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Tue 6th Oct 2020

Chris So’s Classic Unicorn aiming to prove his potential

By Declan Schuster
Chris So is hoping his talented sprinter Classic Unicorn (119lb) can signal that this will be his coming of age season when the smart chestnut goes to post for his return in the Class 2 High Island Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday (7 October) night.

8.20AM

Goffs

Hong Kong Jockey Club buys three colts at Goffs Orby

3.40AM

Fri 2nd Oct 2020

Excellent Proposal steps up on his road to the BMW Hong Kong Derby

By Declan Schuster
Excellent Proposal (123lb) has already earmarked himself as a possible candidate for the 2021 BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) with two smart wins over 1400m and the mile and this Sunday (4 October) at Sha Tin the John Size-trainee is aiming to bolster his claims as he steps up to 1800m for the first time in the Class 2 Chek Lap Kok Handicap (1800m).   

8.20AM

Tue 29th Sep 2020

Yiu’s veteran Jolly Banner aims to fly once more

By Declan Schuster
Champion trainer Ricky Yiu’s stable stalwart Jolly Banner is looking to land a third Group 3 win for his handler in Thursday’s (1 October) National Day Cup Handicap (1000m), ahead of what is likely to be the classy veteran’s sixth and final Hong Kong racing season.

9.21AM

Fri 25th Sep 2020

Golden Sixty ready for Beauty Generation in Sunday’s G3 Celebration Cup

By Declan Schuster
Golden Sixty returns to action at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 September) with jockey Vincent Ho buoyed by his star mount’s preparations and intent on thwarting Beauty Generation’s tilt at a fourth straight win in the G3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m).

8.40AM

Wed 23rd Sep 2020

Caspar Fownes rolls on, Chad Schofield takes two

By Declan Schuster
Caspar Fownes’ red-hot form continued at Happy Valley on Wednesday (23 September), with the three-time champion trainer slamming in a double to extend his early lead at the top of the premiership.

5.40PM

Tue 22nd Sep 2020

Red-hot Moreira takes full book at the Valley

By Declan Schuster
Joao Moreira enjoyed one of his most prolific days in the saddle on Sunday at Sha Tin with a six-timer and he heads to Wednesday’s (23 September) eight-race programme at Happy Valley looking to continue his red-hot form with a full book of mounts, including Beauty Applause (120

9.20AM

Ka Ying Star is looking to upset the big two on Sunday.

Ka Ying Star prepares to shine against Beauty Generation and Golden Sixty

9.00AM

Fri 18th Sep 2020

Lakeshore Eagle shoots for four in hot Sha Tin feature

By Declan Schuster
Lakeshore Eagle soared to a hat-trick of wins at the end of last season and this Sunday (20 September) at Sha Tin the smart galloper will shoot for his fourth in succession when he lines up in a smoking hot Class 2 Cheung Shan Handicap (1600m).

8.40AM

Wed 16th Sep 2020

Fownes on top, Moreira seals three and Teetan doubles up

By Declan Schuster
Caspar Fownes’ fast start to the 2020/21 season continued as the three-time champion trainer bagged a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 16 September to put him four wins clear at the top of the trainers’ premiership after four meetings.

5.40PM

Tue 15th Sep 2020

Hayes camp pleased with Beauty Generation ahead of return

By Declan Schuster
Beauty Generation’s campaign ramped up a notch this morning (Tuesday, 15 September) at Sha Tin with a 1000m turf barrier trial that connections hope will lead to a fourth consecutive win in the G3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) in a fortnight’s time, before pointing him to his main target, December’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races.

10.00AM

Eternal Harvest is on-the-up.

Eternal Harvest resumes in hot Happy Valley sprint

8.40AM

Fri 11th Sep 2020

Exciting Sky Field is on the Hong Kong Classic Mile trail

By Declan Schuster
Sky Field made a big statement before the break between seasons and this Sunday (13 September) at Sha Tin he readies for his return in the Class 3 Hung Hom Handicap (1200m), with the Four-Year-Old Classic Series on his radar.

8.40AM

Wed 9th Sep 2020

Purton stars with four at Happy Valley’s season opener

By Declan Schuster
Hong Kong’s champion jockey Zac Purton was at his brilliant best on Wednesday (9 September) night as he bagged a quartet of wins at Happy Valley’s first fixture of the season to find himself in an all too familiar spot: top of the premiership.

5.40PM

Tue 8th Sep 2020

California Rad aims to keep on rising as Million Challenge kicks off

By Declan Schuster
Karis Teetan heads into Wednesday’s (9 September) eight-race card at Happy Valley primed for the mount aboard California Rad in the second section of the Class 3 Causeway Bay Handicap (1200m).

9.20AM

Sun 6th Sep 2020

Hong Kong Sprint beckons as Perfect Match takes the HKSAR Chief Executive's Cup

By Declan Schuster
Perfect Match landed the spoils in today’s (Sunday, 6 September) Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) and did so with plenty in hand and also with December riches in mind, as trainer Danny Shum confirmed the 2020 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint as his long-term target.

