Hong Kong
HK Racing: Hall’s talented Beluga upstages rivals in Four Year Old Classic Series
Benefiting from an overdue change of luck with barriers, Beluga upstaged several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders with facile victory in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (1600m), prompting trainer David Hall to consider loftier targets with the talented gelding. Beluga’s record of five wins and eight minor placings from 16 starts would be even more […]
read moreWinner Method gunning for four in a row at Sha Tin
Courier Wonder and Fantastic Treasure have set a high standard for this season’s emerging three-year-old crop in Hong Kong and on Wednesdday night at Sha Tin, the unbeaten Winner Method (132lb) will attempt to enhance his growing reputation by joining his talented cohorts as winners of their first four outings. Having collected a trio of […]
read moreSky Darci bookies elect for the Hong Kong Derby
Caspar Fownes-trained Sky Darci heads 14 selected runners for the $HK24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, March 21. Commanding top rating for the coveted Classic, Sky Darci will bid to lodge a sixth victory in Hong Kong racing and, in the process, join the cavalcade of equine stars to […]
read moreHayes hopeful Super Axiom can defy norms at Happy Valley
David Hayes fully comprehends the difficulty of succeeding in Hong Kong with first-season arrivals, but the Australian Hall Of Fame trainer hopes Super Axiom can continue to buck the trend at Happy Valley on Wednesday (23 December). An eye-catching winner on debut over 1000m at Sha Tin on November 29, the three-year-old travels to Happy […]
read moreSoumillon shines in return to racing after covid recovery
Returning to competition for the first time since early November, Christophe Soumillon wasted no time in authoring an ominous statement of intent as the Belgian ace successfully started a short-term riding stint in Hong Kong. The 10-times French champion jockey posted a double, a feat matched by Joao Moreira and Jerry Chau, as Frankie Lor […]
read moreBeauty Generation retires a great of Hong Kong racing
Beauty Generation, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong horse racing, has retired. Twice crowned Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year, the New Zealand-bred gelding was also named Champion Miler a record three times. Beauty Generation ends his career with 18 Hong Kong wins from 34 starts and prize-money earnings of […]
read moreHayes Hong Kong Derby hope to tackle Bellflower Handicap
Two-time champion trainer David Hayes will unveil smart four-year-old Conqueror, who is looking to lay out his BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) credentials in the Class 2 Bellflower Handicap (1400m) ta Sha Tin on Sunday. The Fastnet Rock gelding was runner-up to subsequent two-time G1 winner Probabeel in the Listed Karaka Million Three-Year-Old Classic (1600m) […]
read morePurton dominates Happy Valley meeting, closes gap on Moreira
A Zac Purton quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday (16 December) has breathed fresh life into the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship after the Australian made significant inroads into his great championship rival Joao Moreira’s lead. Chasing a fifth HK jockeys championship, Purton trailed Moreira by 21 wins on 9 December. The deficit is now 14. […]
read moreShinn confident Handsome Bo Bo in mix in Cochrane Handicap
Reinvigorated after a two-week break, Blake Shinn is optimistic Handsome Bo Bo can reprise a distant habit of building winning streaks with a strong performance in the Class 3 Cochrane Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday (December 16). The Australian-bred galloper made an immediate impact in Hong Kong in 2018, following a debut fourth […]
read moreGolden Sixty “amazing” in brilliant Hong Kong Mile win
Hong Kong’s burgeoning hometown hero Golden Sixty dismantled his international rivals in the $HK25 million Group 1 Hong Kong Mile at Sha Tin with an exquisite performance. “He’s amazing, isn’t he?” jockey Vincent Ho said, moments after the brilliant five-year-old unleashed an unanswerable burst of speed that carried him to a dazzling two-length victory. For […]
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