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Sun 22nd Oct 2017

Nothingilikemore Maintains Unbeaten Record

Nothingilikemore demolished a smart field of Class 2 rivals on his return to action at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 22 October), leaving trainer John Size satisfied that his much-lauded charge is on track for January’s Hong Kong Classic Mile.

12.20PM

Fri 20th Oct 2017

Unbeaten Nothingilikemore Ready To Race

The Four-Year-Old Classic Series may still be three months away, but it is already the focus for trainer John Size as his unbeaten galloper Nothingilikemore prepares for his seasonal debut in the Class 2 Parmigiani Excellent Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (22 October).

8.20AM

Thu 19th Oct 2017

Sunday's Premier Bowl Preview

Dashing Fellow (120lb) scored a shock win in the G3 National Day Cup Handicap earlier this month and in Sunday’s (22 October) G2 Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin Racecourse the durable gelding will attempt to replicate that result.

7.20AM

Beauty Generation makes all to win the G3 Celebration Cup last start.

Beauty Can Build On Shock Victory

6.40AM

Wed 18th Oct 2017

Charity hands in-form Teetan a Happy Valley treble

Karis Teetan’s early season hot streak continued at Happy Valley tonight, Wednesday, 18 October. The Mauritian ace logged a treble to take his tally for the term to 15, with only Joao Moreira (22) and Zac Purton (17) ahead of him in the jockeys’ premiership.

4.41PM

Tue 17th Oct 2017

Warm The Voice Off To Hong Kong

Warm The Voice has been sold to continue his racing career in Hong Kong, trainer Brendan Duke told Press Association Sport.

3.25PM

Werther winning the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup last May.

High Hope For Werther On Seasonal Debut

9.22AM

Master Albert makes his Happy Valley debut after three Sha Tin starts.

Ideal Draw For Albert At Happy Valley

8.02AM

Lucky Bubbles beats Mr Stunning in the G1 Chairman's Sprint Prize last May.

Lucky Bubbles Ready For Group 2 Test

5.22AM

Mon 16th Oct 2017

Hong Kong International Update

The free entry period for the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s flagship meeting, the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, will close next week on Monday, 23 October at 6pm (Hong Kong time).

5.20AM

Fri 13th Oct 2017

Moreira and Schofield to ride in Australia

Permission has been granted for Club Jockeys Joao Moreira and Chad Schofield to be absent from Hong Kong in order to partner WICKLOW BRAVE (Trainer W P Mullins) and HARLEM (Trainer D Hayes) respectively in the Caulfield Cup (Group 1) to be conducted at the Caulfield Racecourse on Saturday, 21 October 2017.

9.40AM

Rocketeer winning at Sha Tin in June

Derby candidate Rocketeer's ready for blast-off

6.20AM

Thu 12th Oct 2017

Moreira Booked For Irish Runner In Melbourne

Hong Kong's Champion Jockey Joao Moreira has been snapped up by trainer Willie Mullins to partner his Melbourne Cup contender Thomas Hobson in the Flemington showpiece on November 7th.

11.06AM

Wed 11th Oct 2017

Premiere sprints away with feature

Premiere (124lb) dashed to an exhilarating victory in the Class 2 Kwoon Chung Bus Cup Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley tonight, Wednesday, 11 October.

5.01PM

Tue 10th Oct 2017

Teetan to keep ball rolling with Premiere

Fresh off a weekend double at Sha Tin, Karis Teetan will be hoping to continue his strong start to the season aboard last season’s Champion Griffin Premiere in the Class 2 Kwoon Chung Bus Cup Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (11 October).

6.20AM

Mon 9th Oct 2017

Free entries closing soon for International

The free entry period for the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s flagship meeting, the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, will close in just under two weeks on Monday, 23 October at 6pm (Hong Kong time).

7.40AM

Sun 8th Oct 2017

Teetan looking to future after Sha Tin double

Jockey Karis Teetan believes he may have found a pair of headline gallopers to strengthen his season after he bookended Sunday’s (8 October) Sha Tin card with promising types Alcari and Fifty Fifty.

