Thor to hammer his rivals on Sha Tin dirt Sport RACING in Hong Kong returns to Sha Tin on Sunday, with a mixed bag of action on turf and the all-weather surface. The 11-race programme features the Class Three Junction Handicap (8.05am) over the extended mile on the all-weather surface, and includes some of the top dirt performers in the city, such as Talents Ambition [...]
Papaya to bear fruit for Fownes Sport TRAINER John Size and jockey Zac Purton are going to be a popular combination for bettors, when they team up with Endeared in division one of the Lung Kong Handicap (7.35am) over seven furlongs. The consistent course and distance specialist has tasted success three times over the trip, and notably twice when dropping down into [...]
Hayes’ China can Win to gain place in HK Derby Sport HONG Kong racing fans can look forward to an exciting and highly competitive nine-race programme at Happy Valley tomorrow which features the Craigengower Cricket Club Challenge Cup (12.40pm) over six furlongs. With half-a-dozen favourites obliging at Sha Tin on Sunday, bettors are guaranteed to be on good terms with themselves and hoping for continued good [...]
Atzeni to keep winning streak going aboard Spirit March 10, 2026 IT IS fair to say 34-year-old Sardinian born jockey Andrea Atzeni is having the time of his life in Hong Kong at present. Notching 10 wins in the past month, including a four-timer at Sha Tin last Sunday, has catapulted Atzeni into third place in the jockeys’ championship table with 35 wins, behind only Zac [...]
Network to make a Fast return to winners’ enclosure March 6, 2026 SHA TIN in Hong Kong hosts a mixed bag of action on their 11-race programme on Sunday, with racing taking place on both turf and the all-weather. The feature race on the card, the Class One Essex Handicap (9.10am) over six furlongs promises to be a real humdinger. With eight former Group winners lining-up, FAST [...]
Vitam can prove too Powerful at Sha Tin March 6, 2026 WITH the BMW Hong Kong Derby only a couple of weeks away, but there are still chances for several gallopers on show at Sha Tin on Sunday to realise their owners’ dreams of making the line-up if posting convincing victories and gaining enough rating points. The likes of improving Natural Numbers, former Irish import Violet [...]
Dragon to fly to Storming Valley victory for Richards March 3, 2026 RACING at Happy Valley in Hong Kong returns with another nine-race programme on Wednesday which features the Kwoon Chung Bus Cup (1.15pm) over six furlongs. Bettors in the city can be forgiven from still reeling in surprise following the result of the Four-Year-Old Hong Kong Classic Cup, which was won by 20-1 shot Stormy Grove [...]
Have Faith in Hayes and Yeung to Star with a double March 3, 2026 A LIKELY change of tactics could pay rich dividends for the David Hayes-trained WITHALLMYFAITH, who lines up in the Sichuan Bipenggou Tourist Attractions Handicap (2.50pm) over the extended mile. The son of Mongolian Khan set a searching gallop from the off when collared near the line over the course and distance last month, eventually finishing [...]
Newnham’s Aerodynamics to take off at Sha Tin February 27, 2026 LOCAL Hong Kong racing fans have plenty to look forward to when they arrive for a fascinating 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday. Little Paradise will step out onto the turf again, seeking to replicate his stunning Hong Kong Classic Mile success in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (8.45am), while one of the city’s [...]
Numbers can Slam rivals in Classic Cup February 27, 2026 MANY pundits in Hong Kong believe the £1.2m Hong Kong Classic Cup over nine furlongs (8.45am) is Little Paradise’s to lose. The son of Toronado produced a phenomenal performance when blitzing his rivals in the closing stages of the Hong Kong Classic Mile last month. In a genuinely fast-run contest, Little Paradise was buried in [...]
