Premier Plate Handicap

Size and Purton prove the Premier combination

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

Hong Kong Derby runner-up Tuchel confirmed the promise of that performance and five wins from his previous 14 starts to capture the HK$3.9 million Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon. Trainer John Size and jockey Zac Purton combined to win the feature over nine furlongs and final Group race of[...]

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

Alexis Badel has been a hit ever since he switched his tack to Hong Kong and on Sunday afternoon (June 19) the Frenchman put himself in rare company by becoming the sixth rider in history to register eight or more Group race wins in a single racing season. Zac Purton leads with 14 Group race[...]

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

Tourbillon Diamond (132lb) and Alexis Badel continued a rewarding partnership at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, June 19) with the duo nailing a stubborn win for trainer Danny Shum in the HKD$3.7 million Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m). The five-year-old denied a fast-finishing Turin Redsun (113lb) in a rip-roaring renewal, overcoming a hefty impost[...]

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 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 21, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Southern Legend's (133lb) legacy as one of Hong Kong's most dependable performers in recent times was enhanced this afternoon (Sunday, 20 June) at Sha Tin with victory in the Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) for jockey Zac Purton and trainer Caspar Fownes. After shedding his maiden tag over five years ago in Australia, the[...]

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

Dances With Dragon demolished his rivals in the Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 21 June, to give jockey Keith Yeung a much-needed boost. The rider, champion apprentice in 2009/10, nailed his first career Group race win to take his season's tally to seven wins. That prompted buoyant scenes, with[...]

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

Vincent Ho bagged his first Group 1 victory aboard Southern Legend in the FWD Champions Mile and on Sunday (21 June) at Sha Tin they pair up again in search of more Pattern-race success when they tackle the HK$3.25 million Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m). Ho has a soft spot for the tough galloper[...]

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[...]

Posted on June 24, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Vincent Ho repaid the faith of his old master with a signpost victory aboard Rise High in the Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon, Sunday, 23 June. Rise High overcame top-weight of 133lb and a hefty bump at the top of the straight to post a dominant length and a[...]

Size and Purton prove the Premier combination

Badel’s in rare company after history-equalling win

Diamond shines for Badel with Group 3 Premier Plate success

Fownes chases yet another Premier Plate success

Caspar Fownes lands heavyweight blow in trainers’ championship tussle

Southern Legend enhances fine record with Group 3 Premier Plate triumph

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

Yeung Dances to Group 3 Premier Plate Handicap glory

Ho hungry for more as Southern Legend eyes Premier Plate

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

Faith rewarded as Rise High takes the Plate for Ho and Fownes

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