David Hayes

Naboo Attack chases ratings rise and first Group 2 as December glory beckons

Posted on October 15, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Naboo Attack will be tasked with a double-edged objective in the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 October) as the massive gelding chases a victory crucial to LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) aspirations in December. While David Hayes is unable to split Naboo Attack from Super Wealthy on form[...]

Posted on October 2, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Elated after extending a remarkable start to the season with a quartet, David Hayes hopes to plot a path to the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) after Super Wealthy threatened Sha Tin’s 1000m course record with a brilliant Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) triumph on Friday (1 October). Atop the trainers’[...]

Posted on September 30, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Following his jaw-dropping debut at the season’s opening fixture, emerging star Nervous Witness (121lb) will look to enhance his record to a perfect two when he lines up in Friday’s (1 October) Class 3 Shanghai Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin. The Star Witness four-year-old scored imperiously first-up in Hong Kong, untouched as a favourite under[...]

Posted on September 30, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Reuniting with old ally Super Wealthy (113lb) for the first time in close to a year, the in-form Alexis Badel is putting his faith in the bay’s talent and featherweight impost as the pair look to spoil a hot edition of Friday’s (1 October) Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin. “Whenever[...]

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

Extending strong starts to the season, Zac Purton and David Hayes again combined in decisive fashion to figure prominently at Happy Valley on Wednesday (22 September), crowning their haul with Harmony N Blessed’s track-record victory in the Class 3 Clementi Handicap (1000m). Purton collected a treble, while Hayes notched a double to hold outright leadership[...]

Posted on September 17, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Intent on building on formidable early-season momentum, David Hayes will unleash another well-trialled first-starter at Sha Tin on Sunday (19 September) when Master Aqua contests the Class 4 Hwamei Handicap (1000m). Leading the trainers’ championship with six wins – courtesy of successive Sha Tin trebles – Hayes hopes Master Aqua can emulate the deeds of[...]

Posted on September 14, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

David Hayes credits Zac Purton with helping lay the foundations for his stable’s blistering start to the 2021/22 season after the champion jockey became only the second rider in Hong Kong racing history to post 1,300 wins at Sha Tin on Sunday (12 September). On a day of landmark success, Purton’s phenomenal feat was overshadowed[...]

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

David Hayes has identified the HKD$24 million LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on 12 December as Naboo Attack’s primary target after the hulking import’s impressive triumph in the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 5 September. Fulfilling predictions that he was primed to have an immediate impact on[...]

Posted on September 4, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

David Hayes hopes to make a statement of intent for the 2021/22 season by parading a string of leading hopes – including an intriguing first-starter – at the season-opening meeting on Sunday (5 September) at Sha Tin. The dual Hong Kong champion trainer has eight entries spread across the 10-race program, headed by Naboo Attack,[...]

Posted on August 29, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Intent on regaining a foothold near the top of the Hong Kong training ranks, David Hayes will unleash boom sprinter Naboo Attack on the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup (1200m) at the 2021/22 season-opening meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday 5 September. Hayes was left with mixed feelings after the giant gelding – who[...]

Posted on July 15, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Vincent Ho has crowned a glorious season by claiming his third consecutive Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading local jockey, clinching overall honours with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (14 July). Already the jurisdiction’s leading Group 1 rider in 2020/21 with five successes at elite level – four on Golden Sixty[...]

Posted on July 14, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty’s outstanding exploits during the 2020/21 season earned the multiple Group 1 victor the Hong Kong Horse of the Year award at a special presentation function held at Happy Valley Clubhouse tonight, Tuesday, 13 July. The Francis Lui-trained five-year-old was also named Champion Miler and Champion Middle-Distance Horse. In addition, the son of Medaglia[...]

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

Caspar Fownes has claimed victory in the gripping battle with John Size for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship after a pulsating final Sha Tin meeting of the season on Sunday (11 July) saw Fownes emerge with an unassailable lead. With only nine races left at Happy Valley’s season finale on Wednesday night’s (14 July),[...]

Posted on July 9, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Chad Schofield is looking to cash in on the final two race meetings of the 2020/21 Hong Kong racing season when he makes his return this Sunday (11 July) at Sha Tin after being sidelined for the past three fixtures with chickenpox. “I’m only back for the final two meetings of the season but hopefully[...]

Posted on June 30, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton hopes Amigos Giggle can validate encouraging trial form and reward Michael Chang’s patience when the Australian-bred first-starter contests the first section of the Class 4 Continuous Development 1200m Handicap at Sha Tin on Thursday (1 July). Purton has been aboard in three of the Snitzel gelding’s four trials and believes the three-year-old has[...]

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

Caspar Fownes regained the Hong Kong trainers’ championship lead and celebrated the successful race-track return of BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci in one fell swoop with a pivotal treble, crowned by Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap glory (1600m), at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 May). Trailing John Size by two winners entering[...]

Posted on May 29, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is confident BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Sky Darci has the quality and versatility to capitalise on favourable weight conditions to bolster the record of younger gallopers in the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 May). Sky Darci will carry just 115lb, a probable 1lb[...]

Naboo Attack chases ratings rise and first Group 2 as December glory beckons

Hayes claims National Day Cup and notches 500th Hong Kong win

Emerging star Nervous Witness out to dazzle again

Happy reunion as old allies seek Group 3 National Day Cup glory

Purton, Hayes and Fownes dominate Happy Valley

Hayes prepares to unveil another talented newcomer

Zac Purton posts 1,300th, Shinn notches four-timer

Hayes dominates season-opening with eye-catching treble

Hayes to unveil talented newcomer in season-opening show of strength

Naboo Attack to lead Hayes season-opening charge

Vincent Ho wins Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading home-grown jockey

Golden Sixty named Horse of the Year at Hong Kong’s Champion Awards

Caspar Fownes claims Hong Kong trainers’ crown

Schofield raring to go ahead of season’s final two meetings

Zac Purton optimistic over Michael Chang’s Amigos Giggle

Sky Darci snares Lion Rock Trophy Handicap in a thriller

Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci poised ahead of Lion Rock Trophy return

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