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Chad Schofield looks to join father Glyn on Hong Kong Sprint honour roll

Posted on December 8, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Chad Schofield has the chance of producing a significant piece of history this Sunday (13 December) at Sha Tin when he partners Rattan with the hope of joining his father Glyn on the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) honour roll, which would be a Hong Kong first. Dad won the race in 2005[...]

Posted on August 29, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hong Kong racing returns on Sunday, 6 September at Sha Tin with the traditional season-opening feature race, the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) kicking off the 88-meeting programme. The Class 1 contest sees the return of Regency Legend, who is out to defend his title and use it as a pathway to[...]

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

Group 1 action will dominate FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 April) but one of Hong Kong racing’s exciting young prospects will be out to grab a little of the limelight with the undefeated Wellington contesting the Class 3 Vengeance Of Rain Handicap (1400m). Trainer Richard Gibson has Rattan and Wishful Thinker[...]

Posted on January 16, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Richard Gibson is unperturbed by the outsider labels tagged to his stable stalwarts Rattan and Wishful Thinker as they stride into Sunday’s (19 January) two Group 1 features at Sha Tin Racecourse with eyes fixed on snagging a share of the lucrative prize fund. “They’re both in really good nick,” Gibson said. “We’ll take our[...]

Posted on September 30, 2019
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Richard Gibson will launch a twin assault on the Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin tomorrow, Tuesday, 1 October. The trainer’s Rattan will carry 132lb in the straight track dash, 6lb more than his talented stable mate Wishful Thinker, but Gibson wasn’t putting one ahead of the other when assessing his[...]

Chad Schofield looks to join father Glyn on Hong Kong Sprint honour roll

Regency Legend prepares for Chief Executive’s Cup defence with December in mind

Wellington’s star on the rise

Rattan takes Stewards’ route as Gibson’s Wishful for more Group 1 spoils

Gibson duo set for National Day Cup dash

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