Frankie Lor

Callan wants IJC berth, maturity the key as Unicorn keeps on rising

Posted on November 25, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Neil Callan’s fine run of form has fired him into contention for the coveted final spot in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship and at Happy Valley on Wednesday (25 November) night he will attempt to seal his place from five rides in the eight races left to play out. The Irishman has bagged three doubles[...]

Posted on November 23, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hot King Prawn will carry high hopes into the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in three weeks’ time after shrugging off a wide passage and nine rivals to win the Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Sunday, 22 November). The eye-catching grey was three quarters of a length too[...]

Posted on November 20, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hot King Prawn’s grey coat is another shade closer to white, one more year is on his withers, but trainer John Size is not yet letting go his belief that yesteryear’s precocious star-in-waiting might yet snare that Group 1 win that has so far eluded. The Denman six-year-old is now into his fifth season and[...]

Posted on November 19, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Frankie Lor already has two victories at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races among close to 200 Hong Kong winners across only four seasons as a trainer, and on Sunday (22 November) at Sha Tin the handler will saddle a trio of chances looking to lay out their credentials for December’s HK$95 million showcase event.[...]

Posted on November 17, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel nailed a first treble for the season at Sha Tin’s Saturday race meeting but the flying Frenchman is not about to rest on his laurels as he heads into Happy Valley’s nine-race fixture with seven chances on Wednesday, 18 November. “It’s all about taking the opportunities and every choice can affect you for[...]

Posted on November 9, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel fired home a double to bookend Sunday’s (8 November) 10-race card at Happy Valley which he capped with a gritty success aboard Golden Dash (119lb) in the Class 2 Fenwick Handicap (1200m). “He’s a nice horse – I don’t think I gave him the best ride but he’s a big horse with a[...]

Posted on November 7, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hong Kong racing heads to Happy Valley on Sunday (8 November) for the city circuit’s sole daytime fixture this season and trainer Paul O’Sullivan is optimistic that his patience might be rewarded with Chicken Dance in the Class 3 Gloucester Handicap (1200m). The lightly raced five-year-old was one of Hong Kong’s exciting young guns, winning[...]

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

Kings Shield put his rivals to the sword with an authoritative all-the-way win in the Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m, dirt) at Sha Tin on Wednesday, 4 November. The former British-trained import has developed into a force to be reckoned with on the dirt in Hong Kong: this latest win, his third over the[...]

Posted on November 4, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Elusive State (133lb) returns to his happy hunting ground tonight (Wednesday, 4 November) when he steps on to the Sha Tin all-weather track for the Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m), seeking a seventh success on the surface. The All American gelding was forced to mix it in Group races on turf last season after[...]

Posted on October 28, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is putting his faith in Columbus County to put down a Group 1 marker in the Class 2 Time Warp Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 28 October. “We’ll make an entry for the Hong Kong International Races with him,” the handler said. “He’s rated 97 but hopefully that’ll change after the[...]

Posted on October 22, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Frankie Lor roared to second in the trainers’ championship thanks to a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (21 October) that maintained his fruitful run of form. The fourth-season handler made it eight wins so far in October when Heavenly Thought’s victory in the Class 3 Sha Wan Handicap (1650m) sealed the three-timer, propelling[...]

Posted on October 19, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty took another important step toward December’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races riches with victory in yesterday’s (Sunday, 18 October) Group 2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin, a result that all but confirmed a changing of the guard at the very top of Hong Kong’s pecking order. The Francis[...]

Posted on October 12, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Matthew Chadwick’s renewed association with Tony Cruz blossomed at Sha Tin yesterday (11 October) as the 30-year-old fired home his second double this season, capped with victory aboard the tenacious California Rad in the Class 2 Chak On Handicap (1200m). “He had a lovely run and he fought on nicely, very gamely and he got[...]

Posted on September 30, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Champion trainer Ricky Yiu’s stable stalwart Jolly Banner is looking to land a third Group 3 win for his handler in Thursday’s (1 October) National Day Cup Handicap (1000m), ahead of what is likely to be the classy veteran’s sixth and final Hong Kong racing season. “This will be one of his last few runs[...]

Posted on September 21, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira’s brilliant best was on show yesterday (20 September) at Sha Tin as he collected a superb six-timer which he capped with victory aboard the impressive Excellent Proposal. “I just hope that I can keep it up – it’s not going to be an easy season,” Moreira said. Fresh off a Wednesday treble, Moreira[...]

Posted on September 19, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Lakeshore Eagle soared to a hat-trick of wins at the end of last season and this Sunday (20 September) at Sha Tin the smart galloper will shoot for his fourth in succession when he lines up in a smoking hot Class 2 Cheung Shan Handicap (1600m). The six-year-old was a sensation for trainer Chris So[...]

Posted on September 17, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes’ fast start to the 2020/21 season continued as the three-time champion trainer bagged a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 16 September to put him four wins clear at the top of the trainers’ premiership after four meetings. “I’m going to be a chance (for the championship) that’s for sure, I’ve done it[...]

Callan wants IJC berth, maturity the key as Unicorn keeps on rising

Masterly Hot King Prawn seals a second Jockey Club Sprint

Hot King Prawn shoots for a second Jockey Club Sprint

Lor readies three for Sunday’s Group 2 Jockey Club Races

Badel hungry for more after weekend three, Chilean triple Group 1 winner debuts

Gritty Golden Dash caps Valley double for Badel

Patient O’Sullivan hopes Chicken can Dance around the Valley

Kings Shield dominates with Dubai on the radar

Elusive State returns to happy hunting ground

Fownes plots December trail for Columbus County

Frankie Lor lands midweek treble as hot October continues

Golden Sixty makes it nine in a row with Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy victory

Tenacious California Rad seals a Chadwick double, Healthy Happy dazzles on debut

Yiu’s veteran Jolly Banner aims to fly once more

Moreira strikes ‘Magic’ six-timer at Sha Tin

Lakeshore Eagle shoots for four in hot Sha Tin feature

Fownes on top, Moreira seals three and Teetan doubles up

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