Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moreira can close the gap aboard Helena Baby June 2, 2020 IT SHOULD be ‘normal service resumed’ when jockeys Zac Purton and Joao Moreira square up under the lights at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Although Purton (127 winners) and Moreira (123) are locked in their high-profile battle to be crowned 2019/20 Hong Kong Champion Jockey, it didn’t go according to plan at Sha Tin last Sunday. The pair [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Purton to rule again aboard Kings Shield May 26, 2020 WEDNESDAY’S main event is the £200,000 Egret Handicap (1.15pm) which brings together some of the best and most-progressive all-weather milers in Hong Kong. With only eight runners set to go to post, the draw shouldn’t have too much baring in determining the result and the best horse should win. Top trainer Frankie Lor finally broke [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Life can send Chau’s supporters into Utopia May 26, 2020 PUNTERS need to keep a close eye on the weather ahead of the nine-race all-weather card at Sha Tin on Wednesday. With showers and thunderstorms roaming around the territory at present, there is a distinct possibility the surface could ride slow, meaning the form-book can be thrown out of the window! The majority of racing in [...]
Manchester United revenue drops almost £30m due to Covid-19 May 21, 2020 Manchester United today said its revenue fell by almost £30m in the third quarter after the football season was brought to a halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The New York-listed football club reported total revenue of £123.7m in the three months to the end of March, down from £152.1m in the same period last [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: You don’t need to be Brave to back Whyte’s King May 19, 2020 FORMER 13-time champion jockey Douglas Whyte has made an impressive start to his first season as a trainer in Hong Kong. Whyte has been as meticulous as ever, planning the right races for his horses – a trait he has carried over from his former career when riding an all-time record of 1813 winners in Hong Kong. [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Purton and Moreira set for Explosive night at the Valley May 19, 2020 JOCKEYS Zac Purton and Joao Moreira, currently serving up a show of their own in Hong Kong, look likely to go head-to-head again at Happy Valley today. It’s all-square in the championship race with both riders on 117 wins, and the pair have a full-book of rides on the nine-race programme. Unsurprisingly, both pilots ride horses [...]
Sumstreetsumwhere can keep Purton on road to the title May 12, 2020 THINGS continue to ebb and flow in the jockeys’ title race in Hong Kong and it really is anyone’s guess who is going to emerge victorious. This time last week, Joao Moreira held the narrowest of advantages over Zac Purton by one winner, but as we know in HK, things changed very quickly. A five-winner [...]
Inside stall means Luck can Star in six-furlong dash May 12, 2020 THERE is another feast of highly-competitive handicaps, all of which look very tricky to solve, on a nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Although the weather is presently hot and humid, there have been thunderstorms around which should make ground conditions perfect. With racing taking place on the ‘C’ track, results show that fast [...]
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Dragon can leave Valley punters Happy in finale May 5, 2020 The highlight race of the afternoon at the Valley has to be the £200,000 Class 2 Camellia Handicap (3.50pm) over the extended mile. Both Dances With Dragon and Enrichment lock horns again having produced one of the most thrilling finishes of the Happy Valley season last month. On that occasion, Zac Purton, aboard Dances With Dragon, [...]