1.40PM

Joao Moreira starts his 2020/21 campaign at a bang with a hat trick at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Moreira roars into action at season opener

12.40PM

Fri 4th Sep 2020

New season, new challenges but Purton still sees Moreira as his biggest threat

By Declan Schuster
Zac Purton sealed his fourth champion jockey title last season, reigning supreme with 147 wins to end the term as the current dominant force in Hong Kong with 1,170 career wins. But with a new campaign starting on Sunday, 6 September, the champion jockey is predicting that this season’s battle to retain his crown will be the toughest yet.

10.20AM

Golden Sixty wins the 2020 BMW Hong Kong Derby.

‘Improved’ Golden Sixty trials at Sha Tin as Vincent Ho looks to kick on

10.00AM

Thu 3rd Sep 2020

Tight at top of trainers’ table

By Steve Moran
The intensity of competition, a hallmark of Hong Kong racing, was keenly evident in last season’s fierce battle for the trainers' premiership which, ultimately, went to Ricky Yiu for the first time, and the 2020/21 racing season promises to be just as combative.

4.20AM

Wed 2nd Sep 2020

Beauty Legacy will sprint as Size readies three for Sunday’s HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup

By Declan Schuster
John Size will launch a three-pronged attack on the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup (1200m) when Hong Kong racing returns at Sha Tin on Sunday, 6 September.

5.20AM

Thu 16th Jul 2020

Hong Kong racing pulls together to complete extraordinary season

Hong Kong’s “season like no other” ended at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 15 July with Ricky Yiu securing an odds-defying champion trainer title that was most certainly in keeping with the campaign’s extraordinary backdrop.

8.40AM

Wed 15th Jul 2020

Hong Kong season finale sees cool Yiu claim the championship

By David Morgan
Ricky Yiu sealed the champion trainer title at Happy Valley on Wednesday (15 July) night to fulfill a lifelong dream, and he did it with a smile and a shrug.

5.40PM

Tue 14th Jul 2020

Francis Lui hopes for luck in final title assault at Happy Valley season finale

By Declan Schuster
Francis Lui heads into Wednesday’s (15 July) season finale at Happy Valley with seven chances across six races in the hope of pegging back Ricky Yiu’s four-win lead in the trainers’ championship. 

7.20AM

Sun 12th Jul 2020

Fast Most Furious for Purton and Hall, Yiu keeps Cruz at bay

By David Morgan
Zac Purton locked up a fourth Hong Kong champion jockey title when Fast Most Furious (130lb) carried him past the post for his 144th win of the campaign in the Class 1 Sha Tin Mile Trophy Handicap (1600m) on Sunday, 12 July.

12.20PM

Fri 10th Jul 2020

Jolly Banner returns for Yiu as the season’s finish line nears

By Declan Schuster
Ricky Yiu’s stable stalwart Jolly Banner returns this Sunday (12 July) at Sha Tin with the chance of securing a vital win for his handler in the HK$2.8 million Class 1 Sha Tin Mile Trophy Handicap (1600m).

8.40AM

Wed 8th Jul 2020

Purton delivers for Cruz as Yiu and Lui stall at the Valley

By David Morgan
Zac Purton returned a favour at Happy Valley late on Wednesday night (8 July) to keep Tony Cruz in the frame for the champion trainer title.

5.21PM

Tue 7th Jul 2020

Yiu’s still swinging as title challenge intensifies

By David Morgan
Zac Purton has the jockeys’ title more or less wrapped up – the shiny bow is all that’s needed – but the trainers’ race has plenty of yardage left with three race meetings to go, and Ricky Yiu is hoping to maintain his recent, dramatic form.

7.40AM

Sun 5th Jul 2020

Moore slams a Sha Tin hat-trick, Moreira’s out and Yiu’s still fighting

By David Morgan
John Moore’s five-decade career in Hong Kong will come to an end in 10 days’ time but the handler hammered home a hat-trick of wins at Sha Tin on Sunday (5 July) to show that he’s not winding down just yet.

12.40PM

Fri 3rd Jul 2020

Teetan’s red-hot form continues as exciting youngsters take centre stage

By Declan Schuster
Karis Teetan surged past his best ever season’s tally of 84 wins late last month and the man dubbed the ‘Mauritian Magician’ is showing no signs of slowing with a full book of 11 rides this Sunday (5 July) at Sha Tin, including the exciting youngster Armando in the Class 2 Yan Chau Tong Handicap (1200m).

8.20AM

Wed 1st Jul 2020

Columbus helps Purton’s cause, Yiu keeps Lui at bay

By David Morgan
Columbus County struck a blow for Zac Purton and this year’s BMW Hong Kong Derby crop with a victory full of promise in the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Wednesday, 1 July.

12.21PM

Tue 30th Jun 2020

Righteous Doctrine aims to keep on rising in hot Sha Tin feature

By Declan Schuster
Michael Chang is hoping his stable’s current highest-flyer Righteous Doctrine will continue his ascent up the ratings when he contests Wednesday’s (July 1) Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin.  

8.00AM

Sat 27th Jun 2020

Yiu feels the heat as Lui closes in trainers’ premiership battle

By David Morgan
The heat is on in the race to be champion trainer with front-runner Ricky Yiu feeling the burn at his back after closest rival Francis Lui maintained his excellent form with a double at Sha Tin on Saturday, 27 June.

