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Thu 21st Jan 2021

David Hayes to experiment with gear change on Shadow Hero in the Hong Kong Classic Mile

By Leo Schlink
David Hayes is optimistic the removal of blinkers from Shadow Hero can spark an improved performance from the highly-regarded Australian galloper in the Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 January).

7.40AM

Jolly Banner is a two-time winner at G3 level.

Veteran Banner looks to fly for Yiu in Sunday’s G1 Centenary Sprint Cup

4.40AM

Wed 20th Jan 2021

Francis Lui lays down a Happy Valley marker with a treble ahead of Golden Sixty’s Sha Tin return

By Leo Schlink
Four days out from the much-anticipated return of Golden Sixty’s attempt to post a 12th consecutive triumph, the champion galloper’s trainer Francis Lui continued an excellent season with a Happy Valley treble.

4.00PM

Chad Schofield is eyeing a second win in the Four-Year-Old Classic Series.

Maximus for Schofield in Sunday’s Hong Kong Classic Mile

4.26AM

Tue 19th Jan 2021

Rise High poised to return as Caspar Fownes sends a high-class squad into G1 battle at Sha Tin

By Leo Schlink
Bracing for a tilt at leading miler Golden Sixty, Caspar Fownes has complete faith in Rise High as the injury-ravaged galloper resumes in the G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (24 January).

8.05AM

Snap Fit is a three-time winner from seven starts.

Snap Fit returns for Fownes, In-form Size saddles seven

7.24AM

Sun 17th Jan 2021

Antoine Hamelin notches career-best five-timer as Dubai’s World Cup looms as possible target for Elusive State

By Leo Schlink
Frenchman Antoine Hamelin banished the frustrations of a recent barren streak to produce the first quintet of his career to steal the show at Sha Tin on Sunday (17 January) as Elusive State left Tony Millard contemplating a high-stakes Middle East tilt.

11.20AM

Fri 15th Jan 2021

Beauty Generation to be farewelled at Sha Tin in special ceremony

Beauty Generation, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong racing, will be farewelled in a special ceremony on Sunday, 24 January.

7.40AM

Kings Shield is looking to enhance his impressive record on the dirt.

Dubai beckons for Kings Shield but first it’s Sunday’s dirt feature, Wellington bids for a repeat

7.20AM

Wed 13th Jan 2021

Peter Ho registers 600th Hong Kong win as Baby Storm prevails for Joao Moreira

By Leo Schlink
Teaming with the prolific Joao Moreira, Peter Ho struck a David and Goliath blow for the smallest stable in Hong Kong by lodging his 600th career winner, prompting the veteran trainer to laud his former champions Mr Medici and Packing Winner.

4.20PM

Tue 12th Jan 2021

Golden Sixty tunes up ahead of G1 Stewards’ Cup tilt, Rise High satisfies Soumillon

By Declan Schuster
After his devastating win in last month’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile, hometown hero Golden Sixty pleased his connections at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 12 January) with a trial in typical fashion ahead of the G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) on Sunday, 24 January.

7.00AM

Harmony N Blessed wins the fourth and final leg of the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship.

Harmony N Blessed shapes as another stepping stone for David Hayes and Blake Shinn

6.00AM

Sun 10th Jan 2021

Not Usual Talent upstages glittering field of Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopefuls

By Leo Schlink
Reprising a latent winning habit, Not Usual Talent’s gate-crashing victory in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) ended an 11-race losing streak while delivering a reality check to the claims of a string of Four-Year-Old Classic Series aspirants.

11.40AM

Sat 9th Jan 2021

Joao Moreira has faith in Excellent Proposal but remains wary of several high-class Sha Tin rivals

Leo Schlink
With a respectful eye on several rivals, Joao Moreira is bullish about the chances of Excellent Proposal (132lb) in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m), a defining contest for several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders.

2.40AM

Fri 8th Jan 2021

Lui has Lucky Patch on Classic Mile trail, Me Tsui unveils British import Tsar

By Declan Schuster
After clean-sweeping last season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with the brilliant Golden Sixty, trainer Francis Lui is looking to Lucky Patch (117lb) this time around and Sunday’s (10 January) Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) will see him lay out his credentials for a Hong Kong Classic Mile tilt in 16 days’ time.

