Richard Gibson

Wellington’s best to come, Badel chases Centenary Sprint Cup glory

Posted on January 19, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Group 1 action returns this Sunday (23 January) to Sha Tin with a pair of top-level contests – highlighted by the reappearance of Golden Sixty as well as a hot renewal of the Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) – which Alexis Badel is gunning for aboard Wellington. Victorious in the 2021 HKD$18 million Group 1 Chairman’s[...]

Posted on January 2, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira believes Master Eight has the ability to rise to the top of Hong Kong’s sprinting ranks after the gifted speedster preserved his unbeaten record with victory in the Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m) to seal a memorable day for trainer Frankie Lor. Lor, who previously won the Bauhinia Sprint Trophy in[...]

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 8, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Danny Shum is likely to plot a modest autumn path with Tourbillon Diamond after the Australian import upstaged several LONGINES Hong Kong International Races aspirants with a dogged victory in the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (7 November). Delighted to have claimed a second Hong Kong win[...]

Posted on November 7, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The unbeaten Blaze Warrior was one of the most exciting prospects to emerge last season and this Sunday (7 November) at Sha Tin, the talented chestnut will attempt to rack up a four-timer when he contests the Class 3 Cyber Colors Handicap (1400m). Champion jockey Joao Moreira has been ever-present throughout the youngster’s career and[...]

Posted on September 20, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Danny Shum hopes to maintain a blistering start to the 2021/22 season, ultimately hopeful of a first Hong Kong trainers’ championship after displacing David Hayes from overall leadership with a double at Sha Tin on Sunday (19 September). With a superior number of placings, Shum moved to the top of the table with six wins[...]

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

After a superb first full-season in Hong Kong which encompassed Group 1 glory, jockey Alexis Badel is brimming with excitement ahead of Wellington’s return after partnering the star sprinter in a hit-out on the turf at Sha Tin on Monday, 13 September. “I’m definitely excited, I always knew he was a special horse and it’s[...]

Posted on April 26, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Trainer Richard Gibson yesterday (Sunday, 25 April) claimed a second HK$18 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) at Sha Tin with potentially outstanding four-year-old Wellington as Japan’s race favourite Danon Smash performed below expectations. The Australian-bred gelding, a PPG (Privately Purchased Griffin) for Mr and Mrs Michael Cheng Wing On and Jeffrey Cheng Man[...]

Posted on April 24, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Richard Gibson concedes toppling Danon Smash in the Group 1 HK$18 million Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m) on Sunday (25 April) is a formidable challenge but the Englishman believes Rattan and Wellington are more than worthy contenders. Gibson will thrust Rattan, a seven-year-old warrior, and Wellington, an untapped four-year-old, into battle with Danon Smash, who is[...]

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

Alexis Badel is keeping the faith in Wellington when he lines up in Sunday’s (25 April) HK$18 million Group 1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m), hopeful of an improved performance from the boom sprinter after finishing fifth in the Group 2 Sprint Cup (1200m) earlier this month, his first defeat over 1200m at Sha Tin. “He’s[...]

Posted on April 18, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Winless for more than two years, Taking Aim completed a long, eventful trek from the brink of enforced retirement to Sha Tin’s winners’ stall after the Australian import trounced his rivals in the Class 3 Devon Handicap (1400m) on Saturday (17 April) Placed only once in 17 starts since the end of the 2018/19 season,[...]

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

Exultant, the tough kingpin of Hong Kong’s staying division, took a crucial step closer in his bid to become the second horse in history – after Eishin Preston in 2003 – to successfully defend his crown in Sunday week’s (25 April) HK$25 million Group 1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) with a smart trial effort at[...]

Posted on March 31, 2021
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel heads into Wednesday’s (31 March) nine-race all-dirt fixture at Sha Tin only one win away from his 100th career success in Hong Kong and the Frenchman is eager to notch the milestone victory as he readies for a renewed association with Righteous Doctrine (115lb) in a hot edition of the Class 2 Cuckoo[...]

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

Long regarded as one of the fastest horses Richard Gibson has handled, Wellington took a crucial step towards elite sprint contests with emphatic success in the Class 1 Lantau Island Handicap (1200m), downing a string of renowned rivals – including the world’s second-ranked sprinter Hot King Prawn – at Sha Tin on Saturday (13 March).[...]

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

Almost five years after debuting at Happy Valley, Irish import Travel Datuk shed unwanted status as Hong Kong’s most celebrated maiden by successfully snapping a 48-start losing streak to the bemusement and delight of Richard Gibson and Matthew Poon. Feted as a cult horse – and Facebook hero – after 17 minor placings (11 seconds[...]

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

Tony Cruz maintains Beauty Smile is still a work in progress after the Irish import’s dominant performance to claim the Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) with the four-year-old impressively eclipsing older and more accomplished opposition. Contesting only his ninth start in Hong Kong, the chestnut was given a superb ride by Cruz’s[...]

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

Kings Shield (133lb) has developed into a dominant force on the dirt in Hong Kong and this Sunday (17 January) at Sha Tin he’ll look to stamp his authority on the surface once again in the Class 1 Egret Handicap (dirt, 1650m), doing so with a trip to Dubai on the radar. “Everyone knows he[...]

Wellington’s best to come, Badel chases Centenary Sprint Cup glory

Master Eight lands Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy to remain unbeaten

Gibson hopes Wellington can defy Hong Kong Sprint barrier setback

Tourbillon Diamond claims Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap

Blaze Warrior and Sight Spirit have Moreira excited

Shum steams to championship lead with Sha Tin double

Wellington hits Hong Kong Sprint trail

Wellington justifies Gibson’s faith with stunning Chairman’s Sprint Prize triumph

Richard Gibson double-handed as Rattan and Wellington challenge Danon Smash

Wellington ready to press for Group 1 glory in Chairman’s Sprint Prize

Taking Aim justifies Douglas Whyte’s faith after breaking back into winners’ list

Exultant builds towards FWD QEII Cup defence, trials on the turf

Hungry Badel eyes career century in Hong Kong

Wellington capitalises on handicap conditions

Travel Datuk salutes at last ending a 48-race losing streak

Tony Cruz and Matthew Chadwick combine with Beauty Smile to win Chinese New Year Cup

Dubai beckons for Kings Shield but first it’s Sunday’s dirt feature

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