Johannes can keep rivals at Brahms length in Classic Mile January 30, 2025 RACEGOERS have a treat in store when they flock through the gates for the annual Chinese New Year meeting at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Friday. With an 11-race programme, featuring the Group Three Centenary Vase (6.00am) over nine furlongs, and the Hong Kong Classic Mile (8.10am), bettors will be hoping for a successful [...]
Teetan on the Express train to Success aboard Lifeline January 24, 2025 IT WAS good to see popular jockey Karis Teetan back in the winners’ circle when steering Amazing Award to victory at Happy Valley on Wednesday. With only four victories since the beginning of the year, and a lowly 20 wins so far in the current campaign, – remembering he finished runner-up in the jockeys’ table [...]
Record-breaking Purton searches for more Winners at Sha Tin January 24, 2025 FOLLOWING all the hullabaloo and media coverage celebrating Zac Purton making history by becoming the winning-most jockey in Hong Kong at Happy Valley on Wednesday, racing gets back to some normality in the city with an exciting and competitive 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Zac-Man has thoroughly deserved all the plaudits thrown [...]
Bentley ready to spur Lucky on to more Hong Kong Glory January 21, 2025 RACING takes place on the ‘C’ track at Happy Valley today, where the draw is an important factor in determining winners, especially in recent times. The statistics point to a golden highway for horses drawn with low numbers in sprints, and it is a similar scenario in extended-mile contests. Records show gallopers with double-figure numbers [...]
Purton’s Sights set on becoming all-time leading Hong Kong rider January 21, 2025 EXPECTATIONS will be high for jockey Zac Purton to ring the publicity ‘victory bell’ twice during the nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. The city-track will be jam-packed with media and photographers hoping to catch the moment when Purton finally surpasses Douglas Whyte’s all-time riding record of 1,813 winners in the city. [...]
J-Mac’s return to Award him with a Bundle of winners January 17, 2025 LOCAL racing fans are sure to give a warm welcome to James McDonald when the LONGINES World’s Best Jockey flies in for an awayday from Australia on Sunday. The locals already have fond memories of J-Mac this season, with the Kiwi-born pilot providing bettors with a month-long bonanza during a short-term contract in the city. [...]
Shinn to unlock Galaxy’s winning Patch in Stewards’ Cup January 17, 2025 HONG Kong racing enthusiasts have a treat in store when tuning into the action at Sha Tin on Sunday morning. The 11-race programme features two Group One contests and includes the return to action of two of the most popular gallopers in the city; Ka Ying Rising in the six-furlong Group One Centenary Sprint Cup [...]
Purton looking to Fly North of Whyte’s wins record January 14, 2025 IT GOES without saying that all eyes will be focused once again on jockey Zac Purton, as he closes in on Douglas Whyte’s record of 1,813 winners in the territory. Having ridden eight winners already this month, and totalling 1,808 victories at present, it is only a matter of time before he surpasses Whyte’s record. [...]
Bottomuptogether could be a Smart Fighter on debut at Happy Valley January 14, 2025 BANK on former Hong Kong champion trainer Ricky Yiu to provide the best bet on a tricky and highly competitive nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. With just seven winners separating the top nine stables in the Trainers’ Championship at present, Yiu is making a strong bid to win another title he last held five [...]
Mickley in pole position to tee up Classic Series bid January 10, 2025 FORM students will be in their element when racing at Sha Tin on Sunday gets underway with an informative 10-race programme starting at 5.00am. With the Four-Year-Old Classic Series getting underway with the Classic Mile at the end of the month, this is probably the final chance for some expensively bought gallopers to stake their [...]