12.41PM

Fri 6th Oct 2017

Teetan's all in with the improving Fifty Fifty

Karis Teetan has made a fine start to the season and in Sunday’s (8 October) Class 2 standout at Sha Tin, the Yeung UK handicap, the man who sits third in the Jockeys' Premiership will aim to add to that tally with the exciting Fifty Fifty.

6.20AM

Beauty Generation has put himself into the LONGINES Hong Kong Mile picture

All Roads lead To Hong Kong International

5.40AM

Turf Track was finished in May 2017

Conghua Training Centre website now available

5.20AM

Thu 5th Oct 2017

Happiness all around at Happy Valley

Jockey Olivier Doleuze arrived at Happy Valley with only one ride at the rare Thursday (5 October) meeting, but he ensured a perfect strike rate on the card when he rode Jumbo Happiness to victory in the Class 3 Fortress Hill Handicap (1200m) – the Frenchman’s first win for the term.

5.03PM

Wed 4th Oct 2017

Pakistan Star Must Pass Tests Before Racing

The Stewards today interviewed Mr A S Cruz, the trainer of PAKISTAN STAR which, in a 1600 Metre barrier trial conducted at Sha Tin Racecourse yesterday, refused to gallop with the field after travelling approximately 100 Metres. The Stewards also interviewed J Moreira, the rider of PAKISTAN STAR, in the barrier trial. Mr K Din, representing the Owner, Mr Kerm Din, was also in attendance.

5.00AM

Tue 3rd Oct 2017

Pakistan Star Refuses To Race In Trial

An eventful 11-batch barrier trial session at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 3 October) saw Werther sparkle in a 1000-metre hit out, but Pakistan Star picked up another black mark for a heel-digging refusal in the mile heat.

7.40AM

Sun 1st Oct 2017

Leung Stars With Sha Tin Treble

It was a watershed day for Derek Leung at Sha Tin on Sunday (1 October) as the homegrown jockey scored his first treble since 2011, capped off with a first international pattern win aboard Beauty Generation in the Group 3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m).

12.40PM

Red Falx takes the G1 Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama

Red Falx Does It Again In Nakayama Sprint

11.21AM

Sat 30th Sep 2017

Ricky Yiu Optimistic About Blizzard

Ricky Yiu admitted he is “optimistic” about Blizzard’s ability to scoop Sunday’s G1 Sprinters Stakes (1200m) after watching his charge work sweetly at Nakayama Racecourse this morning (Saturday, 30 September).

4.40AM

Fri 29th Sep 2017

Improving Pin Goes For National Day Cup

D B Pin enters the Group 3 National Day Cup Handicap as the “weight horse” – the galloper that is still on the rise who finds himself in the 1000m feature with a light impost and an abundance of potential. For jockey Karis Teetan and trainer John Size, that factor is crucial as the five-year-old prepares to tackle some of Hong Kong’s best sprinters in the straight dash at Sha Tin on Sunday (1 October).

8.40AM

Blizzard canters under Stanley Wong Friday morning at Nakayama Racecourse.

Wide Draw No Problem For Blizzard

5.40AM

Wed 27th Sep 2017

Callan Rides 1st Winner Of Hong Kong Season

Wednesday's Happy Valley card marked a milestone for Irish born rider Neil Callan, who found the winners’ circle for the first time this season aboard Chris So-trained Junzi.

5.02PM

Johnny Murtagh and Ryan Moore jointly won the 2009 International Jockeys Championship Challenge

Racing Media Guide now available

6.20AM

Tue 26th Sep 2017

Improving Legend Can Defy Weight Rise

Jockey Matthew Chadwick was not as shocked as most when Brave Legend won at Happy Valley three weeks back, and he remains confident that the four-year-old can continue his progression with another win at the city circuit in the Class 3 Citi Sprint Challenge Cup Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday night (27 September).

8.40AM

Beauty Only lands the 2016 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile

Group 1 stars in action at Sha Tin

8.20AM

Mon 25th Sep 2017

Entries Open For Hong Kong International

Entries are open for December’s Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races.

4.20AM

Sun 24th Sep 2017

Freedman Scores Hong Kong Double

The Lam Tei Handicap and Nam Sang Wai Handicap, both Class 4 contests run at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 September), will never rate a mention among the world’s great races. For Michael Freedman, however, there were parallels between the pair of handicaps and one of the great races on the planet after the Australian scored his first wins as a Hong Kong trainer with Endearing and Silverfield respectively.

