Express can give Size and McMonagle a Super day at Sha Tin January 16, 2026 TRAINER John Size is the man to follow when racing in Hong Kong gets underway on Sunday morning with an 11-race programme at Sha Tin. The 13-time champion trainer made his renowned slow start to the current campaign, with just a handful of winners in the first three months of the season, but the ball [...]
Purton to Patch up competitive handicap with Cosmo January 16, 2026 Serious-minded bettors will have spied champion jockey Zac Purton rides Manfred Man’s prolific winner PATCH OF COSMO for the first time in the Tennis 1600m Handicap (9:50am) over a mile. The Purton and Man combination have been one of the go-to partnerships this season, with an impressive 26 percent win strike-rate, and were successful last [...]
Take a swing with Golf in Hong Kong’s January Cup January 13, 2026 WEDNESDAY’s Group Three January Cup Handicap (1.40pm) over nine furlongs is the centrepiece of a highly competitive nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong. The feature race on the card is the only Group contest of the season at the iconic city track – first run in 2004 – and has in the past [...]
Max Que to give Purton a perfect day at the Valley January 13, 2026 LOOK no further than MAX QUE to atone for an unlucky defeat at the hands of rival Silvery Breeze in the APM Monaco Cup Handicap (12.35pm) over a mile. The Mark Newnham-trained five-year-old is already a dual winner this season at Sha Tin and was undone by an awkward draw when he finished a fast-closing [...]
Purton to prove Invincible aboard Fortune and Paradise January 9, 2026 LOCAL racegoers in Hong Kong can look forward to an exciting and highly informative 11-race programme on Sunday, with a number of gallopers on show putting their credentials on the line before the Four-Year-Old Classic Series begins next month. The three-race series starts with the Classic Mile on February 1st, followed by the nine-furlong Classic [...]
Eustace’s Helene can be a Supa Star in Hong Kong January 9, 2026 SERIOUS bettors on Hong Kong racing need to set their alarm clocks early on Sunday morning to support ROBOT STAR, who seeks to atone for an unlucky defeat last time when he lines up in division two of the Wu Kau Tang Handicap (6.30am) over seven furlongs. To use the word ‘unlucky’ for his recent [...]
Fownes and Ho Perfect Together at the Valley January 6, 2026 LOCAL racegoers can look forward to the first race meeting of the year at Happy Valley, when the city track hosts a nine-race card, starting at 10.40am on Wednesday. Former four-time champion trainer Caspar Fownes will surely be licking his lips with anticipation at a return to his favourite track after a relatively quiet Christmas [...]
Rapid frontrunner Mega Bonus to leave rivals behind January 6, 2026 HAPPY Valley always guarantees plenty of competitive and exciting racing, but a close look at the form book suggests there are plenty of average performers on show on Wednesday. The highest-rated galloper on the card is nine-year-old Harmony N Blessed – rated 85 – suggesting it will not be easy finding winners, and it could [...]
King and Ascend could deliver Eustace a Swift double January 2, 2026 RACING continues to come thick and fast in Hong Kong, with an 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday following hot on the heels of the New Year card at the same venue on Thursday. The feature race on the card, the Group Three Bauhinia Sprint Trophy (8.05am), a handicap over five furlongs, is full [...]
Sagacious Life looks Smart enough for Purton January 2, 2026 WITH the all-important Four-Year-Old Classic Series starting with the Classic Mile at the beginning of next month, it is imperative for many stables that their potential contenders have a rating high enough to take part in the contests. One horse that has no such worries about his present rating is lightly raced, but potentially smart, [...]
