Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin and trainer Frankie Lor believes his top-class charge is in the right shape to prevail. The seven-year-old was denied a hat-trick of wins in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) when his old[...]

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

Richard Gibson is unperturbed by the outsider labels tagged to his stable stalwarts Rattan and Wishful Thinker as they stride into Sunday’s (19 January) two Group 1 features at Sha Tin Racecourse with eyes fixed on snagging a share of the lucrative prize fund. “They’re both in really good nick,” Gibson said. “We’ll take our[...]

Posted on December 30, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Big Party (118lb) brushed off six rivals to post an impressive win in the Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon, (Sunday 29 December). The manner of the grey’s length and three-quarter victory in a time of 55.71s suggested the Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) in three weeks’ time[...]

Sprint sensation Courier Wonder tunes up

Moreira lands fourth Hong Kong jockeys’ championship

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

Hot King Prawn lands elusive Group 1 with Centenary Sprint Cup triumph

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

John Size returns to Sha Tin on Sunday seeking more Group 1 glory

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

Clock ticks as Classique Legend trials towards his Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint tilt

Beat The Clock does it again in Centenary Sprint Cup

Beat The Clock faces a Full threat in Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup

Mr Stunning seeks revenge in Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup

Rattan takes Stewards’ route as Gibson’s Wishful for more Group 1 spoils

Big Party poses Group 1 question with Bauhinia Sprint Trophy demolition

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