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Fast Most Furious eyes LONGINES Hong Kong Mile start

Posted on November 27, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Fast Most Furious (132lb) will put his Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile credentials on show this Sunday (29 November) at Sha Tin when he contests the Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) with a start in December’s HK$25 million mile subject to his screen test this weekend. “He’s very difficult to place now –[...]

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 26, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Explosive Witness ensured Caspar Fownes’ moniker as the ‘King of the Valley’ rang true at Happy Valley last night (Wednesday, 25 November) as the handler brought up a significant milestone with his 500th win at the city circuit in the Class 2 Chai Wan Kok Handicap (1000m). Fownes has the most wins at the Valley[...]

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 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 19, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

A stellar line-up featuring established greats and young rising stars will contest the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, 9 December. The exciting line-up includes four previous winners of the world’s most sought-after jockey challenge, including Zac Purton and Joao Moreira, both multiple champions on the world’s most intensely competitive[...]

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

Paul O’Sullivan and Neil Callan combined for a double at Happy Valley’s latest midweek fixture and the pair link again with the admirable Band Of Brothers (119lb) in the HK$3 million Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday, 14 November. The New Zealand-bred chestnut has been a model of consistency across[...]

Posted on November 7, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hong Kong racing heads to Happy Valley on Sunday (8 November) for the city circuit’s sole daytime fixture this season and trainer Paul O’Sullivan is optimistic that his patience might be rewarded with Chicken Dance in the Class 3 Gloucester Handicap (1200m). The lightly raced five-year-old was one of Hong Kong’s exciting young guns, winning[...]

Posted on November 5, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Kings Shield put his rivals to the sword with an authoritative all-the-way win in the Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m, dirt) at Sha Tin on Wednesday, 4 November. The former British-trained import has developed into a force to be reckoned with on the dirt in Hong Kong: this latest win, his third over the[...]

Posted on November 4, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Elusive State (133lb) returns to his happy hunting ground tonight (Wednesday, 4 November) when he steps on to the Sha Tin all-weather track for the Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m), seeking a seventh success on the surface. The All American gelding was forced to mix it in Group races on turf last season after[...]

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

Furore (122lb) snaffled the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday afternoon (Sunday, 1 November) to lead home a one-two finish for trainer Tony Cruz in the HK$3.5 million contest. The Pierro gelding passed the post a length and a quarter ahead of stablemate and reigning Hong Kong Horse of[...]

Posted on October 31, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Hong Kong’s star stayer Exultant will shoulder 133lb in a hot edition of Sunday’s (1 November) Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin, as he sets out to claim a second Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) title on 13 December. Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year returns this season[...]

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

Joao Moreira capped a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday (28 October) with a smart victory aboard Columbus County in the Class 2 Time Warp Handicap (1800m) for trainer Caspar Fownes. “We know how hard it is to win one race in Hong Kong, when you go home with four in the bag it’s very[...]

Posted on October 28, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Caspar Fownes is putting his faith in Columbus County to put down a Group 1 marker in the Class 2 Time Warp Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 28 October. “We’ll make an entry for the Hong Kong International Races with him,” the handler said. “He’s rated 97 but hopefully that’ll change after the[...]

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

Mighty Giant sealed a fifth consecutive win with an impressive performance in the Class 2 Argyle Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday, 24 October, which had trainer Ricky Yiu eyeing Group 1 targets. “There’s every possible chance he’ll run on International Day because there could be no overseas runners,” Yiu said, referring to December’s[...]

Posted on October 24, 2020
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Something has to give at Sha Tin on Saturday (24 October) as two of Hong Kong’s hottest young properties put impressive winning streaks on the line. The clash between Mighty Giant (129lb) and Sky Field (123lb) in the Class 2 Argyle Handicap (1400m) is the clear highlight of the day with all the elements of[...]

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

Karis Teetan snared three wins at Sha Tin on Sunday (18 October) and the man they call the ‘Mauritian Magician’ is eyeing outright second spot in the jockeys’ premiership as he heads to Happy Valley on Wednesday, 21 October for a full book of rides. Teetan’s Sunday treble moved him to 16 wins this season,[...]

Fast Most Furious eyes LONGINES Hong Kong Mile start

Alexis Badel and Neil Callan complete stellar line-up for IJC

500 at the Valley for Fownes; Moreira and Purton take three each

Callan wants IJC berth, maturity the key as Unicorn keeps on rising

Golden Sixty primed for Group 2 Jockey Club Mile test

Young guns Marquand and Doyle among world’s best set for IJC

O’Sullivan and Callan Band together for Panasonic Cup assault

Patient O’Sullivan hopes Chicken can Dance around the Valley

Kings Shield dominates with Dubai on the radar

Elusive State returns to happy hunting ground

Furore snaffles the Ladies’ Purse

Exultant ready to roll, Chefano and Dark Dream please Hayes

Moreira bags midweek quartet as Columbus County impresses

Fownes plots December trail for Columbus County

Giant win signals December intent, Courier Wonder dazzles on debut

Fownes hopes fiery Field can bloom on 1400m debut

Karis Teetan turns to Yip at the Valley as he aims to pressure the big two

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