Matthew Chadwick

Joao Moreira posts 1200th Hong Kong winner in record time

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

Joao Moreira created racing history at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 6), reaching the 1,200-win milestone in Hong Kong record time while also over-taking Zac Purton in the battle for the 2021/22 jockeys' championship after posting a double. On a defining night for Moreira, the 38-year-old Brazilian became only the third jockey to slot[...]

Posted on March 31, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Duke Wai's stunning consistency has earned Paul O'Sullivan's flagbearer a tilt at the Group 3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) in May after victory in the Class 1 Silvermine Bay Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin's all-dirt meeting on Wednesday night (30 March). Upstaging Kurpany and Majestic Star, who are both being aimed at the Group[...]

Posted on March 30, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Jimmy Ting stunned Sha Tin last year when Amazing Star landed the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at odds of and this Sunday (3 April) the handler is out to do it again, taking aim with Computer Patch – a recent big-name acquisition to the stable who is hunting an overdue win. A reliable performer[...]

Posted on February 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Matthew Chadwick has made a dream start to his career as a jockey, winning on his first ever race ride at Kilmore on Thursday afternoon.

Posted on February 1, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Douglas Whyte hopes the timing is right with Will Power when his dirt specialist makes the switch for turf riches in Thursday's (3 February) HKD$3.15 million Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin. “He seems to be enjoying what he is doing at the moment and I think that's the key[...]

Posted on January 27, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bidding to seal California Spangle's meteoric rise with success in the HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 January), Tony Cruz believes the explosive gelding has the attributes to overcome distance queries in his most serious assignment so far. With five victories and a second from six starts from[...]

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

Master Eight has been one of this season's most impressive performers with swift progression from Class 3 into a leading protagonist for Sunday week's (23 January) HKD$12 million Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) – a seemingly daunting task for the four-year-old but one that trainer Frankie Lor is quietly relishing. Aiming to extend his[...]

Posted on January 12, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bidding for a hat-trick of wins and a fifth overall – Joyful Win has hit career-best form and he's got trainer Ricky Yiu believing there's plenty more still to come ahead of Wednesday evening's (12 January) Class 3 Kowloon City Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley. “He's very consistent – I wouldn't be surprised if he[...]

Posted on January 11, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Benefiting from an overdue change of luck with barriers, Beluga upstaged several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders with facile victory in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (1600m), prompting trainer David Hall to consider loftier targets with the talented gelding. Beluga's record of five wins and eight minor placings from 16 starts would be even more[...]

Posted on December 22, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Looking to capture a maiden training title and repel the recent onslaught of his former mentor John Size, Frankie Lor has armed himself with a strong team of seven at Happy Valley this Wednesday evening (22 December), which includes a trio of in-form course specialists. “I have a few horses running at Happy Valley, they[...]

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

Richard Gibson hopes it will be a case of history repeats in the HKD$24 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (12 December) after his mercurial speedster Wellington drew gate 11 in a field of 12. Pitting his stable flagbearer against elite Japanese talents Pixie Knight, Resistencia and last[...]

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

Chad Schofield is hopeful success in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (13 November) will ultimately propel Fantastic Treasure to higher honours later this season. Schofield retains full faith in the Written Tycoon gelding despite the four-year-old's slender last-start third – the Australian import's first defeat in six starts[...]

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

In the latest measure of Jerry Chau's irresistible emergence, Douglas Whyte lavished praise on his protégé after the rising star of Hong Kong's jockey ranks produced a tactically perfect display on God Of Dragon to snare the Class 3 The Kwangtung Handicap Cup (2200m). With 13 Hong Kong jockeys' titles and a record 1,813 victories[...]

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

Harmony And Rich heads into Sunday's (17 October) Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) with trainer Me Tsui optimistic that his smart sprinter can kick it up a notch again off a record-breaking first-up success when he faces a mix of well-versed and exciting talents this weekend. “He surprised me – it really surprised me[...]

Posted on October 11, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tony Millard is considering possible long-range international targets with Silver Fig after the talented grey laid waste to quality opposition in the Class 2 Tsuen Lok Handicap (1200m, dirt) at Sha Tin on Sunday (10 October). On a programme remarkable for the way Sha Tin's two courses – turf and dirt – played after 485.4mm[...]

Posted on September 28, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Undaunted by an uninspiring form line, Tony Cruz was left to exult after enigmatic galloper Buddies thwarted the hopes of better credentialled rivals by claiming the Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) with an upset victory. Winless in nine starts since November last year, Buddies prevailed in Hong Kong's first Group race of the season[...]

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

A Karis Teetan late-season cameo highlighted a rain-drenched Happy Valley meeting on Wednesday night (9 June) as the ‘Mauritian Magician' posted a four-timer while Me Tsui revelled in a treble, crowned by Harmony And Rich's success in the Class 2 Castle Peak Bay Handicap (1000m). Teetan dominated proceedings with a double for Tsui (Happy Tango[...]

Joao Moreira posts 1200th Hong Kong winner in record time

Duke Wai rules on Sha Tin dirt for O’Sullivan and Chadwick

Jimmy Ting chases Sprint Cup repeat with Computer Patch

Winning debut for Chadwick at Kilmore

Will Power on turf mission in Thursday’s Chinese New Year Cup

Cruz double-handed in Hong Kong Classic Mile with California Spangle and Ima Single Man

Master Eight ready for Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup test

Joyful Win goes for three in a row at Happy Valley

Beluga lands Sha Tin feature for David Hall and Matthew Chadwick

Frankie Lor eyes championship push

Gibson hopes Wellington can defy Hong Kong Sprint barrier setback

Schofield eyes Panasonic Cup glory

Whyte, Chau claim Happy Valley feature with tactical brilliance

Harmony And Rich rises for Group 2 Premier Bowl challenge

Millard mulls overseas options with Silver Fig

Buddies surges to Group 3 Celebration Cup success

Karis Teetan dominates at Happy Valley with a four-timer

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