Tony Cruz

Angus Chung, Douglas Whyte log Happy Valley trebles

Posted on November 2, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Angus Chung jubilated in the best haul of his fledgling Hong Kong career when the apprentice slotted a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to vault into third place in the Hong Kong jockeys' championship. Trailing only Zac Purton and Hugh Bowman, who both have 20 wins for the season, Chung took his tally[...]

Posted on October 16, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hugh Bowman crowned an outstanding display – and sealed a quartet – at Sha Tin on Sunday with a masterful ride on California Spangle in the Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) to lay the foundations for Tony Cruz's classy galloper's defence of the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) on December 10. Bowman's[...]

Posted on October 10, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

California Spangle will chase consecutive wins in the HK$5.35 million Group 2 Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Aiming to become the race's fourth dual winner after Silver Lining (1978 & 1981), Right Way (1992 & 1996) and Beauty Generation (2017 & 2018), the Group 1-winning California Spangle links with jockey[...]

Posted on September 23, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton believes Circuit Stellar's barrier manners will be crucial to the outcome of the HK$4.2 million Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday when Tony Cruz searches for a third successive victory in the season's first Group contest. To face only five rivals this weekend – Beauty Joy (135lb), Healthy[...]

Posted on July 13, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton and Francis Lui have been acclaimed Hong Kong racing's ‘Kings of The Valley' after the pair clinched the jockey and trainer mantles for the most wins at Happy Valley this season with multiples on Wednesday night. Entering the meeting locked on 49 wins with Vincent Ho – who had led for much of[...]

Posted on April 5, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Bidding for a fourth Group 2 Chairman's Trophy (1600m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday, Tony Cruz will cautiously monitor weather conditions as he tackles the HK$5 million feature with California Spangle and Beauty Joy. As rain swept over Sha Tin, Cruz is hopeful conditions improve by the weekend, conceding he is unsure how his[...]

Posted on March 18, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Having won the Group 1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup three times in the past five years, Zac Purton will be chasing his fifth title in this second leg of the Hong Kong Speed Series atop California Spangle on Sunday at Sha Tin. The HK$12 million Group 1 Queen's Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) precedes the Hong[...]

Posted on February 23, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tony Cruz vaulted back into the top five of the 2022/23 Hong Kong trainers' championship and maintained hopes of a third title when Beauty Charge earned a rise in grade with a stylish win in the Class 3 O'Brien Handicap (1200m) under Matthew Chadwick at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Cruz, who was champion trainer[...]

Posted on February 13, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tony Cruz has edged higher into Hong Kong's pantheon of racing immortals by becoming only the third trainer to post 1,000 winners at Sha Tin, joining fellow legends John Moore and John Size in a select club after Circuit Stellar's success in the Class 2 Belcher Bay (1400m) on Sunday. Joining Moore (1,204) and Size[...]

Posted on January 27, 2023
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Revered as a master tactician, Zac Purton believes the HK$12 million Group 1 Stewards' Cup (1600m) will be decided by the smallest factors as Hong Kong's three top-rated horses – Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior and California Spangle – square off in a heavyweight clash at Sha Tin on Sunday. Assessing the potential pitfalls of a[...]

Posted on December 11, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

It was a case of third time lucky for California Spangle at Sha Tin this afternoon as he sensationally denied Golden Sixty's record-equalling Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) hat-trick bid in front a raucous 42,624 crowd. Beaten by Golden Sixty in the 2022 Group 1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) and last month's Group 2[...]

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

Golden Sixty made a sparkling return to racing at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, November 20) with the 22nd victory of his decorated 25-start career and third straight HK$5 million Group 2 Jockey Club Mile (1600m) success. But his win didn't come easy. Neck and neck over the concluding stages with California Spangle, jockey Vincent[...]

Posted on November 5, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton is bracing for all contingencies when the reigning Hong Kong Champion Jockey reunites with Beauty Joy in the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies' Purse Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (November 6). Purton has been aboard in all five of Beauty Joy's Hong Kong victories, including the six-year-old's extraordinary last-to-first Group 3[...]

Posted on November 4, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Tony Cruz believes California Spangle has the scope to maintain his upward trajectory as he readies for his rematch with Golden Sixty in the HKD$5 million Group 2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) on November 20 at Sha Tin – the traditional lead-up race to the HKD$30 million Group 1 Hong Kong Mile[...]

Posted on October 29, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Harry Bentley is optimistic Majestic Star can continue his emergence as one of Hong Kong's most versatile horses when he returns to turf competition and Happy Valley for the Class 2 Guangzhou Handicap (1200m) on Sunday (October 30). Twice a winner on Sha Tin's dirt surface and also twice successful on Happy Valley turf, Majestic[...]

Posted on October 24, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Cementing his reputation as Hong Kong's premier sprinter, Wellington has emphatically showcased Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) claims in December with a dazzling performance to win the Group 2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (October 23). Resuming with 135lb under Alexis Badel, Hong Kong's Champion Sprinter laid waste to 11-lighter[...]

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

California Spangle remains on target for a pair of blockbuster showdowns with Hong Kong champion Golden Sixty after eclipsing quality opposition to clinch the HKD$5 million Group 2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (October 16). Perfectly rated in the lead by Zac Purton, Tony Cruz's rising star cruised[...]

Angus Chung, Douglas Whyte log Happy Valley trebles

California Spangle returns a winner in Sha Tin Trophy

California Spangle set for Group 2 return

Purton, Cruz search for more Group 3 Celebration Cup success

Zac Purton, Francis Lui crowned Valley Kings after Happy Valley finale

California Spangle, Beauty Joy weather query for Chairman’s

Purton bids for his fifth Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup triumph

Beauty Charge rockets to Happy Valley triumph for Cruz, Chadwick

Tony Cruz joins elite Hong Kong company with Sha Tin success

Zac Purton bracing for the ultimate challenge in Stewards’ Cup

California Spangle holds Golden Sixty at bay in Hong Kong Mile

Champion Golden Sixty returns triumphant in Jockey Club Mile

Beauty Joy Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse challenge for Zac Purton

California Spangle trials for Cruz, Golden Sixty works solo

Bentley hopes Majestic Star can strike again

Wellington stamps authority with dynamic Group 2 Premier Bowl display

California Spangle cruises to Group 2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy glory

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