Christophe Soumillon

Soumillon returns to Hong Kong, chases Cup glory with Lei Papale

Posted on December 12, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Christophe Soumillon returns to the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races with a score to settle this Sunday (12 December) at Sha Tin after missing out on riding in last year's end-of-year showcase due to an unfortunate COVID-19 mishap. Engaged to ride Normcore in the 2020 Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) and more, Soumillon[...]

Posted on January 28, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tony Cruz will aim to add further lustre to his extraordinary BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) record after Delightful Laos emerged as a potential classic contender with victory in the Class 2 Chater Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday (27 January). Crowning a dominant night for Cruz, former Irish galloper Delightful Laos will now[...]

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 20, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bracing for a tilt at leading miler Golden Sixty, Caspar Fownes has complete faith in Rise High as the injury-ravaged galloper resumes in the Group 1 Stewards' Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 January). Rise High is among a select band of eight entrants for the HK$12 million contest as Golden Sixty bids[...]

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 January 10, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

With a respectful eye on several rivals, Joao Moreira is bullish about the chances of Excellent Proposal (132lb) in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m), a defining contest for several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders. Leading the jockeys' premiership by 19 wins from nearest rival Zac Purton, Moreira partnered Enrich Delight (126lb) to a last-start[...]

Posted on January 7, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A collaboration of champion jockeys – past and present – and brutal discipline paved the way for Savvy Nine to belatedly break his Hong Kong maiden in emphatic style with victory in the Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800), leaving Douglas Whyte to celebrate his first Group winner as a trainer. Christophe Soumillon ruthlessly delivered[...]

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

Joao Moreira's startling ascent into racing's stratosphere has encompassed yet another milestone with the Brazilian becoming only the third jockey in history to notch 1000 winners in Hong Kong. The ‘Magic Man' reached the monumental mark when John Size's Incanto Prepared sealed the second leg of a Moreira running double at Happy Valley, winning the[...]

Posted on December 21, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Returning to competition for the first time since early November, Christophe Soumillon wasted no time in authoring an ominous statement of intent as the Belgian ace successfully started a short-term riding stint in Hong Kong. The 10-times French champion jockey posted a double, a feat matched by Joao Moreira and Jerry Chau, as Frankie Lor[...]

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 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Christophe Soumillon will miss the rich International meeting in Hong Kong after failing to gain a release from quarantine officials.

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 February 7, 2020
in United Arab Emirates Horse Racing news, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Godolphin's globe-travelling multiple Group One winner Benbatl has made a sparkling debut on dirt at Meydan to open up some high profile options. The winner of the 2018 Caulfield Stakes and runner-up to Winx in the Cox Plate, Benbatl put himself in line for the Saudi Cup and World Cup with his victory in the[...]

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 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[...]

Posted on August 19, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News, France Horse Racing News, United Kingdom Horse Racing News

Melbourne Cup runner-up Marmelo has won the Prix Kergolay at Deauville to set himself up for a second tilt at Australia's most famous race. Trained by Hughie Morrison, Marmelo finished a length behind Godolphin's Cross Counter in the 2018 Melbourne Cup after running second in the Group Two Prix Kergolay (3000m). Reunited with Christophe Soumillon[...]

Soumillon returns to Hong Kong, chases Cup glory with Lei Papale

Delightful Laos emerges as a potential Hong Kong Derby hopeful

Christophe Soumillon eyes Centenary Sprint Cup with Wishful Thinker

Rise High poised to return in Group 1 battle at Sha Tin

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

Joao Moreira has faith in Excellent Proposal

Savvy Nine breaks his Hong Kong maiden in style

Joao Moreira notches another milestone – and a treble

Christophe Soumillon returns in style

Christophe Soumillon poised to make an immediate impact at Sha Tin

Top French Jockey Stood Down From HK Meet

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

Benbatl Wins Dirt Debut At Meydan

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

Plenty to Admire for Soumillon in poignant Hong Kong Mile

Marmelo Wins Prix Kergolay In France

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