12.12PM

Fri 22nd Sep 2017

Rispoli hopes Mongolian King can rule again

Mongolian King (127lb) will attempt to make it two wins on the bounce when he lines up in a tough edition of the Class 2 Yuen Long Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 24 September.

6.00AM

Wed 20th Sep 2017

Purton snares a double at the Valley

Zac Purton notched a pair of contrasting wins to take riding honours at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 20 September, 2017.

5.02PM

Tue 19th Sep 2017

Triple Group 1 Meeting Planned For April

Hong Kong will for the first time stage three spring Group 1 features on a single day, the Hong Kong Jockey Club announced today (

9.20AM

Peniaphobia (yellow silks) and Lucky Bubbles (purple cap) finish one-two in a 1000m turf barrier at Sha Tin this morning

Lucky Bubbles Trials Well For Purton

7.40AM

Sat 16th Sep 2017

A season's Premiere to remember for Griffin

The Champion Griffin award traditionally celebrates the most promising youngsters on the rise in Hong Kong, and last season’s award recipient Premiere certainly showed himself to be on the right track after taking the Class 2 Chinese Recreation Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1000m) – one of five winners for Joao Moreira on Saturday’s (16 September) Sha Tin card.

12.23PM

Fri 15th Sep 2017

Moreira's faith in Premiere

Moreira’s faith in Premiere, Top Beautiful among Saturday’s smart prospects

7.41AM

Thu 14th Sep 2017

Aussie Travel Suspension Disappoints HKJC

The Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) has expressed its disappointment at the decision by the Australian Government’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) to disrupt the movement of horses between the two jurisdictions.

2.57PM

Wed 13th Sep 2017

Poon Stars At Happy Valley With Four-Timer

Star apprentice Matthew Poon continued his strong start to his Hong Kong career with his first four-timer and his first Happy Valley trophy victory at the city circuit on Wednesday night (13 September).

11.17PM

Tue 12th Sep 2017

Stall 11 A Worry For Tricky Dr Listening

Zac Purton believes Dr Listening has held his form well since closing last season with a victory, but admits to being slightly perplexed by the quirky gelding ahead of his first-up run on Wednesday night (13 September).

9.25AM

Sun 10th Sep 2017

Comfortable For Banner in Sha Tin Feature

Jolly Banner wore his heart on his hooves and outpointed the game Winner’s Way in the Class 1 Kwangtung Handicap Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin this afternoon, Sunday, 10 September.

1.40PM

London Town and Yasunari Iwara after winning

No Joy For Hong Kong Runners In Korea

1.18PM

Sat 9th Sep 2017

Winner's Way Ready For Sha Tin Test

Winner’s Way will attempt to become the latest from last season’s smart four-year-old crop to take a stride toward the elite grades when he lines up in Sunday’s (10 September) Sha Tin feature, the Class 1 Kwangtung Handicap Cup (1400m).

10.53AM

Thu 7th Sep 2017

Convincible Lands Happy Valley Hat-Trick

Convincible justified 2.7 favouritism in the finale, the Class 2 Yau Oi Handicap (1200m). That was enough to convince jockey Karis Teetan that the gelding’s win streak might not be over: Francis Lui’s charge sealed a hat-trick, having closed out last season with two wins on the bounce.

1.09PM

Chadwick Off The Mark In Million Challenge

The Hong Kong Airlines Million Challenge enjoyed a smooth lift off at Happy Valley’s first fixture of the season tonight, Wednesday, 6 September, and it was 31/1 longshot Brave Legend that snared the series’ first win points in the Community Chest Cup Handicap (1200m).

10.28AM

Tue 5th Sep 2017

High Hopes For Convincible At Happy Valley

The Francis Lui-trained Convincible caught the eye in a trial over the Sha Tin straight 1000m on 26 August, at the first set of grass trials for the term. That day, he ran home strongly to finish three-quarters of a length behind Blizzard, with Seasons Bloom a closing third a further length and a quarter adrift.

12.26PM

NASH RAWILLER

Rawiller Cleared To Ride In Korea

8.57AM