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Vincent Ho wins Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading home-grown jockey

Posted on July 15, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Vincent Ho has crowned a glorious season by claiming his third consecutive Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong's leading local jockey, clinching overall honours with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (14 July). Already the jurisdiction's leading Group 1 rider in 2020/21 with five successes at elite level – four on Golden Sixty[...]

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

Hong Kong's most successful Group 1 jockey in 2020/21, Vincent Ho is determined to add further lustre to an outstanding season by finishing the term as leading homegrown rider as apprentice jockey Jerry Chau continues an audacious bid to claim the Tony Cruz Award. Leading Chau 58-56 in the race for the Tony Cruz Award[...]

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

Jerry Chau's quest for the Tony Cruz Award, the prize for Hong Kong's most successful homegrown jockey in 2020/21, intensified with a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (7 July) – and a massive compliment from 13-time champion rider Douglas Whyte. Chau's three-timer on Benno Yung's Sure Win Win in the second section of[...]

Posted on July 5, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Accustomed to the stratospheric heights of Hong Kong racing as a 13-time champion jockey, Douglas Whyte savoured one of his sweetest moments as a trainer when Mister Snowdon delivered on meticulous planning to win the Class 2 Ip Jug Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (4 July). Whyte identified Sunday's feature as the objective[...]

Posted on July 3, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Karis Teetan is remaining hopeful that gear tweaks will help Robot Warrior (127lb) overcome a ‘crowding' issue when he contests Sunday's (4 July) Class 4 The Arculli Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin. Seeking a first win, the son of Sepoy is aiming to piece it all together after narrowly being beaten by less than[...]

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

Matthew Poon experienced racing's highs and lows in rapid succession at Sha Tin on Thursday (1 July), compensating for a weighing out mistake in an undercard race before savouring victory in the day's feature – the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1800m) – aboard Jimmy Ting's Super Football. Poon's mount in the Class[...]

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

The battle for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers' championship appears destined for a cliffhanger finish after John Size ended an unlikely run of outs to move within two wins of leader Caspar Fownes after preparing a double at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 June). Trailing Fownes 65-69 before proceedings began on Sunday, the 11-time champion[...]

Posted on May 29, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is confident BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) winner Sky Darci has the quality and versatility to capitalise on favourable weight conditions to bolster the record of younger gallopers in the Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 May). Sky Darci will carry just 115lb, a probable 1lb[...]

Posted on April 7, 2021
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

New Zealand-bred horses took out the two feature races at Sha Tin on Monday. Mighty Giant scored an all-the-way victory in the Group 2 Chairman's Trophy (1600m) to land the HK$4.5 million contest under a daring front-running ride by jockey Neil Callan. The Power gelding rolled to the front at the 1100m mark and from[...]

Posted on April 6, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Mighty Giant (123lb) bossed his rivals with an all-the-way victory in yesterday's (Monday 5 April) Group 2 Chairman's Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin for jockey Neil Callan and trainer Ricky Yiu. Sent around as an outsider against four opponents, the baldy faced chestnut defied market expectations to land the HK$4.5 million feature under a daring[...]

Posted on April 3, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Ricky Yiu has a strong reputation when it comes to nurturing sprint talents, his four wins in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) are unrivalled among other exploits and on Easter Monday (5 April) he heads to Sha Tin with Voyage Warrior carrying the hopes of his team in a bid for back-to-back triumphs in[...]

Posted on March 17, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Seeking his first Hong Kong Derby (2000m) triumph, Karis Teetan believes impeccably-bred Russian Emperor is capable of delivering breakthrough success at Sha Tin on Sunday (21 March). By Irish super sire Galileo out of champion Australian mare Atlantic Jewel, Russian Emperor charged to the line when second over 1800m in the Hong Kong Classic Cup[...]

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

Jolly Banner might be in the twilight of his career as a nine-year-old but that didn't stop him from snaring second in last month's Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) against an international field and his recent form has trainer Ricky Yiu brimming with optimism ahead of Sunday's (24 January) Group 1 Centenary Sprint[...]

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

David Hayes and Blake Shinn will reunite with Harmony N Blessed at Happy Valley on Wednesday (13 January) night, optimistic the unbeaten sprinter can deliver further momentum for both trainer and jockey. Accustomed to serial high achievement, Hayes and Shinn are both in rebuilding mode with the dual Hong Kong champion trainer in the throes[...]

Posted on December 7, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Amazing Chocolate (119lb) scored a win full of merit in the Class 2 Ashley Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Sunday, 6 December) which had trainer Tony Millard buoyant that he has yet another bourgeoning star on the dirt within his stable. “With these dirt type of horses anything can happen, you can suddenly end[...]

Posted on November 26, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel and Neil Callan join Zac Purton, Joao Moreira, Karis Teetan and Vincent Ho as Hong Kong's representatives for the 2020 LONGINES International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, 9 December. Badel and Callan join the line-up as the fifth and sixth-placed eligible riders with the most wins on the Hong Kong[...]

Posted on November 25, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Neil Callan's fine run of form has fired him into contention for the coveted final spot in the LONGINES International Jockeys' Championship and at Happy Valley on Wednesday (25 November) night he will attempt to seal his place from five rides in the eight races left to play out. The Irishman has bagged three doubles[...]

Vincent Ho wins Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading home-grown jockey

Vincent Ho steels himself for Jerry Chau challenge

Jerry Chau closes in on Vincent Ho in Tony Cruz Award battle

Douglas Whyte’s precise planning pays off with Mister Snowdon

Gear tweaks as Robot Warrior seeks a first win

Matthew Poon’s rollercoaster day ends with Hong Kong Reunification Cup victory

John Size closes gap on Caspar Fownes in trainers’ championship battle

Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci poised ahead of Lion Rock Trophy return

Kiwi-breds dominate Hong Kong features

Giant upset for Callan and Yiu in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Chairman’s Trophy

Back-to-back bid for Voyage Warrior in Easter Monday’s Group 2 Sprint Cup

Karis Teetan excited by Russian Emperor’s Hong Kong Derby prospects

Veteran Banner looks to fly for Yiu in Group 1 Centenary Sprint Cup

Harmony N Blessed shapes as stepping stone for Hayes and Shinn

Amazing win draws Super Jockey comparisons for Millard

Alexis Badel and Neil Callan complete stellar line-up for IJC

Callan wants IJC berth, maturity the key as Unicorn keeps on rising

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