Vincent Ho

Golden Sixty tunes up ahead of Group 1 Stewards’ Cup tilt

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

After his devastating win in last month’s Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile, hometown hero Golden Sixty pleased his connections at Sha Tin yesterday morning (Tuesday, 12 January) with a trial in typical fashion ahead of the Group 1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on Sunday, 24 January. “I’m happy with his trial, in the trial you[...]

Posted on December 30, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) – the second of two New Year’s Day features – sits as a symbolic 2020 launching pad for Hong Kong phenomenon Golden Sixty, whose progress to Group 1 glory was both inevitable and compelling. The 2021 running of the HK$3.5 million contest on Friday (1 January)[...]

Posted on December 14, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges saluted Hong Kong’s “unique spirit and resilience” after a successful staging of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races featuring Group 1 glory across four world-class features shared between Japan, Ireland and Hong Kong at Sha Tin yesterday (Sunday 13 December). “It is important to have[...]

Posted on December 14, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

They came, they saw, they tried to blunt his dash, but they failed to conquer Golden Sixty: Hong Kong’s burgeoning hometown hero dismantled his international rivals in the HK$25 million Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin with an exquisite performance. “He’s amazing, isn’t he?” jockey Vincent Ho said, moments after the brilliant[...]

Posted on December 13, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Australian sprint star Classique Legend has finished unplaced in the Hong Kong Sprint with honours going to Japanese raider Danon Smash.

Posted on December 12, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Wary and respectful of world-class opposition, Francis Lui carries a characteristically understated sense of confidence into the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile with Golden Sixty at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 December), hopeful his flagbearer can continue an extraordinary winning streak. Only the fourth horse to win 10 consecutive races in Hong Kong’s professional[...]

Posted on December 10, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

There has been something mesmerising about the sight of Vincent Ho sitting and waiting to pull the trigger aboard Golden Sixty during his inexorable rise to superstar status. Eight of the other jockeys facing the red hot favourite in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile on Sunday (13 December) won’t have the luxury of[...]

Posted on December 3, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Joao Moreira stole the show once again with his fourth treble in a row last night (Wednesday, 2 December) at Happy Valley, and he capped his hat-trick with a smart victory aboard Kinda Cool in the first section of the Class 4 Gloucester Handicap (1200m). “It’s not too difficult when you get an inside gate[...]

Posted on December 2, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Kerrin McEvoy has confirmed he won't travel to Hong Kong to continue his partnership with Classique Legend in the International Sprint.

Posted on December 2, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Classique Legend took a crucial step towards his Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) tilt with his first Hong Kong barrier trial on the turf at Sha Tin yesterday morning (Tuesday, 1 December). But while satisfied with the grey’s effort, trainer Caspar Fownes implied caution as he swiftly prepares the talented grey for his[...]

Posted on November 26, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Alexis Badel and Neil Callan join Zac Purton, Joao Moreira, Karis Teetan and Vincent Ho as Hong Kong’s representatives for the 2020 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, 9 December. Badel and Callan join the line-up as the fifth and sixth-placed eligible riders with the most wins on the Hong Kong[...]

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

Neil Callan’s fine run of form has fired him into contention for the coveted final spot in the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship and at Happy Valley on Wednesday (25 November) night he will attempt to seal his place from five rides in the eight races left to play out. The Irishman has bagged three doubles[...]

Posted on November 23, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hot King Prawn will carry high hopes into the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) in three weeks’ time after shrugging off a wide passage and nine rivals to win the Group 2 Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday (Sunday, 22 November). The eye-catching grey was three quarters of a length too[...]

Posted on November 23, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Golden Sixty, Hong Kong’s latest racing sensation, continued his seemingly inexorable march to December and Group 1 glory with his tenth consecutive win in yesterday’s (22 November) HK$4.5 million Group 2 Jockey Club Mile (1600m). It was a win which came with such authority that even the prospect of stiffer international competition, in next month’s[...]

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

Golden Sixty (123lb) worked through his final gallop on Thursday (19 November) morning at Sha Tin and trainer Francis Lui today (Friday, 20 November) confirmed his star galloper is ready to shine in Sunday’s (22 November) HK$4.5 million Group 2 Jockey Club Mile (1600m). “He’s good, he’s in-form and he has a good draw –[...]

Posted on November 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star jockey Kerrin McEvoy will wait as long as possible before deciding whether to travel to Hong Kong to continue his partnership with Classique Legend.

Posted on November 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Everest winner Classique Legend has arrived in Hong Kong and will be prepared for the Group One Sprint at the International meeting.

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