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Taking Aim justifies Douglas Whyte’s faith after breaking back into winners’ list

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

Winless for more than two years, Taking Aim completed a long, eventful trek from the brink of enforced retirement to Sha Tin’s winners’ stall after the Australian import trounced his rivals in the Class 3 Devon Handicap (1400m) on Saturday (17 April) Placed only once in 17 starts since the end of the 2018/19 season,[...]

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

Reigning champion trainer Ricky Yiu is optimistic a timely distance rise can trigger Excellent Chariot’s return to the winners’ list in the Class 3 Devon Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (April 17). A week out from launching a three-pronged Group 1 assault on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, 25 April) with Mighty Giant, Jolly[...]

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

Harry Bentley is eager to test his mettle in Hong Kong when he kicks off his short-term contract this Saturday (17 April) at Sha Tin with six rides. Signed on to ride until the conclusion of this season, Bentley, 28, arrives with a wealth of international experience – a grounding which he hopes holds him[...]

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

Charity Fun is now a three-time winner from five starts in Hong Kong. Charity Fun has earned a tilt at the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) next month after overcoming mid-race difficulties to continue Zac Purton and Danny Shum’s burgeoning coalition with victory in the Class 2 Cedar Handicap (1800m) at Happy[...]

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

Buoyed by a strong April run, David Hayes is optimistic first-starter Shenron can provide added impetus to the stable’s momentum when he contests the second section of the Class 4 Larch Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday (14 April). Hayes has delivered a winner at all three April meetings so far with Fantastic Treasure,[...]

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

Exultant, the tough kingpin of Hong Kong’s staying division, took a crucial step closer in his bid to become the second horse in history – after Eishin Preston in 2003 – to successfully defend his crown in Sunday week’s (25 April) HK$25 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) with a smart trial effort at[...]

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

Joao Moreira declared Courier Wonder the most talented young horse he has ridden in Hong Kong this season, while David Hayes was similarly effusive about Fantastic Treasure after the exciting duo maintained unbeaten records at Sha Tin on Sunday (11 April). Asked if Courier Wonder, a son of Sacred Falls and a full brother to[...]

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

The rapid emergence of Courier Wonder as a galloper of potentially highest ilk has left Joao Moreira with a palpable sense of anticipation ahead of the Class 3 D’Aguilar Peak Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (11 April). John Size’s charge has won his only two starts by gaping margins – five and a[...]

Posted on April 8, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A career-best haul in Hong Kong remains within Karis Teetan’s grasp after the Mauritian posted a Happy Valley quartet to take his 2020/21 season tally beyond 50 wins – the fourth time in as many seasons he has achieved the half century. Teetan’s four-timer – Vigor Champ, Keep You Warm, Manna From Heaven and Telecom[...]

Posted on April 8, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 25 April will bring together the very best of Hong Kong’s elite gallopers and a top-line contingent from Japan in three exciting Group 1 races. The brilliant Golden Sixty will look to extend his unblemished run to 14 wins when he contests the HK$20 million Group[...]

Posted on April 7, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton will reunite with familiar ally Saul’s Special in the Class 3 Cooper Handicap (1000m) for a rare Thursday night (8 April) meeting at Happy Valley, hopeful of not only enhancing his remarkable record aboard the galloper, but with the possibility of snaring trainer Michael Chang’s 300th Hong Kong win. Purton has three wins,[...]

Posted on April 7, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand-bred horses took out the two feature races at Sha Tin on Monday. Mighty Giant scored an all-the-way victory in the Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) to land the HK$4.5 million contest under a daring front-running ride by jockey Neil Callan. The Power gelding rolled to the front at the 1100m mark and from[...]

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

Stunned by an Easter Monday miracle, Jimmy Ting is unlikely to tempt fate twice by aiming blowout Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) winner Amazing Star at the Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin on FWD Champions Day on 25 April. Struggling to comprehend the fact Amazing Star – a bolter – had[...]

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

Mighty Giant (123lb) bossed his rivals with an all-the-way victory in yesterday’s (Monday 5 April) Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin for jockey Neil Callan and trainer Ricky Yiu. Sent around as an outsider against four opponents, the baldy faced chestnut defied market expectations to land the HK$4.5 million feature under a daring[...]

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

Ricky Yiu has a strong reputation when it comes to nurturing sprint talents, his four wins in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) are unrivalled among other exploits and on Easter Monday (5 April) he heads to Sha Tin with Voyage Warrior carrying the hopes of his team in a bid for back-to-back triumphs in[...]

Posted on April 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Graham Richardson is an excited man ahead of the Group 1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni on Saturday. The Matamata horseman, who trains in partnership with Rogan Norvall, will line-up Bonny Lass in the juvenile feature and he is hoping she can take home the lion’s share of the $225,000 purse.[...]

Posted on April 1, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Two former Hong Kong gallopers poised to race at Ellerslie on Saturday have strengthened South Auckland trainer Jenna Mahoney’s 2021 stakes race potential. Mahoney, who trains out of Byerley Park, has Time To Celebrate and Hezthewonforus entered for the Auckland Racing Club meeting and while a wide draw has cast into doubt a start for[...]

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Taking Aim justifies Douglas Whyte’s faith after breaking back into winners’ list

Champion trainer Ricky Yiu plots winning return for Excellent Chariot

Bentley ready to test his mettle in Hong Kong

Charity Fun overcomes trouble to earn a crack at Group company

David Hayes rolls out another unraced galloper hopeful of continuing stable rebuild

Exultant builds towards FWD QEII Cup defence, trials on the turf

Courier Wonder and Fantastic Treasure maintain unbeaten runs at Sha Tin

Joao Moreira brimming with excitement over Courier Wonder’s potential

Teetan scores Happy Valley four-timer to notch season half century

FWD Champions Day has top-class contenders in three exciting races

Purton pairs with veteran Saul’s Special as Chang nears 300 career Hong Kong wins

Kiwi-breds dominate Hong Kong features

Amazing Star emerges as an improbable ruler in the Group 2 Sprint Cup

Giant upset for Callan and Yiu in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy

Back-to-back bid for Voyage Warrior in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Sprint Cup

Bonny Lass primed for Group One

Mahoney delighted with former Hong Kong duo

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