Galaxy and Fun can be Fantastic for Shum Sport FOLLOW the fortunes of the Danny Shum stable when racing gets under way with a nine-raceprogramme, beginning at 11.35am on Wednesday, at Happy Valley in Hong Kong. Although Shum has not had much to cheer since producing a stunning four-timer at the Valley three weeks ago, he did saddle General Redwood to victory last week, [...]
Rainbow ready to put Purton’s name back up in lights Sport JOAO Moreira’s fan club will return to Happy Valley full of expectation again after the ‘Magic Man’ and trainer Caspar Fownes produced a spectacular show at the city track a week ago. A stunning four-timer had his many thousands of followers screaming with delight and their wallets overflowing with cash. The partnership is represented in [...]
Magic Man on Voyage to glory at Sha Tin Sport SERIOUS minded bettors are going to need to tread warily when racing in Hong Kong gets under way with a tricky and competitive 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday. The main event on the card, the six-furlong Class Two Pilkem Handicap (10.45am) includes a whole host of speedy gallopers who hold strong claims on [...]
Dragon a Super proposition for in-form Atzeni April 11, 2026 BANK on in-form jockey Andrea Atzeni to continue his run of good fortune when he climbs aboard eight fancied gallopers at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Sardinian-born pilot is in the form of his life at present with nine winners in the past three weeks, and he’s closely chasing Hugh Bowman for the runners-up spot [...]
General can give Magic Man Moreira Perfect start April 7, 2026 REGULAR Hong Kong racing fans will have plenty to look forward to when they arrive for a nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday, especially with the ‘Magic Man’ Joao Moreira back in town. The former four-time champion jockey has joined the jockey ranks again in the city and teamed up with trainer Caspar Fownes [...]
Violet Star ready to rise for resurgent Whyte at the Valley April 7, 2026 WHILE most of the media attention will surround Joao Moreira joining the jockey ranks again and returning to Happy Valley, it may pay to follow another legendary figure and former 13-time champion jockey-turned-trainer, Douglas Whyte. The Whyte stable have had a tough time this season, with winners hard to come by, and they are sitting [...]
Take Galaxy to star in Chairman’s Trophy at Sha Tin April 3, 2026 THERE are no prizes for guessing that Ka Ying Rising will be the star of the show when racing at Sha Tin in Hong Kong gets underway with a 11-race programme on Easter Monday. It is safe to forecast this will be another victory parade for the fastest galloper on the planet, who is seeking [...]
Responder can give promising Yuen a Fast second success April 3, 2026 EXCITING 25-year-old apprentice jockey Nichola Yuen certainly made a splash with both media and racing enthusiasts at Sha Tin in midweek with a well-executed winning ride aboard Pi Legend on only her second career ride in the city. While all the plaudits were well-founded, it will get more difficult from now on, especially with her [...]
Shanghai to put Talents to good use for Shum March 31, 2026 RACING in Hong Kong features a nine-race all-weather card at Sha Tin today, highlighted by the competitive Choi Wan Handicap (3.50pm) over the extended mile. Regular racegoers in the city would have left Sha Tin last weekend on good terms with themselves with eight favourites obliging on the 11-race card. The only blip came from [...]
There’s No Other Choice than to back Fownes runner March 31, 2026 WITHIN the past six weeks or so, it has been a case of musical chairs at the top of the trainers’ championship leaderboard. There have been five different trainers chopping and changing positions after either collecting winning trebles, four-timers, or in the case of Mark Newnham, a five-timer at Happy Valley a fortnight ago. The [...]
