Frankie Lor

Senor Toba claims Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup

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

Franking imposing BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) form, Senor Toba has earned a tilt at the Group 1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) with a resolute triumph in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (May 1). Fourth behind Romantic Warrior, California Spangle and Money Catcher[...]

Posted on April 17, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The rollercoaster tussle for the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship continued at Sha Tin on Saturday (April 16) when a treble propelled Zac Purton back into the lead as former Italian galloper Campione continued an impressive emergence for Tony Cruz. Trailing Joao Moreira by two wins before the meeting, Purton edged to a 104-103 buffer after[...]

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

Bracing for a Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) showdown with Golden Sixty aboard California Spangle on Sunday, April 24, Zac Purton hopes to build momentum to the showpiece meeting aboard Sauvestre in the Class 3 Ma Kong Shan Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (April 16). Locked in a familiar battle for supremacy[...]

Posted on April 14, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton has joined Joao Moreira as a 2021/22 centurion after reaching the 100-win milestone for the sixth successive Hong Kong season at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 13), fanning hopes of a fifth jockeys’ championship. Three days after Moreira moved into triple figures, Purton reached the seasonal benchmark he routinely seeks with a[...]

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

Karis Teetan believes the timing is right when Romantic Warrior enters uncharted waters on Sunday, April 24 at Sha Tin as the last-start BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner gets his initial experience of the Group 1 cauldron in the HKD$25 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m). No international runners mean the HKD$65 million[...]

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

Frankie Lor is the hottest trainer in Hong Kong right now with eight wins from the past four race meetings and his prospects of landing a maiden title hit all new highs on Sunday (April 3) as he drew level with John Size at the top of the championship table (61-61) after erasing his former[...]

Posted on April 4, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Richard Gibson will attempt to crown Wellington’s season in familiar fashion by chasing victory in the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) in three weeks after the speedster snared the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (April 3) with another outstanding display of power. Conceding weight to seven of nine rivals,[...]

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

Duke Wai’s stunning consistency has earned Paul O’Sullivan’s flagbearer a tilt at the Group 3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) in May after victory in the Class 1 Silvermine Bay Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin’s all-dirt meeting on Wednesday night (30 March). Upstaging Kurpany and Majestic Star, who are both being aimed at the Group[...]

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

Master Eight has a long way to go if he is to fill the void left by the brilliant Mr Stunning in Frankie Lor’s stable, but this Sunday (3 April) the handler is hopeful the exciting four-year-old can take a step closer to fulfilling his early promise when he lines up in the HKD$4.75 million[...]

Posted on March 28, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Delivering a reminder of talent and ambition, Jerry Chau shared riding honours at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 March) with Joao Moreira to keep alive hopes of snaring the Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading local jockey with a double. Returning to the fray after missing Wednesday’s (23 March) Happy Valley meeting, Chau boosted[...]

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

Frankie Lor breathed fresh life into aspirations of a first Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a treble as Joao Moreira cut into Zac Purton’s buffer in the jockeys’ title with a double on a night of milestones at a drenched Happy Valley on Wednesday (23 March). Runner-up to John Size in his first season in[...]

Posted on March 17, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bidding for a third BMW Hong Kong Derby, Caspar Fownes laid down a positive sighter for the HKD$24 million Classic at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 March) as the reigning champion trainer edged closer to 1,000 Hong Kong wins with Kokushi Musou’s victory in the first section of the Class 4 Hereford Handicap (1200m) at[...]

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

Joao Moreira believes Beauty Live can enhance belated claims to inclusion in the HKD$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) later this month with victory in the Class 3 Jonquil Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (6 March). Already committed to Caspar Fownes-trained Senor Toba in the 20 March Classic, Moreira has revealing confidence[...]

Posted on February 28, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

California Spangle has earned a tilt at the HKD$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) next month after repelling a crack field in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) to defy questions over his stamina with a superb performance at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 February). Leading virtually all the way under a masterful front-running[...]

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

Sharing the limelight with Zac Purton and Karis Teetan four-timers, Cheerful Days has crowned a season of stunning progress to share HKD$1 million DBS x Manulife Million Challenge glory with Fa Fa after a stunning triumph in the Class 2 Shan Kwong Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday (23 February). Needing to win under[...]

Posted on February 23, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Leading the HKD$1 million DBS x Manulife Million Challenge with Fa Fa on 60 points, trainer Frankie Lor hopes his charge has done enough to maintain top spot without competing again as he bypasses the finale on Wednesday night (23 February) at Happy Valley for Sunday’s (27 February) HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m)[...]

Posted on February 17, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Ricky Yiu and Zac Purton shared the Happy Valley limelight on Wednesday night (16 February) with trebles as the former Hong Kong champion trainer and jockey delivered timely reminders of enduring class and skill. Yiu, leading Hong Kong trainer in 2019/20, combined with Purton twice with Soulmate and Bulletproof, while also prevailing with Villa Fionn[...]

Senor Toba claims Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup

Zac Purton regains jockeys’ championship lead

Zac Purton chasing more wins as focus on Champions Day sharpens

Zac Purton posts sixth straight Hong Kong century with Happy Valley success

Romantic Warrior gets his chance to soar

Lor hits milestone; Money Catcher heads to Happy Valley

Wellington claims Group 2 Sprint Cup

Duke Wai rules on Sha Tin dirt for O’Sullivan and Chadwick

Sprint Cup test for Master Eight as FWD Champions Day looms large

Jerry Chau marks return with Sha Tin double

Frankie Lor preserves championship hopes with Happy Valley treble

Joao Moreira posts a four-timer as Caspar Fownes eyes Hong Kong Derby success

Joao Moreira confident Beauty Live can push for Hong Kong Derby berth

Tony Cruz fuels Hong Kong Derby hopes with California Spangle’s triumph

Fa Fa, Cheerful Days dead-heat in DBS x Manulife Million Challenge

Fa Fa leads DBS x Manulife Million Challenge

Ricky Yiu, Zac Purton split Happy Valley honours with trebles

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