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Manfred Man caps magnificent campaign with Sha Tin feature victory

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 1, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Marking his imminent departure from Hong Kong with a timely reminder of enduring skill, Paul O'Sullivan struck with Duke Wai and Jerry Chau to land the Class 1 25th Anniversary Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1200m) at a rain-drenched Sha Tin on Friday (July 1). O'Sullivan, 62, will leave Hong Kong at the end of[...]

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

Galaxy Witness has emerged as an early contender for next season's Four-Year-Old Classic Series after brilliant victory for Caspar Fownes and Joao Moreira as Leading Fortune upstaged a cluster of this month's BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) hopefuls to continue the championship-leading seasons of Zac Purton and John Size at Sha Tin on Sunday (6[...]

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

Banishing the travails of early-season setbacks in a supreme return to form, Wellington has clinched a second Group 1 triumph with rousing victory in the HKD$12 million Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 February). Erasing Richard Gibson and Alexis Badel's frustrations over the poor fortune which dogged the mercurial sprinter[...]

Posted on October 3, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Excellent Proposal (123lb) has already earmarked himself as a possible candidate for the 2021 BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) with two smart wins over 1400m and the mile and this Sunday (4 October) at Sha Tin the John Size-trainee is aiming to bolster his claims as he steps up to 1800m for the first time[...]

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

Columbus County struck a blow for Zac Purton and this year's BMW Hong Kong Derby crop with a victory full of promise in the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Wednesday, 1 July. Purton saw title rival Joao Moreira bag a brace that ate into his championship lead in[...]

Posted on April 13, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira and Zac Purton know that every win is massive in their duel for this season's champion jockey title, so the outcome of a stewards' inquiry and objection after a head-bobber between the pair in the section two of the Class 4 Mong Kok Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 12 April),[...]

Manfred Man caps magnificent campaign with Sha Tin feature victory

Duke Wai strikes for O’Sullivan and Chau

Galaxy Witness, Flying Ace remain unbeaten at Sha Tin

Wellington claims second Group 1 with Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup victory

Excellent Proposal steps up on his road to the Hong Kong Derby

Columbus helps Purton’s cause, Yiu keeps Lui at bay

Treble as Fortune favours Moreira

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