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O’Sullivan upbeat after a Hong Kong season like no other

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

Expat New Zealand trainer Paul O’Sullivan was in a positive frame of mind after Hong Kong’s 2020-21 racing season drew to a close on Wednesday night. Now a veteran of almost two decades among Hong Kong’s training ranks, O’Sullivan was more than satisfied with his stable’s final result of 26 winners and 52 placegetters from[...]

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

Confident of Panfield’s ability to overcome the testing two miles of the 2021 Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), Hong Kong trainer Tony Millard is remaining upbeat about his star stayer’s chances of competing abroad in Australia’s most famous race later this year on Tuesday, 2 November at Flemington Racecourse. “We’re just doing our due diligence[...]

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

Joao Moreira will be crowned this season’s champion jockey in Hong Kong after a suspension to Zac Purton ruled the Australian rider out of the final two race meetings. Leading 149-122, Moreira’s buffer was still possible to pursue but now, with Purton only available for the next two race meetings, the Brazilian will officially be[...]

Posted on May 31, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes regained the Hong Kong trainers’ championship lead and celebrated the successful race-track return of BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci in one fell swoop with a pivotal treble, crowned by Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap glory (1600m), at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 May). Trailing John Size by two winners entering[...]

Posted on May 29, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is confident BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Sky Darci has the quality and versatility to capitalise on favourable weight conditions to bolster the record of younger gallopers in the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 May). Sky Darci will carry just 115lb, a probable 1lb[...]

Posted on May 4, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Sky Darci stepped onto the turf at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 4 May) for the first time since his Hong Kong Derby (2000m) triumph in March as he builds towards his much anticipated return in the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at the end of this month. Readying for the HK$3.5 million[...]

Posted on April 30, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Denied by Sky Darci in an epic BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) last month, Russian Emperor and Panfield will resume a burgeoning rivalry at Sha Tin on Sunday (2 May) when the classy imports clash in the Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (2400m) at Sha Tin. Eclipsed by only a head in the[...]

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 March 22, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

An inspired Caspar Fownes’ training performance, crowned by a supreme Joao Moreira ride, has allowed Sky Darci to overcome serious stamina doubts while delivering dramatic Hong Kong Derby (2000m) success at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 March). The Darci Brahma gelding was plucked from New Zealand as a PPG (Privately Purchased Griffin), joining the Fownes[...]

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

Accustomed to success in the Hong Kong Derby (2000m), Joao Moreira and Tony Millard both contend this year’s Classic is likely to be contested at a leisurely tempo, paving the way for a sit-sprint finale at Sha Tin today (21 March). Millard, who will chase a third Derby triumph with Panfield and Maximus, and Moreira,[...]

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

While two-time champion trainer David Hayes looks set to feature prominently in Sunday’s (21 March) BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) with Shadow Hero and Conqueror, the Australian handler will also have an eye on the undercard as talented young guns Master Montaro and Fantastic Treasure bid for back-to-back wins. A two-time winner already in Hong[...]

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 19, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel and Matthew Chadwick have laid down timely Hong Kong Derby (2000m) markers with Happy Valley doubles ahead of Sunday’s (21 March) Classic at Sha Tin with Joao Moreira on the cusp of celebrating the showpiece meeting with his 100th victory of the season. While Badel and Chadwick shared the Happy Valley spoils, Moreira[...]

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

David Hayes hopes timing counts for everything when dual Group 1 winner Shadow Hero bids for Hong Kong Derby (2000m) success at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 March). Placed twice from four starts in Hong Kong, the highly vaunted Australian import will attempt to provide Hayes with his second Derby triumph following filly Elegant Fashion’s[...]

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

Seeking his first Hong Kong Derby (2000m) triumph, Karis Teetan believes impeccably-bred Russian Emperor is capable of delivering breakthrough success at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 March). By Irish super sire Galileo out of champion Australian mare Atlantic Jewel, Russian Emperor charged to the line when second over 1800m in the Hong Kong Classic Cup[...]

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

Caspar Fownes is optimistic Sky Darci can erase the disappointment of successive luckless runs by strongly contending for Hong Kong Derby (2000m) glory at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 March). The winner of three races so far this season, Sky Darci finished sixth in the Hong Kong Classic Mile behind Excellent Proposal before suffering interference[...]

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

Caspar Fownes is confident Sky Darci is on target for a stellar BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) performance after the gelding breezed through a vital 1200m barrier trial on the dirt at Sha Tin on Friday morning (12 March) ahead of next week’s Classic. The top-rated entry for the HK$24 million contest on Sunday 21[...]

O’Sullivan upbeat after a Hong Kong season like no other

Millard hopeful of Melbourne Cup tilt with Panfield

Moreira lands fourth Hong Kong jockeys’ championship

Sky Darci snares Lion Rock Trophy Handicap in a thriller

Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci poised ahead of Lion Rock Trophy return

Hong Kong Derby hero Sky Darci satisfies Moreira, Conghua for Cruz’s Exultant

Whyte, Millard eye Queen Mother Memorial Cup glory with Hong Kong Derby place-getters

Bonny Lass primed for Group One

Caspar Fownes and Joao Moreira lift the Hong Kong Derby with Sky Darci

Hong Kong Derby likely to be run at moderate pace

Hayes’ youngsters Master Montaro and Fantastic Treasure tackle Derby undercard

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

Alexis Badel and Matthew Chadwick share Valley riding honours

Shadow Hero ready to peak, Conqueror expected to improve for Derby

Karis Teetan excited by Russian Emperor’s Hong Kong Derby prospects

Sky Darci on target for Hong Kong Derby

Sky Darci, Tourbillon Diamond and Panfield shine in Hong Kong Derby hitouts

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