6.40AM

Thu 7th Jan 2021

Hayes to unleash Beauty Joy in testing Sha Tin debut against top-line opposition including Excellent Proposal and Russian Emperor

By Leo Schlink
David Hayes will cast unbeaten Beauty Joy (116lb) into a daunting Sha Tin initiation in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) on Sunday (10 January) in a contest featuring the return of Excellent Proposal (132lb) and a host of international form lines.

7.20AM

Wed 6th Jan 2021

Savvy Nine breaks his Hong Kong maiden in style to deliver Douglas Whyte’s first Group victory as a trainer

By Leo Schlink
A collaboration of champion jockeys — past and present — and brutal discipline paved the way for Savvy Nine to belatedly break his Hong Kong maiden in emphatic style with victory in the G3 January Cup Handicap (1800), leaving Douglas Whyte to celebrate his first Group winner as a trainer.

4.20PM

Fri 1st Jan 2021

John Size finds a winning solution for Champion’s Way as Caspar Fownes, Joao Moreira and Alexis Badel notch Sha Tin trebles

By Leo Schlink
John Size’s decision to bypass Hong Kong’s lucrative LONGINES Hong Kong International Races was vindicated handsomely when Champion’s Way ended an 18-month drought by snaring the G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin this afternoon (Friday, 1 January).

11.20AM

Tue 29th Dec 2020

Leading the Hong Kong trainers’ championship, Caspar Fownes heads to Sha Tin on New Year’s Day with conservative hopes

By Leo Schlink
The G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) – the second of two New Year’s Day features - sits as a symbolic 2020 launching pad for Hong Kong phenomenon Golden Sixty, whose progress to G1 glory was both inevitable and compelling.

7.20AM

Sat 26th Dec 2020

Richard Gibson praises mafoo as Wellington makes triumphant return, while Joao Moreira dominates with a four-timer

By Leo Schlink
As has become customary, Joao Moreira was the headline act with a Boxing Day quartet but, in Richard Gibson’s eyes, mafoo (stable assistant) Josephine Kwok deserved acclaim as the unsung heroine at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 December) following Wellington’s stunning win in the Class 3 Long Ke Handicap (1000m).

11.21AM

Fri 18th Dec 2020

Hong Kong’s record-setting icon Beauty Generation retires

By Declan Schuster
Beauty Generation, one of the greatest champions in the history of Hong Kong horse racing, has retired.

8.02AM

Christophe Soumillon has 110 Hong Kong wins.

Christophe Soumillon poised to make an immediate impact at Sha Tin

6.21AM

David Hayes has 467 Hong Kong wins.

David Hayes unveils Conqueror with Hong Kong Derby in mind

5.20AM

Wed 16th Dec 2020

Zac Purton makes an ominous championship statement at Happy Valley with a Wednesday four-timer

By Leo Schlink
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.

4.01PM

Sun 13th Dec 2020

Hong Kong Jockey Club overcomes pandemic challenge to stage unique LONGINES HKIR

The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges saluted Hong Kong's “unique spirit and resilience” after a successful staging of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races featuring G1 glory across four world-class features shared between Japan, Ireland and Hong Kong at Sha Tin today (Sunday 13 December).

12.40PM

Normcore wins the 2020 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup.

Zac Purton stands alone as the most successful jockey in LONGINES HKIR history with Normcore’s Cup win

11.40AM

Golden Sixty takes the baton with sparkling LONGINES Hong Kong Mile success

11.40AM

Danon Smash wins the LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint.

Danon Smash follows Lord Kanaloa’s footsteps with Hong Kong glory

11.20AM

Mogul dominates in the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase.

Ireland’s Mogul continues Aidan O’Brien and Ryan Moore’s successful connection with the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase

9.40AM

Sat 12th Dec 2020

Caspar Fownes poised to unleash a potent squad at Sha Tin on Sunday

By Leo Schlink
The LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) preparation - both flawed and challenging - is complete, but Caspar Fownes won’t know the success of the operation until Classique Legend shapes to unleash his scorching late sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday (13 December).

