Joao Moreira flush with Hong Kong Classic Mile options after Sha Tin four-timer

By Leo Schlink
Triumphant after a Sha Tin quartet on Sunday (16 January), Joao Moreira will deliberate overnight before deciding which of the several leading contenders he will ride in the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) on Sunday, 30 January.

4.34PM

Master Eight ready for G1 Centenary Sprint Cup test, Chadwick rides

By Declan Schuster
Master Eight has been one of this season’s most impressive performers with swift progression from Class 3 into a leading protagonist for Sunday week’s (23 January) HK$12 million G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) — a seemingly daunting task for the four-year-old but one that trainer Frankie Lor is quietly relishing.

3.23PM

Purton returns from injury to post 50th for the season, doubles for Leung, Yiu and Lui

By Leo Schlink
Exactly a month after suffering multiple injuries in a Sha Tin fall, Zac Purton notched his 50th victory of the 2021/22 season as the champion hoop revived hopes of a fifth jockeys’ crown with a successful return at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (12 January).

12.53PM

Beluga lands Sha Tin feature for Hall, Chadwick

By Leo Schlink
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.

2.36PM

Cruz pins Classic aspirations on Ima Single Man

By Leo Schlink
Tony Cruz is confident Ima Single Man can stamp Hong Kong Classic Mile credentials with another strong performance in the Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (9 January) in a contest pivotal to the hopes of several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders.

11.45AM

Golden Sixty trials, G1 Stewards’ Cup is next on the agenda

By Declan Schuster
Golden Sixty stepped out for a routine barrier trial at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 4 January) as he builds towards the HK$12 million G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on Sunday, 23 January.

10.31AM

Frankie Lor eyes championship push, Master Eight G3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy bound

By Declan Schuster
Looking to capture a maiden training title and repel the recent onslaught of his former mentor John Size, Frankie Lor has armed himself with a strong team of seven at Happy Valley this Wednesday evening (22 December), which includes a trio of in-form course specialists.

3.27PM

Ima Single Man strikes for Cruz as Leung posts Sha Tin treble

By Leo Schlink
Tony Cruz will set Ima Single Man for the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) next month after a superb ride from Matthew Poon enabled the Australian import to land the Class 2 Lukfook Jewellery Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday (18 December).

10.03AM

Joao Moreira, John Size thrive at Happy Valley with trebles

By Leo Schlink
Building in ominous and familiar fashion towards the Hong Kong champion trainer and jockey titles, respectively, John Size and Joao Moreira dominated at Happy Valley on Wednesday (15 December) with a treble each.

4.25PM

Ho eyes improvement with Party Warrior

By Declan Schuster
Fresh off his record-setting success aboard Golden Sixty in Sunday’s (12 December) G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), Vincent Ho is quickly turning his attention to Wednesday’s (15 December) eight-race card at Happy Valley as he looks to maintain the momentum with seven rides at the city circuit.

10.47AM

World traveller Loves Only You bids farewell with dazzling LONGINES Hong Kong Cup success

By Graham Cunningham
Loves Only You set the perfect seal on one of international racing’s most colourful careers with a spellbinding success in the HK$30 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) on Sunday (12 December).

10.03AM

Firm track concerns Dubai Honour in LONGINES Hong Kong Cup

By Daryl Timms
A firm Sha Tin track is the biggest concern British trainer William Haggas has for his exciting youngster Dubai Honour in the G1 HK$30 million LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) on Sunday (12 December).

1.03PM

Golden Sixty ready to rumble

By Declan Schuster
Gearing up for his toughest test to date and the chance to create history, Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year Golden Sixty will step away from barrier two in Sunday’s (12 December) HK$26 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), much to the satisfaction of trainer Francis Lui at this morning’s (Thursday, 9 December) barrier draw at Sha Tin.

11.32AM

Kawada, Hagiwara respect Golden Sixty, but upbeat about Danon Kingly

By Leo Schlink
Accustomed to major race success, Yuga Kawada and Kiyoshi Hagiwara will lay siege to Golden Sixty’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) crown with Danon Kingly at Sha Tin on Sunday (12 December), carrying immense respect for the defending champion.

9.42AM

No room for doubt as Dwyer reaches for more Vase glory

By Graham Cunningham
Sunday, December 12th, 2004: A nervous young jockey from Liverpool gazes round a star-studded Sha Tin paddock ahead of his ride on Andrew Balding’s Phoenix Reach in the G1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) and wonders whether he truly belongs.

12.35PM

Joao Moreira eyes second LONGINES IJC

By Declan Schuster
Looking to capture a second LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC), Joao Moreira believes a favourable set of barriers are make or break for his chances in Happy Valley’s four-race HK$800,000 spectacular on Wednesday evening (8 December).

11.24AM