John Size

Beauty Eternal lifts Jockey Club Mile as Golden Sixty test looms

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

Preparing to meet Golden Sixty at next month's Hong Kong International Races, Beauty Eternal landed the biggest prize of his burgeoning career in Sunday's HK$5.35 million Group 2 Jockey Club Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin. Carrying the same silks as exceptional miler Beauty Generation for owner Patrick Kwok, Beauty Eternal (123lb) took his racing to[...]

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

John Size added another remarkable layer to an extraordinary career when the 12-time champion trainer saddled his 1,500th Hong Kong winner at Sha Tin on Sunday, becoming only the second person to achieve the feat behind fellow Australian John Moore. Marking his entry into one of Hong Kong racing's most exclusive clubs with a quartet,[...]

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

John Size hopes a powerful string headed by HK$3.72 million Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) contenders Tuchel and Red Lion will deliver the master trainer's 1,500th Hong Kong win at Sha Tin on Saturday. Bidding to become only the second handler after fellow Australian John Moore (1,735) to prepare 1,500 winners or more in[...]

Posted on November 9, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Pierre Ng continued an impressive start to the 2023/24 season and extended his lead in the Hong Kong trainers' championship with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night as 12-time champion trainer John Size moved to within one win of reaching the 1,500-win milestone in Hong Kong. Ng took his tally to 16 wins[...]

Posted on October 23, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Overshadowed by Hong Kong's sprinting elite for the past two seasons, Sight Success was rewarded for admirable consistency with victory in the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon as Brenton Avdulla and John Size combined in spectacular fashion. A Group 1 runner-up, Sight Success slotted his maiden[...]

Posted on October 14, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Acclaimed last season as Hong Kong's Most Improved Horse, Beauty Eternal embarks on the first step towards the HK$32 million Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) when the talented five-year-old contests the G2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Resuming after closing a wonderful debut season with success in the Group[...]

Posted on July 17, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Delivering an unexpected triumph for Manfred Man, former Irish galloper Encountered delivered a book-ending triumph to crown the veteran trainer's finest season in style with victory at Sha Tin on Sunday. Man, 65, slotted a career-best 44th winner of the season when Encountered (128lb) speared to a neck victory under Derek Leung over Circuit Stellar[...]

Posted on July 15, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty's record-breaking performance during the 2022/23 racing season saw Hong Kong's champion earn the Horse of the Year title for a third consecutive year. As such, he becomes the first horse in the history of Hong Kong racing to annex three consecutive Horse of the Year crowns. The Francis Lui-trained seven-year-old's efforts this season[...]

Posted on July 7, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton continues his pursuit of history with 11 rides at Sha Tin on Sunday as John Size – who is bidding for a record 12th Hong Kong trainers' championship – hopes Courier Wonder's consistency will be rewarded. With a career-high 169 wins from 688 rides for the season, Purton requires only one more win[...]

Posted on July 7, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton has become only the second jockey in Hong Kong racing history to ride 1600 winners as the Australian continues a relentless quest of history following a treble at Happy Valley on Thursday night. Douglas Whyte (1813 wins) is the only other jockey to reach the 1,600-win mark in Hong Kong and Purton's three-timer[...]

Posted on June 26, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hong Kong Derby runner-up Tuchel confirmed the promise of that performance and five wins from his previous 14 starts to capture the HK$3.9 million Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon. Trainer John Size and jockey Zac Purton combined to win the feature over nine furlongs and final Group race of[...]

Posted on June 26, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Beauty Eternal crowned an incredible debut season with victory in the HK$3.9 million Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, pushing John Size and Zac Purton closer to respective trainer and jockey championships. The win also completed successive Group 3 victories for Beauty Eternal to enhance his outstanding overall record to[...]

Posted on June 24, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Trainer John Size holds a strong hand at Sunday's Sha Tin Group 3 double-header with a trio of talented four-year-olds: Beauty Eternal, Tuchel and Red Lion. Beauty Eternal and Red Lion contest the HK$3.9 million Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m), with the former aiming to further rise and collect a second successive win in[...]

Posted on June 9, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton is confident Tuchel's racing pattern and class will allow the rising star to enhance an already impressive record when the Hong Kong Derby (2000m) runner-up goes around at Sha Tin on Saturday (10 June). With four wins at 1400m and a last-start victory over 1600m at Sha Tin, Tuchel has been tried only[...]

Posted on June 5, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Beauty Eternal confirmed elite potential at Sha Tin on Sunday as he strode to a comfortable success in the $3.9 million Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) under jockey Zac Purton for trainer John Size. Taking a first victory at Group 3 level this afternoon, Beauty Eternal (122lb) enhanced his record to six wins[...]

Posted on May 15, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Reprising memories of an inspired Hong Kong Derby ride in March, Alexis Badel overturned convention from a wide barrier to secure the Hong Kong Macau Trophy Handicap (1400m) on Red Lion at Sha Tin on Saturday. Mirroring the icy tactics he displayed during Voyage Bubble's improbable rise to Derby glory after covering ground from gate[...]

Posted on April 27, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Karis Teetan lavished rich praise on Howdeepisyourlove after John Size's talented three-year-old capped a stunning debut season by overcoming difficulty to win at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Securing a HK$1 million PPG Bonus in addition to HK$1.5 million in prize money, the Deep Field gelding slotted his fourth win of the season, clocking 1:08.82[...]

Beauty Eternal lifts Jockey Club Mile as Golden Sixty test looms

John Size posts 1,500th Hong Kong win

John Size craves more success as 1,500-win milestone looms

Pierre Ng cements lead in Hong Kong trainers’ championship

Sight Success causes Premier Bowl upset

Beauty Eternal set for Sha Tin Trophy return

Manfred Man caps magnificent campaign with Sha Tin feature victory

Golden Sixty crowned Hong Kong Horse of the Year

Zac Purton on brink of history

Zac Purton rides 1600th Hong Kong winner with Happy Valley treble

Size and Purton prove the Premier combination

Beauty Eternal completes back-to-back Group 3 wins

John Size has the aces for Premier Cup and Premier Plate

Tuchel bids for successive wins in Sha Tin Saturday finale

Beauty Eternal’s class shines in Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy

Red Lion claims Hong Kong Macau Trophy under inspired Badel ride

Karis Teetan lauds Howdeepisyourlove after Happy Valley triumph

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