4.20AM

Fri 11th Dec 2020

Win Bright eyes history with one last run for glory

By Declan Schuster
Japan’s Win Bright will aim to become the second horse in history to snare back-to-back G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) victories this Sunday (13 December) at Sha Tin - and he’ll do so looking to uphold an unblemished record over 2000m at the big track.

9.00AM

Buick pairs Tower Of London in a morning workout on the turf.

‘Mature’ Tower Of London looks to boss his rivals in the LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint

4.00AM

Golden Sixty on target to add further lustre to an already imposing record in the LONGINES Hong Kong Mile

3.40AM

Thu 10th Dec 2020

Mixed fortune for Caspar Fownes as Classique Legend is left to defy history

9.40AM

Beauty Generation is Hong Kong’s highest ever prize money earner.

David Hayes eyes LONGINES Hong Kong Mile resurrection with Beauty Generation at Sha Tin on Sunday

8.40AM

Moreira is a three-time champion jockey in Hong Kong. Photo 2

In-form Moreira nears 1,000 wins with a solid book for Sunday’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races

7.42AM

Wed 9th Dec 2020

Zac Purton bags LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship glory in a cliff-hanger finish to claim the HK$800,000 series

By Leo Schlink
Zac Purton has claimed ultimate honours in the HK$800,000 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship tonight (Wednesday, 9 December) at Happy Valley after clinching a tense contest from Joao Moreira in a dramatic finale to the four-race series.

4.40PM

Ryan Moore bids for a sixth LONGINES HKIR win.

Ryan Moore bids for defining glory aboard Magical in the LONGINES Hong Kong Cup as Aidan O’Brien’s mare seeks unmatched achievement at Ballydoyle

8.00AM

Voyage Warrior beats a classy field to win last season’s G2 Sprint Cup. Photo 2

Yiu readies three as Voyage Warrior looks to fulfill potential with LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint triumph

7.00AM

Magical has star billing but Aidan O’Brien knows there are no easy tasks at the LONGINES HKIR

4.40AM

Romanised readies for Golden Sixty task ahead of possible career finale

3.40AM

Tue 8th Dec 2020

Tom Marquand is confident global experience will prove a crucial asset in the LONGINES IJC

By Leo Schlink
Rising British star Tom Marquand will use vital experience gleaned on tight-turning tracks in England and Australia to offset a lack of familiarity with Happy Valley’s famed contours when he tackles the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship on Wednesday, 9 December.

10.01AM

Exultant gears up to recapture LONGINES Hong Kong Vase crown with a chance at history

8.21AM

Skalleti hits the dirt with stablemate Royal Julius. Photo 3

‘Exceptional’ Skalleti ready to adapt to anything

4.01AM

Mon 7th Dec 2020

Joao Moreira expects the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship to be highly competitive as a wave of class internationals head to Happy Valley

By Leo Schlink
Joao Moreira predicts a galaxy of international star jockeys will swiftly adapt to Happy Valley’s unique contours as 12 of the world’s best riders vie for LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship glory on Wednesday 9 December.

9.01AM

Rattan’s ready to rumble as Chad Schofield looks to join father Glyn on LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint honour roll

5.40AM

Fri 4th Dec 2020

Teetan ‘hungry’ as ever ahead of LONGINES IJC defence

By Declan Schuster
A determined Karis Teetan will defend his LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship crown next Wednesday (9 December) at Happy Valley against 11 world class rivals as he bids to become the second back-to-back winner of the challenge.

9.21AM

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Size hopes history repeats on two fronts at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races with Waikuku and Hot King Prawn

7.20AM

Will Power aims to keep on rising in hot Sha Tin feature

6.41AM

Thu 3rd Dec 2020

Win Bright and Admire Mars shoot for a LONGINES HKIR repeat

By Kate Hunter
The one thing we have seen of the Japanese racing in the past decade is a growing hunger to travel abroad, but while 2020 has not been kind to Japanese raiders, a strong but small team entered for the 2020 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races could change that.

7.00AM