12.40PM

Fri 26th Jun 2020

Purton hungry for more after midweek four

By Declan Schuster
Zac Purton boosted his championship claims on Wednesday night with a fantastic four-timer at Happy Valley and this Saturday (27 June) at Sha Tin he is aiming to draw further clear of great rival Joao Moreira with a full book of 10 rides.

8.40AM

Wed 24th Jun 2020

Fantastic four sees Purton and Lui boost championship claims at the Valley

By David Morgan
Zac Purton struck a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday (24 June) that left his great rival Joao Moreira with a mountainous task in the title race and lifted Francis Lui right back into champion trainer reckoning.

5.41PM

Tue 23rd Jun 2020

Personal best beckons for Karis Teetan

By Declan Schuster
There are seven meetings left in the 2019/20 Hong Kong racing season and while the talk of the town has been the champion jockey race between Zac Purton and Joao Moreira, it’s the man dubbed the ‘Mauritian Magician’ who has stolen the spotlight of late with seven wins from the last two race meetings.

7.40AM

Sun 21st Jun 2020

Premier victory for Yiu’s Banner while Yeung Dances to Group 3 glory

By David Morgan
Jolly Banner (114lb) showed plenty of vim for a veteran as he battled past younger rivals to win the G3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 21 June.

12.00PM

Fri 19th Jun 2020

Ho hungry for more as Southern Legend eyes Premier Plate

By Declan Schuster
Vincent Ho bagged his first Group 1 victory aboard Southern Legend in the FWD Champions Mile and on Sunday (21 June) at Sha Tin they pair up again in search of more Pattern-race success when they tackle the HK$3.25 million G3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m).

8.20AM

Thanks Forever scores last time under Zac Purton.

Moore hopes it’s Thanks Forever as he prepares for departure

5.40AM

Tue 16th Jun 2020

Hong Kong’s record prize money increase includes Group races and BMW Hong Kong Derby

Hong Kong’s record prize money increase includes Group races and BMW Hong Kong Derby

8.00AM

Sun 14th Jun 2020

Teetan strikes four as Eagle soars

By David Morgan
Lakeshore Eagle soared to a third win on the bounce and initiated a mid-card four-timer for Karis Teetan who continued a flaming streak at Sha Tin on Sunday, 14 June.

12.00PM

Fri 12th Jun 2020

Moreira aims to keep on rolling as Nicconi Express returns

By Declan Schuster
A pair of cracking Class 2 contests highlight Sunday’s (14 June) 11-race card and Joao Moreira is looking to keep his momentum rolling as he aims to close the gap on premiership leader Zac Purton (129-126) with only nine meetings left in the Hong Kong racing season.

8.40AM

Wed 10th Jun 2020

Moreira and Fownes double up at the Valley

By David Morgan
Joao Moreira got the fillip he’d been looking for at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 10 June, teaming up with Caspar ‘King of the Valley’ Fownes to nail a much-needed double.

5.01PM

Tue 9th Jun 2020

Every win counts as Purton and Moreira dig in for final 10 fixtures

By David Morgan
After Matthew Poon grabbed the spotlight with a four-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday, Zac Purton and Joao Moreira are looking to resume normal service at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 10 June.

8.20AM

Sun 7th Jun 2020

Poon shines with a Sha Tin four-timer as Mighty Valor gives Yiu a hand

By David Morgan
Matthew Poon illuminated a rain-drenched Sunday (7 June) at Sha Tin with a four-timer capped by victory aboard the courageous Perfect Match in the Class 2 Butterfly Handicap (1400m).

12.40PM

Fri 5th Jun 2020

Teetan’s rolling towards a personal best

by David Morgan
Karis Teetan goes into Sunday’s (7 June) Sha Tin meeting well astern of Zac Purton and Joao Moreira in the title race but the in-from rider has a solid grip on third place with 76 wins, a tally that puts him within striking range of his personal best of 84.

8.00AM

Moreira confident of ending cold snap at Sha Tin

7.41AM

Wed 3rd Jun 2020

Teetan bags a birthday brace, So goes big at the Valley

By David Morgan
Reliable Team’s battling win in the Class 2 Cochrane Handicap (1800m) ensured Karis Teetan enjoyed a memorable 30th birthday at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 3 June.

5.00PM

Tue 2nd Jun 2020

Yiu aims to repel Cruz assault as Super Oasis seeks a Hong Kong first

By Declan Schuster
Ricky Yiu is hoping a first Hong Kong win for Super Oasis in Wednesday’s (3 June) Class 2 Cochrane Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley can provide the spur he needs to repel Tony Cruz’s mounting challenge for the champion trainer title.

7.20AM

Fri 29th May 2020

Moreira aims to fire back with fourth G3 Lion Rock Trophy win

By Declan Schuster
Joao Moreira is hoping everything falls right for Beauty Legacy in the G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) this Sunday (31 May) at Sha Tin as the three-time champion looks to peg back Zac Purton in the jockeys’ championship.

7.40AM