Lyle Hewitson

One For All primed for Happy Valley return

Posted on September 13, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

In preparation for Wednesday's eight-race card at Happy Valley, jockey Lyle Hewitson, who's coming off his first 50-win season in Hong Kong, is gearing up to partner with One For All. This race also marks the beginning of the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge, a competition for horses in Class 3 and above, with points[...]

Posted on July 14, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Entrenched in the top five of the Hong Kong jockeys' championship after a bumper season, Lyle Hewitson hopes to close out the campaign with a strong showing at the 2022/23 season finale at Sha Tin on Sunday. Armed with ten rides across 11 races, Hewitson is optimistic he can add to an impressive tally of[...]

Posted on July 13, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Douglas Whyte hopes the frustrations stemming from Flaming Rabbit's delayed first Hong Kong preparation will ultimately prove to be a blessing when the talented import contests the Class 1 Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association Trophy Handicap (1600m) at the 2022/23 season finale at Sha Tin on Sunday. A three-time European winner, Flaming Rabbit did not[...]

Posted on July 4, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Douglas Whyte hopes Flaming Rabbit can ascend to Group company next season after the classy import eclipsed a talent-laden field to win at Sha Tin on Monday night. Earning a HK$2 million PP Bonus by posting his first Hong Kong win after three minor placings, Flaming Rabbit delivered on the ability he had displayed in[...]

Posted on May 30, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Lyle Hewitson heads to Happy Valley on Wednesday night armed with six rides as he looks to satisfy his hunger for success amid a recent hot spell. Fresh following two doubles from the last two race meetings, Hewitson – a three-time South African Champion Jockey (2017/18, 2018/19 & 2020/21) – is riding high on a[...]

Posted on April 13, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Building on stable star Lucky Sweynesse's brilliant Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) triumph last Sunday, Manfred Man maintained impressive momentum when Encountered claimed victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Posting his third win over the course and distance this season, Encountered revelled in his return to the city circuit after finishing ninth behind Voyage[...]

Posted on March 16, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bon's A Pearla will aim to complete a rare feat when she lines up in the 146th Hong Kong Derby (2000m) this Sunday afternoon at Sha Tin. Corvette (1976) and Elegant Fashion (2003) are the last two fillies to have won the city's famed contest. Bon's A Pearla will look to equal the achievement –[...]

Posted on January 19, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Lyle Hewitson wrapped up a midweek double at Happy Valley on Wednesday as Rising From Ashes rattled to a flashing short-head victory in the Class 3 Connaught Handicap (1650m). Sealing a first win in tandem with trainer Francis Lui, Hewitson's calculated patience was rewarded as he weaved impressively between runners from near-last position to deny[...]

Posted on November 18, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Douglas Whyte expects Blake Shinn will experience familiar sensations of power and quality when the Australian returns to Sha Tin on Sunday (November 20) to partner Russian Emperor in the HKD$5 million Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m). Shinn last season partnered Hong Kong's champion stayer to victory in the Group 1 Citi Hong[...]

Posted on October 15, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Plotting a precise pathway towards Hong Kong International Races on December 11 with crack stayer Russian Emperor, Douglas Whyte holds modest expectations for Hong Kong's Champion Stayer in the Group 2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (October 16). A dual Group 1 winner last season, regally-bred Russian Emperor[...]

Posted on October 13, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

In a memorable convergence of Hong Kong training generations, Me Tsui and Jamie Richards posted significant milestones at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (October 12) when veteran Tsui notched his 600th victory in the jurisdiction as Richards slotted his first. Tsui, 62, followed in the footsteps of Francis Lui and Dennis Yip – who both[...]

Posted on October 5, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A new chapter in the history books of Hong Kong racing will commence writing this evening (Wednesday, October 5) at Happy Valley when Jamie Richards saddles the first of his three runners engaged at the midweek fixture. “I'm looking forward to it – hopefully the horses can come out and run well, no doubt they'll[...]

Posted on September 28, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Russian Emperor returns this season under entirely different circumstances to last, not with a point to prove but instead doing so as the chief protagonist of Hong Kong's staying division – a title and level of expectation that puts a spring in the step of trainer Douglas Whyte as he plots a path towards the[...]

Posted on September 22, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Buoyed by a Happy Valley double on Wednesday night (September 21), Tony Cruz is eagerly anticipating the return of stable star California Spangle for a campaign-defining run in the Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (September 25). Cruz was elated at Circuit Elite's effort to land the Class 5 Tai[...]

Posted on September 16, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Fulfilling a long-held ambition, Pierre Ng notched the first victory of his training career in spectacular fashion when outsider Super Commander narrowly upstaged his opposition to snare the Class 4 Big Wave Bay Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (September 14). Saddling only his ninth runner after almost breaking through at Sha Tin's[...]

Posted on September 14, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Lyle Hewitson heads into Wednesday's (September 14) eight-race card at Happy Valley primed for the mount aboard Valiant Elegance in the Class 3 Deep Water Bay Handicap (1000m). Happy Valley's first meeting of the season marks the start of the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge, which runs until February 8, 2023. The competition is for[...]

Posted on June 29, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Clasping an imposing lead over John Size in the Hong Kong trainers' championship, Frankie Lor refuses to believe the battle with his former mentor is over despite edging to a seven-win buffer after My Ecstatic's authoritative victory at Happy Valley on Tuesday night (June 28). Attempting to land the championship for the first time, Lor[...]

One For All primed for Happy Valley return

Lyle Hewitson aims to close best Hong Kong season with a flourish

Douglas Whyte has high hopes for Flaming Rabbit

Whyte predicts bright future for Flaming Rabbit as Purton slots a treble

New targets within reach for high-flying Hewitson

Manfred Man strikes with Encountered

Bon’s A Pearla looks to upstage the boys in Hong Kong Derby

Rising From Ashes lifts Hewitson to a Happy Valley double

Russian Emperor building for Jockey Club Cup

Russian Emperor begins march towards HKIR feature

Me Tsui, Jamie Richards to the fore with landmark Happy Valley wins

Jamie Richards set for Hong Kong debut

Emperor’s rule only just getting started as December preparations begin

Cruz excited over California Spangle after Happy Valley double

Pierre Ng notches first Hong Kong victory

Hewitson’s aspiring to new heights as DBS x Manulife Million Challenge kicks off

Frankie Lor moves closer to championship

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