Premier Cup Handicap

Beauty Eternal completes back-to-back Group 3 wins

Posted on June 26, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Beauty Eternal crowned an incredible debut season with victory in the HK$3.9 million Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, pushing John Size and Zac Purton closer to respective trainer and jockey championships. The win also completed successive Group 3 victories for Beauty Eternal to enhance his outstanding overall record to[...]

Posted on June 24, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Trainer John Size holds a strong hand at Sunday's Sha Tin Group 3 double-header with a trio of talented four-year-olds: Beauty Eternal, Tuchel and Red Lion. Beauty Eternal and Red Lion contest the HK$3.9 million Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m), with the former aiming to further rise and collect a second successive win in[...]

Posted on June 22, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hong Kong Champion Trainer (2021/22) Frankie Lor is buoyant of a return to form for Healthy Happy when the Zoustar gelding lines up in Sunday's HK$3.9 million Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin following a brief freshen up at Conghua. “He's good. I gave him a break and let him go to[...]

Posted on June 20, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Steadily bridging the gap to Joao Moreira in the Hong Kong jockeys' championship with a four-timer, Zac Purton was stunned by Beauty Joy's incredible Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday (June 19) after the talented gelding conceded rivals a huge start before winning emphatically. Tailed off last at the[...]

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

Caspar Fownes is looking for a fourth consecutive win in Sunday's (June 19) HKD$3.7 million Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) when Columbus County takes his place in the traditional end-of-season showdown for middle-distance gallopers at Sha Tin. A two-time winner in Hong Kong, the Redwood gelding finished a close-up fourth in this race last[...]

Posted on June 8, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Spurred on by Valiant Elegance's indomitable run of form, Lyle Hewitson is remaining buoyant the chestnut has got what it takes to join a select band of gallopers with victory in the first section of the HKD$1.57 million Class 3 Calla Lily Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley this evening (June 8). Only four other horses[...]

Posted on June 21, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

In a phenomenal show of strength crowned by victories in the final two Group races of the Hong Kong season, Caspar Fownes has taken a decisive upper hand in the battle with John Size for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers' championship with a quintet at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 June). Bidding for a fourth[...]

Posted on June 19, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

With the Hong Kong trainers' championship hanging in the balance, Caspar Fownes is optimistic a star-studded arsenal – headed by BMW Hong Kong Derby winner Sky Darci – can deliver vital breathing room in his tussle with John Size at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 June). Leading the trainers' race 69-67 with eight meetings to[...]

Posted on June 19, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Entrenched in the top three behind Joao Moreira and Zac Purton in the Hong Kong jockeys' championship, Karis Teetan hopes to bookend another productive season with more black type success on Champion's Way and Charity Fun at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 June). The author of 73 wins for the 2020/21 term, including Panfield's Group[...]

Posted on June 16, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After their enthralling one-two finish in last month's Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m), Healthy Happy and Sky Darci will renew their burgeoning rivalry when they lock horns in Sunday's (20 June) Hong Kong $3.5 million Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m). Following an arduous season which included the demanding three-race Four-Year-Old Classic Series,[...]

Posted on June 22, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Jolly Banner (114lb) showed plenty of vim for a veteran as he battled past younger rivals to win the Group 3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 21 June. “Amazing – he's an amazing horse,” trainer Ricky Yiu said after the eight-year-old maintained his record of winning at least one race in[...]

Posted on June 20, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

John Moore has only eight more race meetings as a Hong Kong trainer and on Sunday (21 June) the man with more big-race wins than anyone else in these parts will attempt to carry off this season's final two Pattern contests. “It would be nice to pick up two Group 3 wins – that would[...]

Beauty Eternal completes back-to-back Group 3 wins

John Size has the aces for Premier Cup and Premier Plate

Healthy Happy seeks rebound effort in Group 3 Premier Cup

Beauty Joy stuns with Group 3 Premier Cup victory

Fownes chases yet another Premier Plate success

Valiant Elegance out to master Happy Valley again

Caspar Fownes lands heavyweight blow in trainers’ championship tussle

Caspar Fownes unleashes huge team at Sha Tin as trainers’ championship battle intensifies

Karis Teetan eager to add more gloss to another successful season

Healthy Happy and Sky Darci lock horns again in Premier Cup

Premier victory for Yiu’s Jolly Banner

Moore hopes it’s Thanks Forever as he prepares for departure

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