Hong Kong Sprint

Lucky Sweynesse bounces back to form with Jockey Club Sprint win

Posted on November 20, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After two successive defeats, champion sprinter Lucky Sweynesse produced a fighting finish to narrowly down Victor The Winner to claim successive victories in the Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin. Lucky Sweynesse will now aim to land his first Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on December 10. It was Zac[...]

Posted on September 11, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Danny Shum will plot a path towards the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on December 10 with Victor The Winner after the lightly-raced gelding toppled Lucky Sweynesse, the world's highest-rated sprinter, at Sha Tin on Sunday (September 10). Notching his sixth win over 1200m, Victor The Winner (115lb) led all the way and exploited[...]

Posted on May 8, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Prize money for the 2023 Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) will be worth an unprecedented HK$118 million as the December showpiece meeting continues to host the world's richest Group 1 turf races over 1200m, 1600m and 2000m. The Group 1 Hong Kong Cup – the jurisdiction's richest race – receives a 5.9% increase to HK$36[...]

Posted on December 11, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Wellington now looks to have the racing world at his feet after the home-trained champion delivered a performance of real authority in the HK$24 million Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on Sunday. Richard Gibson's six-year-old has had an almost faultless 12 months since his unfortunate seventh-place run in this 1200m showpiece at the end[...]

Posted on December 9, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Champion New Zealand-born but Australia-based jockey James McDonald's stellar 2022 will be capped, but not necessarily end, when he is presented with the World's Best Jockey Award at the Hong Kong International Races Gala Dinner on Friday night. McDonald already boasts eight Group 1 wins in Australia this season (which began in August) and 13[...]

Posted on December 9, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Silvestre de Sousa's return to riding in Hong Kong has had a few hitches but he has a few reasons to feel optimistic over the coming week. A visit from his English-based family has raised the spirits, as has the progress of both the Brazilian's home country and his adopted one in the Fifa World[...]

Posted on December 7, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Richard Gibson is confident Wellington is back to full health after recovering from a lameness issue and is primed for a big performance in the HK$24 million Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Unable to produce trademark acceleration when sixth behind Lucky Sweynesse in the Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint[...]

Posted on December 6, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

It is testament to Pierre Ng's ambition and talent he is preparing two runners for this year's Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) in just his first season with a trainers' licence. The Hong Kong training ranks are famously intense but, it is a world to which Ng is well accustomed, having first ridden work for[...]

Posted on December 6, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton is anticipating a tough ride in his bid for a fourth International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley on Wednesday, December 7. The five-time Hong Kong Champion Jockey won the championship in 2017 as well as the last two years but thinks this year's edition has a fierce look to it. “It's always the[...]

Posted on December 6, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Overshadowed by Hong Kong's glamour sprinters, Sight Success could emerge as the surprise packet in the HK$24 million Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (December 11) after justifying his claims in key preliminary races through this season and last. Having finished runner-up in last term's Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m)[...]

Posted on December 2, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

In the throes of a superb debut season, Pierre Ng hopes Marado can lay the foundations for a successful Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) campaign for the freshman stable on 11 December when the gelding contests the Class 4 Mody Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (December 4). With 11 wins and 34 minor[...]

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

An outstanding group of world-class horses including Golden Sixty, Panthalassa, Jack d'Or and Romantic Warrior feature among 49 gallopers from Hong Kong, Japan, Europe, Singapore and Australia selected for the HK$110 million Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin on Sunday, December 11. 26 individual Group 1 winners will bid for a share of the combined[...]

Posted on November 21, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Delivering the performance of his young career, Lucky Sweynesse has emerged as a legitimate Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) contender with blistering victory in the Group 2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (November 20). Last season's Hong Kong Champion Griffin, Lucky Sweynesse clocked 1m 07.55s – only fractionally[...]

Posted on November 17, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Hong Kong's strong presence continued to be felt on the second day of New Zealand Bloodstock's Ready to Run sale on Thursday. Lot 258, the Capitalist colt out of Group Three performer Sebrina, has joined the list of purchases destined for the Asian racing jurisdiction after he was secured by bloodstock agent John Foote for[...]

Posted on October 27, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty, Wellington, California Spangle and Romantic Warrior head an elite group of Hong Kong contenders for the 2022 HKD$110 million Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) at Sha Tin on December 11, as the overall number of nominations for the glittering meeting grew to 172, including 53 individual Group 1 winners, at the close of[...]

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

Cementing his reputation as Hong Kong's premier sprinter, Wellington has emphatically showcased Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) claims in December with a dazzling performance to win the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (October 23). Resuming with 135lb under Alexis Badel, Hong Kong's Champion Sprinter laid waste to 11-lighter[...]

Posted on October 2, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

David Hayes will plot a path towards the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on December 11 after Super Wealthy created history at Sha Tin on Saturday (October 1) by becoming the first horse to win the Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) twice. Carrying 130lb, Super Wealthy provided Zac Purton with his first[...]

Lucky Sweynesse bounces back to form with Jockey Club Sprint win

Victor The Winner upstages Lucky Sweynesse at Sha Tin

Hong Kong International Races prize money rises to HK$118 million

Wellington rises to the challenge with sparkling Sprint success

McDonald’s amazing year not finished yet

Pieces falling into place for De Sousa’s international challenge

Wellington ready to challenge for Hong Kong Sprint

Rookie trainer Pierre Ng chasing HKIR glory

Purton expects competitive racing as he bids for IJC hat-trick

Sight Success chases limelight in Hong Kong Sprint

Pierre Ng aims to snare HKIR success

Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior out to repel overseas contingents

Lucky Sweynesse scoops G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint

Capitalist colt destined for Hong Kong

Golden Sixty and Wellington join Hong Kong International Races entries

Wellington stamps authority with dynamic Group 2 Premier Bowl display

Super Wealthy earns Hong Kong Sprint tilt after second National Day Cup triumph

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