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

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 19, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Spend some time having a chat with Hong Kong resident Ben Kwok and it doesn’t take long to work out he has a real love for New Zealand and the thoroughbred racing and breeding industry. The former electrical motor manufacturer has immersed himself in the thoroughbred world for the past four to five years after[...]

Posted on January 18, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Frenchman Antoine Hamelin banished the frustrations of a recent barren streak to produce the first quintet of his career to steal the show at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 January). Hamelin erased the frustrations of a 51-ride losing streak with a stunning five-timer – Golden Link, Family Folks, Ping Hai Bravo, Hongkong Great and Tempest[...]

Posted on January 18, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Elusive State’s win in Sunday’s Class 1 Egret Handicap (1650m) has Tony Millard contemplating a high-stakes Middle East tilt. The US$20 million Saudi Cup in Riyadh remains Millard’s preference for Elusive State despite the winner of Sunday’s Class 1 Egret Handicap (1650m) not being among the original entries for the world’s richest race. Millard is[...]

Posted on January 16, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Beauty Generation, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong racing, will be farewelled in a special ceremony on Sunday, 24 January. Twice Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, Beauty Generation will return to Sha Tin Racecourse – the scene of all of his extraordinary career highlights – for one final appearance[...]

Posted on January 16, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Kings Shield (133lb) has developed into a dominant force on the dirt in Hong Kong and this Sunday (17 January) at Sha Tin he’ll look to stamp his authority on the surface once again in the Class 1 Egret Handicap (dirt, 1650m), doing so with a trip to Dubai on the radar. “Everyone knows he[...]

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

Teaming with the prolific Joao Moreira, Peter Ho struck a David and Goliath blow for the smallest stable in Hong Kong by lodging his 600th career winner, prompting the veteran trainer to laud his former champions Mr Medici and Packing Winner. Elated after Baby Storm won the Class 5 Wistaria Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley,[...]

Posted on January 13, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After his devastating win in last month’s Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile, hometown hero Golden Sixty pleased his connections at Sha Tin yesterday morning (Tuesday, 12 January) with a trial in typical fashion ahead of the Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on Sunday, 24 January. “I’m happy with his trial, in the trial you[...]

Posted on January 13, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

David Hayes and Blake Shinn will reunite with Harmony N Blessed at Happy Valley on Wednesday (13 January) night, optimistic the unbeaten sprinter can deliver further momentum for both trainer and jockey. Accustomed to serial high achievement, Hayes and Shinn are both in rebuilding mode with the dual Hong Kong champion trainer in the throes[...]

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

Reprising a latent winning habit, Not Usual Talent’s gate-crashing victory in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) ended an 11-race losing streak while delivering a reality check to the claims of a string of Four-Year-Old Classic Series aspirants. Winless since July 2019, the former New Zealander saluted under a perfect ride from Frenchman Tony[...]

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 9, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After clean-sweeping last season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with the brilliant Golden Sixty, trainer Francis Lui is looking to Lucky Patch (117lb) this time around and Sunday’s (10 January) Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) will see him lay out his credentials for a Hong Kong Classic Mile tilt in 16 days’ time. “He’s good –[...]

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 January 7, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A collaboration of champion jockeys – past and present – and brutal discipline paved the way for Savvy Nine to belatedly break his Hong Kong maiden in emphatic style with victory in the Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800), leaving Douglas Whyte to celebrate his first Group winner as a trainer. Christophe Soumillon ruthlessly delivered[...]

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

Singapore Sling (123lb) returns to Happy Valley tonight (6 January) for the first time since December 2017 with jockey Chad Schofield hoping the gelding can maintain his unblemished record at the city circuit in the Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m). “I think it looks a lovely race for him – he’s been competing at[...]

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

John Size’s decision to bypass Hong Kong’s lucrative LONGINES Hong Kong International Races was vindicated handsomely when Champion’s Way ended an 18-month drought by snaring the Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Friday, 1 January). Beaten by Hong Kong banner horse Golden Sixty at his three previous starts, Champion’s[...]

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

Caspar Fownes’ chance with the lowly rated Explosive Witness (113lb) paid off at Sha Tin yesterday (Friday, 1 January) as the Australian-bred exceeded expectations to snare the HK$3.5 million Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m). “It’s magic when you get a winning result like that, you go in there hoping he’ll pick up some[...]

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

Kwok Passionate About Kiwi Thoroughbreds

Antoine Hamelin notches career-best five-timer

Dubai’s World Cup looms as possible target for Elusive State

Beauty Generation to be farewelled at Sha Tin in special ceremony

Dubai beckons for Kings Shield but first it’s Sunday’s dirt feature

Peter Ho registers 600th Hong Kong win

Golden Sixty tunes up ahead of Group 1 Stewards’ Cup tilt

Harmony N Blessed shapes as stepping stone for Hayes and Shinn

Not Usual Talent upstages Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopefuls

Joao Moreira has faith in Excellent Proposal

Lui has Lucky Patch on Classic Mile trail

Hayes to unleash Beauty Joy in testing Sha Tin debut

Savvy Nine breaks his Hong Kong maiden in style

Singapore Sling returns to Happy Valley for Group 3 January Cup challenge

John Size finds a winning solution for Champion’s Way

Fownes’ chance pays with Explosive win in Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy

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