Joy ready to Spring into action for Fownes May 13, 2025 RACING at Happy Valley in Hong Kong returns for another exciting nine-race card on Wednesday, with a small but selective field lining up for the feature Class Two Choi Hung Handicap (1.10pm) over the extended mile. The in-form partnership of trainer David Hayes and jockey Zac Purton aboard Soleil Fighter will probably dominate the betting, [...]
Shield to prove himself Invincible in classy Sha Tin sprint May 9, 2025 SHA TIN racegoers have a treat in store when some of the top four-year-old sprinters in the territory line-up in the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir Road Handicap (10.45am) over six furlongs. This mouth-watering encounter includes the likes of the John Size-trained Wunderbar, the only horse to beat world’s best sprinter Ka Ying Rising, highly-progressive Fast [...]
Top Gun can shoot past rivals for Lor and Atzeni May 9, 2025 RACING fans in Hong Kong need to keep a beady eye on the weather before the action starts with a 10-race programme at Sha Tin on Saturday. With rain and showers forecast over the weekend and thunderstorms developing in the territory, it’s anyone’s guess as to what surface conditions will be like during the action. [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 29: Chester, Ascot and Happy Valley May 7, 2025 Bill Esdaile is joined by Ben Cleminson to preview the best of Chester’s May Meeting, including Friday’s Chester Cup, as well as Ascot on Saturday. Hong Kong expert Wally Pyrah is also on hand with his fancies at Happy Valley. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a [...]
Metal and Pop to hit the right notes in Victoria Cup May 6, 2025 SATURDAY’S Victoria Cup is the epitome of a cavalry charge with a field of 29 set to line up over Ascots straight seven furlongs. Such a large field provides plenty of each-way opportunity, with most bookmakers offering extra places, and a few horses at big prices catch the eye. None more so than the Jack [...]
Comedy and Emiyn look a divine duo at Chester May 6, 2025 AFTER the first two Classics of the Flat season last weekend, this week’s Chester May Meeting looks set to provide some clues for the next two Classics on the agenda, next month’s Oaks and Derby from Epsom. Aidan O’Brien always targets the three-day meeting with some of his Classic hopefuls, so it will be interesting [...]
All systems Go for Whyte to Win and end losing streak May 6, 2025 YOU CAN guarantee that trainer Douglas Whyte will arrive at Happy Valley on Wednesday armed with every lucky charm he has at his disposal. The former 13-time champion jockey has suffered desperate times of late, saddling a sequence of 37 losers, and is unlikely to remember the last time he visited the winners’ circle just [...]
Purton can land Lucky Touch with Hayes’ Aurio May 6, 2025 WITH Hong Kong experiencing hot and humid weather at present, expect surface conditions to ride fast when city track Happy Valley hosts a nine-race card, starting at 11.35am on Wednesday. There has still been no respite for favourite backers at the Valley in the past month, with just one market leader obliging last week, making [...]
Global jockey league: Dettori among stars set for $15m competition May 5, 2025 Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore and William Buick are among a dozen elite riders who have signed up to compete in a global jockey league that its backers believe will revolutionise horse racing. Australian James McDonald, Brazilian Joao Moreira and French jockeys Christophe Lemaire and Mickael Barzalona have also committed to the competition, which could start [...]
Purton can Storm to victory aboard Shamus May 2, 2025 HONG Kong racing fans have plenty to look forward to on Sunday with a bumper 11-race card from Sha Tin. The feature on the day is the Group Three Queen Mother Memorial Cup (9.40am), which features only six runners and they all have something to prove at present. Top-weight Five G Patch has flattered to [...]