Master rider Moore could be Heroic for Valley punters February 25, 2025 BIG-TIME jockey Ryan Moore’s arrival at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday is going to bring plenty of joy and high expectations from his many devoted fans. Moore has provided plenty of big-race successes in the past amongst his 43 winners in the city and has his card marked in eight of the nine [...]
Yiu sends Solid raiding party to Sha Tin in hope of Glory February 21, 2025 FORM students should tread warily when looking for selections outside the two Group One contests on the supporting card at Sha Tin on Sunday. All the handicaps are tight and competitive affairs with very little between the leading lights, and feature plenty of lightly raced gallopers capable of causing surprises. Former champion trainer Ricky Yiu [...]
Galaxy can find Patch of improvement stepping back up in trip February 21, 2025 RACEGOERS have a treat in store when they visit Sha Tin in Hong Kong for a 10-race programme on Sunday. Two of the most popular gallopers in the city feature on the card, Ka Ying Rising, in the Group One Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (7.00am) over seven furlongs, and Voyage Bubble in the Group One [...]
General can seize Fownes more Valley Fortunes February 18, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley today with an all-action nine-race programme full of highly competitive and exciting handicaps. With the season just past the halfway mark, who will take the title of champion trainer for 2024/25 is anyone’s guess, with nine stables separated by only half-a-dozen winners. Heading the table is David [...]
Expectant Hayes chasing Stars with fast improving Mac February 18, 2025 THIS is a big week for the David Hayes stable with the return of champion sprinter Ka Ying Rising, who is chasing his third straight Group One victory in the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. The legendary trainer, who presently leads the trainers’ title race by the narrowest of margins, will [...]
Avdulla keen to be Awarded with a Bundle of winners at Sha Tin February 14, 2025 IT’S D-Day for jockey Brenton Avdulla when he arrives at Sha Tin for an 11-race programme in Hong Kong on Sunday. Considered one of the most consistent pilots on the Hong Kong racing circuit, Avdulla has his card marked in nine of the 11 races, and many will be at the forefront of the betting. [...]
Marquand given the Express ticket to Win aboard Karma February 14, 2025 WITH so many important races in the Hong Kong calendar looming over the next six weeks, it may pay form-book students to keep an eye on many gallopers who will be seeking to put their reputations on the line before facing tougher assignments in the weeks ahead. One horse who will be looking for a [...]
Warrior Teetan starting to see his Fortunes changing February 11, 2025 FINALLY the Mauritian Magician Karis Teetan came good when riding a winning double at Sha Tin last Sunday. Teetan for some reason has found it tough going in Hong Kong this season, with his winner tally well down on previous years. The all-action jockey has looked low on confidence on numerous occasions but now has [...]
Credit set to Desert rivals for Ferraris and Newnham February 11, 2025 RACING enthusiasts in Hong Kong can look forward to an action-packed nine-race programme on the all-weather surface at Sha Tin on Wednesday. There would have been plenty of gloom and doom reverberating around the city from racing fans on Monday morning, when news filtered through that champion jockey Zac Purton would be sidelined for around [...]
Trust in top Rider Bowman to Fownes the answer February 7, 2025 BY HIS usual high standards trainer Caspar Fownes hasn’t quite hit the heights expected in 2025 to date. With just three successes from 50 runners so far this year, the four-time Hong Kong Champion Trainer will be wanting to get his usual steady stream of winners flowing once again. Sunday’s 11-race card at Sha Tin [...]
