Champions Mile

FWD Champions Day again showcases the best of Hong Kong

Posted on April 26, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A landmark FWD Champions Day, crowned by Vincent Ho's Group 1 double, record turnover and the emergence of a potential future champion are evidence of Hong Kong racing's resilience and attractiveness, according to Club CEO Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges. Pointing to Ho's effort to extend Golden Sixty's winning streak to 14 with victory in the Champions Mile[...]

Posted on April 26, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Stretched to the limit, Golden Sixty bravely extended his unbeaten run to 14 at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 25 April) with a slender victory in the HK$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile. Undefeated since July, 2019, the brilliant son of Medaglia d'Oro also grabbed his fourth triumph at the top-level in succession, following[...]

Posted on April 24, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Richard Gibson concedes toppling Danon Smash in the Group 1 HK$18 million Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m) on Sunday (25 April) is a formidable challenge but the Englishman believes Rattan and Wellington are more than worthy contenders. Gibson will thrust Rattan, a seven-year-old warrior, and Wellington, an untapped four-year-old, into battle with Danon Smash, who is[...]

Posted on April 24, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Armed with an impressive arsenal of Group 1 mounts at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 April), Vincent Ho is chasing perfection aboard Golden Sixty as the Hong Kong star bids for a 14th consecutive win when he contests the HK$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) against only five rivals. Unbeaten since defeat in[...]

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

Takayuki Yasuda has sounded an ominous warning ahead of Sunday's (25 April) HK$18 million Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m) by declaring Danon Smash the equal of superstar Lord Kanaloa, the best horse the revered Japanese trainer has handled in a long and distinguished career. Delighted by Danon Smash's draw of barrier five for Sunday's[...]

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

Alexis Badel is keeping the faith in Wellington when he lines up in Sunday's (25 April) HK$18 million Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m), hopeful of an improved performance from the boom sprinter after finishing fifth in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) earlier this month, his first defeat over 1200m at Sha Tin. “He's[...]

Posted on April 21, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Karis Teetan believes he is ready to reap the rewards from a pair of off-season stints in Japan when he partners Glory Vase in the HK$25 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) this Sunday (25 April) at Sha Tin. “Since I've been in Hong Kong, I've had a few stints in Japan throughout the[...]

Posted on April 20, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Frankie Lor hopes lightning can strike twice in the same setting as he prepares to unleash Big Party and Fat Turtle against crack Japanese speedster Danon Smash in the HK$18 million Group 1 Chairman's Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (25 April). Lor combined with Karis Teetan to claim the FWD Champions Day[...]

Posted on April 8, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 25 April will bring together the very best of Hong Kong's elite gallopers and a top-line contingent from Japan in three exciting Group 1 races. The brilliant Golden Sixty will look to extend his unblemished run to 14 wins when he contests the HK$20 million Group[...]

Posted on April 6, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Mighty Giant (123lb) bossed his rivals with an all-the-way victory in yesterday's (Monday 5 April) Group 2 Chairman's Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin for jockey Neil Callan and trainer Ricky Yiu. Sent around as an outsider against four opponents, the baldy faced chestnut defied market expectations to land the HK$4.5 million feature under a daring[...]

Posted on March 31, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Yet to reach and fulfil his true potential and pitted against the explosively-gifted Wellington, Sky Field will be given the opportunity to build both experience and profile when contesting the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Monday (5 April). Trainer Caspar Fownes firmly believes the sparingly-raced son of Deep Field has the[...]

Posted on March 24, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Classique Legend has taken another significant step towards a competitive return with a blistering 1000m trial victory at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning (23 March) as Francis Lui indicated the Group 1 FWD Champions Mile on 25 April was Golden Sixty's likely next objective. Rated the world's equal-top sprinter in the year-ending 2020 LONGINES World's[...]

Posted on March 24, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Japan's elite and Hong Kong's brilliant best are among the list of 77 horses holding entries for FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday, 25 April, 2021. FWD Champions Day features three world class Group 1 races, the HK$25 million FWD Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2000m), the HK$20 million FWD Champions Mile (1600m), and[...]

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

Southern Legend dug deep into his gritty reserves when fending off Beauty Generation to earn a first Group 1 win in last month's FWD Champions Mile and trainer Caspar Fownes anticipates another tough effort will be needed in Sunday's (31 May) Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin. There is no Beauty[...]

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

Southern Legend was supposed to be preparing for a third straight win in the Kranji Mile but Plan B worked out far better for the admirable stalwart at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 26 April). With the Singapore target off the radar due to the global pandemic, the Caspar Fownes-trained galloper instead snatched the biggest[...]

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

If any horse can stop Beauty Generation from winning a record third FWD Group 1 Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday, 26 April, the form book suggests it's most likely to be Waikuku. “He's a very good horse and he has done well already this season so there's no doubt he's a winning chance,”[...]

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[...]

FWD Champions Day again showcases the best of Hong Kong

Golden Sixty extends unbeaten run to 14 with Champions Mile triumph

Richard Gibson double-handed as Rattan and Wellington challenge Danon Smash

Golden Sixty primed to excel

Legendary Japanese trainer puts Danon Smash on a par with champion Lord Kanaloa

Wellington ready to press for Group 1 glory in Chairman’s Sprint Prize

Teetan goes for Glory in Sunday’s FWD QEII Cup

Frankie Lor eyes FWD Champions Day glory with trio of runners

FWD Champions Day has top-class contenders in three exciting races

Giant upset for Callan and Yiu in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy

Caspar Fownes confident Sky Field is a tremendous long-term project

Classique Legend dazzles in trial as Lui mulls Champions Mile for Golden Sixty

Japan enters strong contingent for FWD Champions Day

Southern Legend ready to roar in the Lion Rock Trophy

First Group 1 for Ho as Southern Legend edges Beauty Generation

Waikuku looks to bounce back against Beauty Generation

Wellington’s star on the rise

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