Excellent Proposal

Magic Man and Danny Shum dominate at Happy Valley ahead of Champions Day

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

Joao Moreira and Danny Shum have laid down auspicious markers ahead of the glittering FWD Champions Day meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 24) by posting trebles at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 20). Regaining the lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship from Zac Purton with victories on Diamond Star, Blastoise and[...]

Posted on April 20, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Unruffled by Circuit Seven’s wide draw in Wednesday’s (April 20) Class 4 Po Lam Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley, Matthew Poon is heading to the city circuit with one thing in mind – hitting a new personal best by season’s close on 16 July after he surged to a new high of 37 wins last[...]

Posted on January 30, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Karis Teetan plans to exploit an ideal inside draw and an expected strong tempo in the hope Romantic Warrior can remain undefeated and claim the HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 January). The Mauritian takes over on Danny Shum’s Hong Kong International Sale Graduate from Joao Moreira, who[...]

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

Armed with an imposing full book of rides at the Lucky Start Raceday on Saturday (1 January) at Sha Tin, Joao Moreira is intent on building a decisive lead in the jockeys’ championship as he prepares to partner Excellent Proposal and Master Eight in the meeting’s Group 3 features. Shading injured Zac Purton 51-49 in[...]

Posted on November 27, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Equipped with six rides at Sha Tin on Sunday (28 November), Lyle Hewitson is eager make a swift impression on his return to Hong Kong racing ahead of the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 8 December. Hewitson, 24, last competed in Hong Kong in the 2019/20 season, riding three winners[...]

Posted on November 10, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Pursuing a record-breaking 12th trainers’ championship, John Size heads into Wednesday’s (10 November) cracking Class 2 High West Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley double-handed with Sight Success and Drops Of God – a pair of last-start winners aiming to sustain their handler’s solid run of recent form. Size has four wins from the last three[...]

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

Golden Sixty tuned-up with a rousing last-to-first effort in a barrier trial on the dirt at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 19 October), sounding an ominous warning for rivals as the kingpin of Hong Kong racing nears his highly anticipated return. Much to the delight of jockey Vincent Ho, the brilliant six-year-old moved freely over[...]

Posted on March 19, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The 2021 BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) barrier draw was conducted at Sha Tin Racecourse yesterday (Thursday, 18 March) and trainer John Size indicated his approval with where his trio – Excellent Proposal, Lucky Express and Silver Express – will jump from in Hong Kong’s most prestigious and sought-after race at Sha Tin this Sunday[...]

Posted on March 11, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes-trained Sky Darci heads 14 selected runners for the HK$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 21 March. Commanding top-rating for the coveted Classic, Sky Darci will bid to lodge a sixth victory in Hong Kong and, in the process, join the cavalcade of equine stars to have annexed[...]

Posted on March 3, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Already armed with an imposing Hong Kong Derby arsenal, John Size could add to an impressive fleet of Classic contenders when Savaquin (133lb) contests the first section of Class 3 Canal Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley tonight (Wednesday, 3 March). With a handicap rating of 80, the proven city circuit performer could advance aspirations for[...]

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

Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Blake Shinn is banking on Excellent Proposal’s consistency and quality as decisive factors in the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 February). Shinn capitalised fully on his first ride on John Size’s talented gelding by winning the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on 24 January,[...]

Posted on February 11, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A leisurely 1200m barrier trial has filled Vincent Ho with confidence that Golden Sixty remains on target to extend an imposing winning sequence to 13 with a third Group 1 triumph in the Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin on 21 February. Placed under no pressure at all, Golden Sixty finished seventh[...]

Posted on January 25, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Excellent Proposal rose to the top of Hong Kong’s four-year-old pecking order with an impressive win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 24 January), a result that strengthened trainer John Size’s hand for the remaining two legs of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series, the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) and BMW Hong[...]

Posted on January 19, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

John Size will bid for a seventh Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 January) as Waikuku throws down the gauntlet to Hong Kong’s outstanding miler Golden Sixty. Beaten into fourth place behind Golden Sixty in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile on 13 December, Waikuku will attempt to become[...]

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 8, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

David Hayes will cast unbeaten Beauty Joy (116lb) into a daunting Sha Tin initiation in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) on Sunday (10 January) in a contest featuring the return of Excellent Proposal (132lb) and a host of international form lines. Formerly known as Talladega prior to export from Australia, Beauty Joy will[...]

Posted on October 5, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Rising star Excellent Proposal made a big statement with an impressive win in the Class 2 Chek Lap Kok Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 4 October). The exciting John Size-trained gelding beat a classy field of experienced gallopers to cement his status as a leading contender for this season’s three-race Four-Year-Old Classic[...]

Magic Man and Danny Shum dominate at Happy Valley ahead of Champions Day

Personal best within reach for Poon

Teetan intends to capitalise on perfect barrier with Romantic Warrior

Moreira shapes to start 2022 in style

Hewitson eager to make quick impression ahead of IJC

Size two-pronged in hot sprint at Happy Valley

Golden Sixty warms up on a huge morning of trials

Size satisfied with trio’s barriers for Sunday’s Hong Kong Derby

Sky Darci heads Hong Kong Derby selected runners

Savaquin on Hong Kong Derby trial at Happy Valley

Blake Shinn hopeful Excellent Proposal can continue to flourish in Hong Kong Classic Cup

Golden Sixty on course for second leg of Triple Crown

Excellent Proposal leads Size one-two in Hong Kong Classic Mile

John Size returns to Sha Tin on Sunday seeking more Group 1 glory

Joao Moreira has faith in Excellent Proposal

Hayes to unleash Beauty Joy in testing Sha Tin debut

Derby aspirant Excellent Proposal scores rousing victory at Sha Tin

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