Hong Kong Sprint

Classique Legend setback, likely to return to Australia

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

Classique Legend, acclaimed as the world’s equal top sprinter in 2020, is likely to return to Australia after he bled from his left nostril following trackwork at Sha Tin this morning (Wednesday, 31 March). The winner of The Everest (1200m) at Randwick Racecourse last October, the grey finished 11th in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong[...]

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

Classique Legend has taken a small – but significant – step towards returning to competition with a soft trial win at Conghua on Monday (1 March). Pitted against three other rivals, the world’s equal top-rated sprinter cruised over the 800m journey to win the trial after sitting at the tail of the small field. All[...]

Posted on December 14, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Danon Smash followed in the footsteps of his sire Lord Kanaloa with a thrilling victory for Japan in the 2020 Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), their third in the HK$22 million contest’s 21-year history. “It is a very pleasing moment that Lord Kanaloa and Danon Smash, sire and son could achieve their Hong[...]

Posted on December 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian sprint star Classique Legend has finished unplaced in the Hong Kong Sprint with honours going to Japanese raider Danon Smash.

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

The LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) preparation – both flawed and challenging – is complete, but Caspar Fownes won’t know the success of the operation until Classique Legend shapes to unleash his scorching late sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 December). Classique Legend arrived in Hong Kong on 11 November, presenting Fownes with a[...]

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

Godolphin’s leading man William Buick will take the reins aboard the only Group 1 winner in Sunday’s Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) as he looks to replicate Pakistan Star-like heroics aboard Tower Of London in the HK$22 million dash. “It was a great day – it was a lucky ride for me [aboard[...]

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

Wary and respectful of world-class opposition, Francis Lui carries a characteristically understated sense of confidence into the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile with Golden Sixty at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 December), hopeful his flagbearer can continue an extraordinary winning streak. Only the fourth horse to win 10 consecutive races in Hong Kong’s professional[...]

Posted on December 11, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Classique Legend will have to defy LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) history after the joint world’s top-rated sprinter drew barrier one in the HK$22 million Group 1 feature at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 December). In 14 previous editions of the race, the inside alley on Sha Tin’s “A” course is yet to produce a[...]

Posted on December 11, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Championship-leading jockey Joao Moreira is riding at the peak of his powers with 51 wins this term – 20 clear of his nearest rival – and this Sunday (13 December) at Sha Tin the Brazilian ace will leave no stone unturned in his bid to replicate the heroics which saw him capture two of last[...]

Posted on December 11, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Champion British jockey Ryan Moore believes Magical is primed to forge rare new territory for Aidan O’Brien in the HK$28 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) when the Irish globe-trotter vies for an eighth Group 1. Magical currently shares top billing at Ballydoyle for the most wins at the highest level, occupying a[...]

Posted on December 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian sprinter Classique Legend will jump from the inside barrier in the Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin's annual International meeting.

Posted on December 10, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Ricky Yiu heads to Sunday’s (13 December) LONGINES Hong Kong International Races with a three-pronged assault across the four-race HK$95 million showcase spearheaded by Voyage Warrior, who will look to secure his trainer a fourth Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) success. Yiu is the most successful trainer in the Sprint with three wins,[...]

Posted on December 8, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Chad Schofield has the chance of producing a significant piece of history this Sunday (13 December) at Sha Tin when he partners Rattan with the hope of joining his father Glyn on the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) honour roll, which would be a Hong Kong first. Dad won the race in 2005[...]

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

John Size is banking on Waikuku’s class to offset a lengthy absence from competition as the 11-time champion trainer prepares to launch an audacious tilt on the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday, 13 December. Waikuku will have been off the scene for 231 days before he throws down the[...]

Posted on December 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Kerrin McEvoy has confirmed he won't travel to Hong Kong to continue his partnership with Classique Legend in the International Sprint.

Posted on December 2, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Classique Legend took a crucial step towards his Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) tilt with his first Hong Kong barrier trial on the turf at Sha Tin yesterday morning (Tuesday, 1 December). But while satisfied with the grey’s effort, trainer Caspar Fownes implied caution as he swiftly prepares the talented grey for his[...]

Posted on November 26, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Magical is among a stellar line-up of 45 horses selected for the HK$95 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin on Sunday, 13 December. Aidan O’Brien’s superstar mare is just one of 17 Group 1 winners set to compete. The globetrotting daughter of Galileo is bidding to make history by becoming O’Brien’s most[...]

Classique Legend setback, likely to return to Australia

Classique Legend passes early test with Conghua trial win

Danon Smash follows Lord Kanaloa’s footsteps with Hong Kong glory

Classique Legend Unplaced In HK Sprint

Fownes poised to unleash a potent Hong Kong International Races squad

‘Mature’ Tower Of London looks to boss his rivals in the Hong Kong Sprint

Golden Sixty on target to add to imposing record in the Hong Kong Mile

Mixed fortune for Caspar Fownes

In-form Moreira nears 1,000 wins with a solid book for Sunday

Ryan Moore bids for defining glory aboard Magical in the Hong Kong Cup

Everest Winner Draws Rails For HK Sprint

Yiu readies three as Voyage Warrior looks to fulfill potential

Chad Schofield looks to join father Glyn on Hong Kong Sprint honour roll

Size hopes history repeats on two fronts at the Hong Kong International Races

McEvoy Relinquishes Classique Legend Ride

Clock ticks as Classique Legend trials towards his Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint tilt

Magical heads world class line-up selected for HKIR

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