Ricky Yiu

Group 2 winner on turf, Mighty Giant’s ready for dirt test

Posted on October 26, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Mighty Giant (135lb) makes his highly anticipated first start on dirt when he lines up in the HKD$2.9 million Class 2 Kwok Shui Handicap (1650m) as the feature race at Sha Tin on Wednesday night’s (October 26) nine-race all-dirt Hong Kong programme. Eight runners will go to post, including Kings Shield (135lb), who remains the[...]

Posted on September 21, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Ricky Yiu has fired out of the starting blocks this season with four wins to lead the trainers’ championship and tonight (Wednesday, September 21) at Happy Valley the veteran handler will unleash another strong hand as he looks to maintain his flying start. Yiu, 65, came home with a wet sail last season landing 20[...]

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

Angus Chung extended Hong Kong’s recent chapter of breakthrough success, delivering on the reputation he built during a successful Australian stint when partnering David Hall’s Quadruple Double to victory in the first section of the of Class 4 Bedford Handicap (1200m, dirt) at Sha Tin on Sunday (September 18). Four days after Pierre Ng trained[...]

Posted on September 12, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Extending a startling career trajectory with Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday (September 11), Lucky Sweynesse crowned Silvestre de Sousa’s return to Hong Kong and left trainer Manfred Man to ponder a host of options. Hong Kong Champion Griffin in 2021/2022 with five wins from seven starts,[...]

Posted on June 23, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The Hong Kong jockeys’ championship hangs in the balance after Zac Purton drew within one win of Joao Moreira with seven meetings left in the season as Derek Leung took riding honours with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (June 22). On an eventful night, Moreira was stood down from riding after the[...]

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 9, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Soulmate capped a season crammed with improvement and success with dramatic victory in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (June 8) to justify Ricky Yiu’s faith in the talented former Kiwi galloper. Winless in 2020/21, Soulmate has strung together four wins this term – two at Happy Valley and[...]

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

Zac Purton has posted a vital double to edge to within touching distance of Joao Moreira in the Hong Kong Jockeys’ Championship after an eventful meeting which left the Australian bloodied but unbowed on Wednesday night (June 1). Trailing Moreira by eight winners a week ago, Purton has trimmed the deficit to five – 122-117[...]

Posted on April 28, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Banishing memories of December’s injuries, Lyle Hewitson exalted in the finest display of his Hong Kong career by posting a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 27), matching South African compatriot’s Douglas Whyte’s effort to snare a three-timer. Seriously injured in a fall in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) on[...]

Posted on April 7, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira created racing history at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (April 6), reaching the 1,200-win milestone in Hong Kong record time while also over-taking Zac Purton in the battle for the 2021/22 jockeys’ championship after posting a double. On a defining night for Moreira, the 38-year-old Brazilian became only the third jockey to slot[...]

Posted on March 28, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Delivering a reminder of talent and ambition, Jerry Chau shared riding honours at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 March) with Joao Moreira to keep alive hopes of snaring the Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading local jockey with a double. Returning to the fray after missing Wednesday’s (23 March) Happy Valley meeting, Chau boosted[...]

Posted on March 18, 2022
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Renowned for his nurturing of elite sprinting talents like Sacred Kingdom, Fairy King Prawn, Amber Sky and Ultra Fantasy – Ricky Yiu will make a rare reappearance in this weekend’s HKD$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) as he saddles just his sixth and seventh runners in the coveted event after first contending with Multi-Star[...]

Posted on February 21, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Banishing the travails of early-season setbacks in a supreme return to form, Wellington has clinched a second Group 1 triumph with rousing victory in the HKD$12 million Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (20 February). Erasing Richard Gibson and Alexis Badel’s frustrations over the poor fortune which dogged the mercurial sprinter[...]

Posted on February 18, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

After lighting up Happy Valley with a treble on Wednesday night (16 February), trainer Ricky Yiu is quickly turning his attention to Group 1 glory with Mighty Giant in Sunday’s (20 February) HKD$12 million Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin. Third in this race last year to Waikuku, Mighty Giant returns second-up this[...]

Posted on February 17, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Ricky Yiu and Zac Purton shared the Happy Valley limelight on Wednesday night (16 February) with trebles as the former Hong Kong champion trainer and jockey delivered timely reminders of enduring class and skill. Yiu, leading Hong Kong trainer in 2019/20, combined with Purton twice with Soulmate and Bulletproof, while also prevailing with Villa Fionn[...]

Posted on February 11, 2022
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Zac Purton’s assault on Joao Moreira’s Hong Kong jockeys’ championship lead continued apace at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (9 February) when the Australian posted a quartet to slash his arch-rival’s buffer to single-figures. With nine winners from 18 rides at the past two meetings, Purton’s bombardment has seen his deficit to Moreira tumble from[...]

Posted on January 26, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Fresh off banking his 500th win in Hong Kong, Karis Teetan is not about to sit back on his success so far – hungry for more as he prepares to partner the unbeaten Romantic Warrior in Sunday’s (January 30) HKD$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m). “It’s been a good few years – I’ve just[...]

Group 2 winner on turf, Mighty Giant’s ready for dirt test

Ricky Yiu’s out to continue fast start at Happy Valley

Angus Chung posts first Hong Kong win as Purton and Teetan shine

Manfred Man, Lucky Sweynesse and Silvestre de Sousa snare season-opening honours

Purton edges closer to jockeys’ championship

Beauty Joy stuns with Group 3 Premier Cup victory

Soulmate crowns progressive stint with Happy Valley triumph

Purton double trims Moreira’s lead as trainers share Happy Valley spoils

Lyle Hewitson, Douglas Whyte dominate Happy Valley with trebles

Joao Moreira posts 1200th Hong Kong winner in record time

Jerry Chau marks return with Sha Tin double

Ricky Yiu changes tack, chases first Hong Kong Derby crown

Wellington claims second Group 1 with Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup victory

Yiu’s Giant returns in Sunday’s Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup

Ricky Yiu, Zac Purton split Happy Valley honours with trebles

Zac Purton excels again to slash Joao Moreira’s lead

Teetan not about to rest on laurels, eyes next 500