David Hayes

Alexis Badel hopeful Tourbillon Diamond can figure in Champions & Chater Cup

Posted on May 22, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel is optimistic Tourbillon Diamond can trade on proven stamina reserves to contend strongly in the HKD$12 million Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (May 22) after an excellent last-start effort. Third in the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick Racecourse in April, 2020 when[...]

Posted on April 27, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Nervous Witness faces a weighty task in tonight’s (Wednesday, April 27) Class 2 Cheong Ming Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley as he looks to maintain his sparkling rise after soaring to a triple-figure rating with four wins from his first seven starts. One of Hong Kong’s most exciting talents, Nervous Witness will shoulder 133lb for[...]

Posted on April 24, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Luke Currie is out to make up for lost time across the remaining 23 fixtures this season in Hong Kong after his dream start was curtailed following a fall in early February. The Group 1-winning jockey tasted immediate success at his first ride in Hong Kong, something most have been made to wait weeks or[...]

Posted on April 11, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Accelerating a push for a fifth jockeys’ championship, Joao Moreira surged to a century of winners in a Hong Kong season for the seventh time with a double at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 10), crowning the triple-figure milestone by also wresting the lead in the race to the 2021/22 title from arch-rival Zac Purton.[...]

Posted on April 1, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Super Wealthy caught the eye with a luckless run earlier this month and trainer David Hayes is buoyant the Epaulette gelding can continue an upward trajectory in this Sunday’s (3 April) HKD$4.75 million Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin. Eyeing a berth in next month’s HKD$20 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m),[...]

Posted on March 26, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Locked in a familiar battle for Hong Kong jockeys’ championship supremacy with Joao Moreira, Zac Purton is optimistic Beauty Joy and Oriental Smoke can continue the Australian’s charge towards a fifth title at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 March). Leading Moreira 94-90, Purton has nine rides across the 10-race card and is hopeful Tony Cruz’s[...]

Posted on March 10, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Touted as a potential future sprint star early this season, Nervous Witness has restored lustre to his reputation with a devastating win in the Class 3 Hing Tung Handicap (1000m) as Zac Purton again dominated Happy Valley with a quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (9 March). Nervous Witness’ return to the winners’ list[...]

Posted on March 3, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

On a night dominated by the milestone achievements of Zac Purton and John Size, the enduring resilience of Lyle Hewitson and Keith Yeung was deservedly rewarded when the pair ended frustrating absences from the winners’ circle with overdue success at Happy Valley on Wednesday (2 March). Purton extended his lead over arch-rival Joao Moreira to[...]

Posted on February 13, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Frankie Lor’s Beauty Live has preserved ambitious hopes of a BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) tilt with stout victory in the Class 3 Peach Blossom Handicap (1400m) for Matthew Poon at Sha Tin on Saturday (12 February). Rated 62 after a last-start victory in Class 4, the Shamus Award gelding finished powerfully to provide Lor[...]

Posted on February 5, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hong Kong trainer David Hayes believes Happy Valley’s unique contours are the key to Nervous Witness’ chances of making a winning return in the Class 2 Hip Wo Handicap (1000m) at the City Circuit on Sunday (6 February). Unbeaten in his first two starts over 1000m at Sha Tin, Nervous Witness created a huge impression[...]

Posted on February 1, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Douglas Whyte hopes the timing is right with Will Power when his dirt specialist makes the switch for turf riches in Thursday’s (3 February) HKD$3.15 million Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin. “He seems to be enjoying what he is doing at the moment and I think that’s the key[...]

Posted on January 31, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Romantic Warrior has repaid Danny Shum’s eye for talent and owner Peter Lau’s faith with a brilliant win under Karis Teetan in the HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 January) as the unvanquished Hong Kong International Sale Graduate added further lustre to an increasingly imposing record. A son[...]

Posted on January 26, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

David Hayes is counting on improvement and versatility when Forte steps out second-up for the stable in Wednesday’s (26 January) Class 4 Hatton Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley – optimistic of a return to the level of form that saw him dazzle on debut in 2020. A graduate of the 2020 Hong Kong International Sale[...]

Posted on January 21, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Super Wealthy steps into the unknown this Sunday (23 January) at Sha Tin when the five-time winning six-year-old gets his initial experience of the Group 1 cauldron in the HKD$12 million Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m). Runner-up at Group 2 level earlier this term in the Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) to Lucky Patch, Super Wealthy –[...]

Posted on January 15, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Determined to build on a positive return to race-riding, Zac Purton believes the pecking order for the HKD$48 million Four-Year-Old Classic Series will become clearer during a defining finale to the meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday (16 January). Committed to Danny Shum’s Packing Victory for the HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha[...]

Posted on January 8, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tony Cruz is confident Ima Single Man can stamp Hong Kong Classic Mile credentials with another strong performance in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (9 January) in a contest pivotal to the hopes of several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders. Stepping to 1600m for the first time after wins[...]

Posted on January 8, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The Tony Pike-trained Scribe will do his future racing in Hong Kong with the unbeaten son of Press Statement sold to clients of David Hayes. Two starts for two wins, including an impressive last-start triumph over Group One winner On The Bubbles and Sophisticardo was enough to earn the required Hong Kong 63 rating. Purchased[...]

Alexis Badel hopeful Tourbillon Diamond can figure in Champions & Chater Cup

Nervous Witness Out To Continue Ascent At Happy Valley

Currie’s in for the hard yards, primed for FWD Champions Day

Joao Moreira hits 100 wins to claim lead in Hong Kong jockeys’ championship

Super Wealthy on Sprint Cup mission for Hayes

Zac Purton hopes to maintain momentum at Sha Tin

Purton’s Happy Valley mastery continues as Nervous Witness rebounds

Hewitson, Yeung share limelight with Purton, Size

Beauty Live enhances Hong Kong Derby hopes

Happy Valley bends key for Nervous Witness

Will Power on turf mission in Thursday’s Chinese New Year Cup

Romantic Warrior clinches Hong Kong Classic Mile to remain unbeaten

Forte for Hayes at Happy Valley, Purton reunites with Maldives

David Hayes hopes Super Wealthy can shine in Centenary Sprint Cup

Strong Hong Kong Classic Series focus for Sha Tin on Sunday

Cruz pins Classic aspirations on Ima Single Man

Hong Kong future for Scribe

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