Danny Shum

Denfield chases consecutive wins with class-rising task

Posted on October 31, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Denfield has returned in style this season and jockey Karis Teetan hopes the graduate of the Hong Kong International Sale can maintain an upward trajectory when he lines up on Wednesday night at Happy Valley. The chestnut was victorious under jockey Zac Purton last start, however, this time pairs with the Mauritian ace for his[...]

Posted on October 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Many refer to the Cox Plate as the best two minutes in sport, and the 2023 edition of the Group 1 feature at Moonee Valley did not disappoint, as Romantic Warrior () nosed out Mr Brightside () in a photo finish to claim Australia's best race. You couldn't have scripted the race any better, with[...]

Posted on October 21, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton believes Lucky Sweynesse is poised to improve significantly in the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, but is wary of race tactics which might again favour Victor The Winner in the HK$5.35 million feature. Danny Shum's Victor The Winner (115lb) condemned Lucky Sweynesse (135lb) to only the fifth[...]

Posted on October 8, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Danny Shum is confident this afternoon's fourth-placed effort in the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington, Melbourne has Romantic Warrior on the right track for his Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) tilt on October 28 at Moonee Valley. “He hasn't raced for close to five months, so he needs the run, actually. James[...]

Posted on October 5, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny Shum is hopeful Romantic Warrior can cast aside 15 quality rivals when he lines up in Saturday's Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington, however, the trainer is expecting his triple Group 1 winner to improve out of his first Australian race and reach tip-top condition for his Group 1 W.S. Cox Plate (2040m)[...]

Posted on September 21, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Danny Shum's aspirations of landing the 2024 Hong Kong Derby (2000m) soared with Helene Feeling's brilliant triumph under Karis Teetan at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. One of Hong Kong's most accomplished and respected horsemen, Shum immediately outlined plans for the Sioux Nation gelding's participation in the lucrative Four-Year-Old Classic Series after the three-year-old out-gunned[...]

Posted on September 11, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Danny Shum will plot a path towards the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on December 10 with Victor The Winner after the lightly-raced gelding toppled Lucky Sweynesse, the world's highest-rated sprinter, at Sha Tin on Sunday (September 10). Notching his sixth win over 1200m, Victor The Winner (115lb) led all the way and exploited[...]

Posted on June 29, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Buoyant after a career-best treble at Sha Tin last Sunday, Pierre Ng maintained impressive momentum with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to forge to 40 wins for the season in an excellent debut campaign. Solidifying his place in the Hong Kong trainers' championship top 10, Ng followed Sunday's three-timer with a pair[...]

Posted on June 15, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Nordic Dragon crowned an excellent debut season – and took his prize money earnings beyond his purchase price of $7 million – to headline a string of impressive performances at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Notching his fifth win – all over the city circuit's 1200m course – Nordic Dragon collected a $1 million PPG[...]

Posted on May 31, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Victor The Winner's emergence has been rapid and this Sunday he'll look to ascend even further when he lines up in the $3.9 million Group 3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) against a collection of Hong Kong's most accomplished sprinters. A five-time winner from seven starts, Victor The Winner has shot up from a rating[...]

Posted on May 23, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Danny Shum is optimistic Romantic Warrior can enhance an already spectacular career in the $12 million Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday despite queries over the brilliant stayer's ability to cope with the extended trip. With 10 wins and two second placings from 13 starts and $81,725,400[...]

Posted on May 1, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

They came, they saw and they were well and truly conquered in the Sha Tin sunshine as Romantic Warrior confirmed himself among the world's elite with a commanding second consecutive success in the Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m). Pandemic restrictions meant Danny Shum's gelding beat a purely domestic field when landing the HK$25 million[...]

Posted on April 11, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bidding to become the first horse in two decades to win successive HK$25 million Group 1 QEII Cup's (2000m), Romantic Warrior limbered up for his title defence on April 30 with an effortless trial victory at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. Partnered by Zac Purton, Romantic Warrior jumped cleanly from barrier 10 in the 1600m[...]

Posted on March 22, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Poised to partner Duke Wai on the international stage this weekend, Jerry Chau hopes to lay a winning platform for Dubai World Cup night by partnering Gorytus to success in the Class 2 Arbuthnot Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Chau, 22, will pit his wares against elite competition on Saturday night at[...]

Posted on February 23, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Romantic Warrior is looking to level the score with Golden Sixty when the pair meets for the second time across their respective careers in Sunday's Group 1 Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin. Defeated by Golden Sixty in the Group 1 Stewards' Cup (1600m) last month, Romantic Warrior this weekend returns to his[...]

Posted on February 7, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Silvestre de Sousa heads into Wednesday night's nine-race fixture at Happy Valley in the hope of securing a third consecutive win aboard Encountered (132lb) in the Class 3 Tsui Man Handicap (1650m). Eligible for the remaining two legs of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, Encountered sprang to prominence last season with a shock victory at odds[...]

Posted on February 2, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Seeking elite success with Lucky Sweynesse in the Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin this weekend, Manfred Man laid down a positive marker at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with E Legend's success. Providing Man with his ninth victory since the start of January – and 21st of the campaign – E[...]

Denfield chases consecutive wins with class-rising task

Romantic Warrior wins Cox Plate

Lucky Sweynesse primed to improve in Group 2 Premier Bowl

Danny Shum expects Romantic Warrior improvement for Cox Plate

All systems go for Romantic Warrior in Turnbull Stakes

Helene Feeling underlines Hong Kong Derby claims

Victor The Winner upstages Lucky Sweynesse at Sha Tin

Pierre Ng makes it five wins in two Hong Kong meetings with Happy Valley double

Nordic Dragon posts fifth win of the season

Victor The Winner rises for Group 3 Sha Tin Vase challenge

Shum confident ahead of Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup

Warrior puts global rivals to the sword in dominant FWD QEII Cup win

Romantic Warrior sharpens up for QEII Cup with strong trial

Jerry Chau bids for successive wins on Gorytus

Romantic Warrior & Golden Sixty meet again in Hong Kong Gold Cup

Encountered goes for three straight in Valley finale

Doubles for Purton, Ho, Shum and Yiu as Man looks to Centenary Sprint Cup

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