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 [...]
Spirit and Jewel look set to sparkle at Sha Tin May 2, 2025 YOU CAN bet your bottom dollar plenty of Sunday racegoers at Sha Tin will be scrambling to put some of their hard earned on SPIRIT OF PEACE in the second division of the Cox’s Handicap (9.40am) over seven furlongs. The John Size-trained son of Harry Angel looks a winner without a penalty following his desperately [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 28: Classics at HQ, Ascot’s Trials Day, Goodwood, Thirsk and Happy Valley April 30, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile preview the key races across the UK this week and are joined by trainer Mick Appleby. Hong Kong expert Wally Pyrah is on hand with fancies at Happy Valley. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on [...]
Mick can get his Mojo back in Commonwealth Trial April 29, 2025 FORMER ‘King of the All-Weather’ Mick Appleby is now a man to take seriously as the Flat season kicks into gear on the turf. This time last year, Appleby had just pocketed his eighth all-weather champion trainer title, but 12 months on his CV boasts a host of impressive wins through the summer months as [...]
Scorthy can be crowned the Champ in 2000 Guineas April 29, 2025 IN THE blink of an eye the British Jumps season has concluded and we’re straight into the first Classics of the Flat season this weekend at Newmarket. The 2000 Guineas (3.35pm) comes up first on Saturday and this year’s renewal for the colts looks an open affair. The best horse doesn’t always win the first [...]
Everstar looks to hold Solid chance for Tsui at the Valley April 29, 2025 IT HAS not been easy for bettors at Happy Valley in the last couple of weeks, with only a couple of winning favourites obliging in 18 races. If favourite backers are looking for some respite on the midweek Valley card, they should be forewarned. Racing takes place on the tricky C+3 track, where the width [...]
Purton ready to Strike and complete The Azure Mission April 29, 2025 FOLLOWING the FWD Champions Day extravaganza at Sha Tin last Sunday it is back to some normality for Hong Kong racing fans today when Happy Valley hosts a nine-race card starting at 11.40am. While all the headlines were about superstar sprinter Ka Ying Rising, Japanese champion Tastiera and shock Champions Mile winner Red Lion on [...]
Ka Ying rises to Champions Day challenge April 27, 2025 HONG Kong Jockey Club Chief Executive Officer, Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, has hailed 2025 FWD Champions Day as one of the best editions of the flagship meeting in a “very long period of time” after Ka Ying Rising, Red Lion and Japan’s Tastiera took Group One honours at Sha Tin on Sunday (27 April). Ka Ying [...]