Lucky Patch

Pierre Ng aims to snare HKIR success

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 April 20, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Victory in Sunday's (April 24) HKD$20 million Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) would elevate Golden Sixty to status as the highest prize money earner in Hong Kong racing history and, if his latest win wasn't convincing enough, trainer Francis Lui has issued an ominous warning to rivals that Hong Kong's champion is back in[...]

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

Caspar Fownes and Blake Shinn were left with conflicting emotions after Sky Field steamed to success in the HKD$24 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), fending off world-class opposition from Japan to continue Hong Kong's dominance in the event. Shinn, 34, slotted his first Group 1 triumph in Hong Kong but the Melbourne[...]

Posted on November 10, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Blake Shinn is holding faith in Sky Field's ability to bounce back after the chestnut produced a rousing first-past-the-post trial effort at Sha Tin Tuesday morning (9 November). Failing to fire a shot last start when 10th in the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m), the 120-rater couldn't match his first-up heroics which saw him[...]

Posted on October 18, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Overshadowed pre-race by Courier Wonder and Naboo Attack, Lucky Patch has earned a tilt at the HKD$24 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in December after eclipsing a classy field of rivals in the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 17 October). Stationed in the outside gate[...]

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

Excited to partner Waikuku under race conditions for the first time, Zac Purton is optimistic John Size's crack galloper can make a strong return when resuming in the Group 2 Oriental Watch 60th Anniversary Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) on Sunday (17 October). Joao Moreira has ridden Waikuku in all of his 19 Hong Kong[...]

Posted on October 1, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

One win shy of 400 Hong Kong victories, Vincent Ho is optimistic Stronger can replicate his explosive first-up deeds from last season by eclipsing class opposition in the Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Friday (1 October). Hong Kong's most successful Group 1 jockey last season with five spoils at[...]

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

Trainer Francis Lui indicated his pleasure with Golden Sixty as he eyes a seasonal return with Hong Kong's superstar galloper, plotting further riches at home and abroad with the four-time Group 1 winner and earner of HKD$77.92 million. “He's healthy and happy, we're building him up slowly,” Lui said. Targeting the HKD$100 million LONGINES Hong[...]

Posted on July 12, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes has claimed victory in the gripping battle with John Size for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers' championship after a pulsating final Sha Tin meeting of the season on Sunday (11 July) saw Fownes emerge with an unassailable lead. With only nine races left at Happy Valley's season finale on Wednesday night's (14 July),[...]

Posted on January 9, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After clean-sweeping last season's Four-Year-Old Classic Series with the brilliant Golden Sixty, trainer Francis Lui is looking to Lucky Patch (117lb) this time around and Sunday's (10 January) Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) will see him lay out his credentials for a Hong Kong Classic Mile tilt in 16 days' time. “He's good –[...]

Posted on January 8, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

David Hayes will cast unbeaten Beauty Joy (116lb) into a daunting Sha Tin initiation in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) on Sunday (10 January) in a contest featuring the return of Excellent Proposal (132lb) and a host of international form lines. Formerly known as Talladega prior to export from Australia, Beauty Joy will[...]

Posted on December 19, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Sidelined from two of the most prestigious meetings in the world because of COVID-19, Belgian ace Christophe Soumillon is anxious to make up for lost opportunities – and time – when he resumes with a full book of rides at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 December). Diagnosed with COVID-19 shortly before the Breeders' Cup meeting[...]

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

Kings Shield put his rivals to the sword with an authoritative all-the-way win in the Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m, dirt) at Sha Tin on Wednesday, 4 November. The former British-trained import has developed into a force to be reckoned with on the dirt in Hong Kong: this latest win, his third over the[...]

Pierre Ng aims to snare HKIR success

Golden Sixty on the cusp of history ahead of Champions Mile

Sky Field wins Hong Kong Sprint for Caspar Fownes and Blake Shinn

Shinn has faith in Sky Field

Lucky Patch stuns in Group 2 Premier Bowl for Lui and Purton

Purton and Size join forces with Waikuku

Vincent Ho eyes 400th win milestone as Stronger returns

Golden Sixty ‘healthy and happy’ ahead of seasonal return

Caspar Fownes claims Hong Kong trainers’ crown

Lui has Lucky Patch on Classic Mile trail

Hayes to unleash Beauty Joy in testing Sha Tin debut

Christophe Soumillon poised to make an immediate impact at Sha Tin

Kings Shield dominates with Dubai on the radar

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