Quick Spirits can go boom for Newnham March 18, 2025 HONG Kong racing enthusiasts can look forward to another all-action nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday, with the feature race on the card being the Class Two Sports Handicap (2.50pm) over six furlongs. Favourite backers in the city will be on good terms with themselves at present, with 10 market leaders obliging from 19 [...]
Sky’s the limit for Size’s Jewellery March 14, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong moves from its regular Sunday slot to Saturday when Sha Tin hosts a 10-race programme and features a couple of hotly-contested handicaps. There seems to be no stopping master trainer John Size saddling winners in the city at present. Currently sitting at the top of the Trainers’ Championship table with 39 [...]
Kaholo Angel can overcome bad Karma for Fownes March 14, 2025 SATURDAY’s feature race on the Sha Tin card is the £300,000 Kowloon Tong Club Trophy (8.05am), a handicap over one mile. This is a tough race to call with the majority of the nine contenders having good chances if running to their best. Voyage Samurai is the likely leader but has been below-par in recent [...]
Size and Avdulla hold all the Aces at Happy Valley March 11, 2025 BANK on jockey Brenton Avdulla to continue his rich vein of form when the in-form pilot arrives at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today for half-a-dozen rides on the nine-race programme. There never seems to be a meeting go by in the city recently where Avdulla leaves empty-handed, and that is born out by his [...]
Karate Express can chop through the field for Lui March 11, 2025 JOCKEY Jimmy Orman was given the news earlier this week that his contract of riding in Hong Kong had been extended until the end of the season, after impressing the powers that be in the city. Having ridden a couple of winners since he touched down in the territory in the middle of last month, [...]
Wong and Man set to Improve their tally March 7, 2025 25-year-old Britney Wong has been given a great opportunity to get her name up in lights at Sha Tin when she partners all-weather specialist SELF IMPROVEMENT in the Sa Po Handicap (7.35am) over six furlongs. 10-pound claimer Wong learnt her race-craft by riding winners in both Australia and New Zealand before starting her new career [...]
Eustace sees Light at the end of the tunnel for Years Charm March 7, 2025 Racing in Hong Kong gets underway with an 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday and includes a couple of contests on the all-weather surface. This will be last chance saloon for a number of gallopers on the card whose connections still hold aspirations of making the line-up for the BMW HK Derby in a [...]
Cruz set to continue to Beat the drum at Happy Valley March 4, 2025 TONY Cruz’s stable have found Happy Valley a happy hunting ground this season, with 15 of the yard’s 25 winners coming at the city circuit. Legendary figure Cruz, who made a slow start to the current campaign, has been a regular visitor to the winners’ circle since the New Year picking up half-a-dozen winners last [...]
Moore can prove Da Best aboard So’s speedy Sunny March 4, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong gets underway with another all-action nine-race programme at Happy Valley today, offering a final chance for local racing fans to support their hero Ryan Moore before he waves goodbye and departs back to the UK after his three-meeting contract. Talking of jockeys, it is a startling fact that six of the [...]
Newnham hoping his Talent matches his Ambition February 28, 2025 MARK Newnham is guaranteed to have all fingers and toes crossed when he arrives at Sha Tin, for what could prove a red-letter day for the likeable and quietly spoken trainer. Newnham, formerly assistant to legendary training giants such as Bart Cummings and Gai Waterhouse back in Australia, is already making a big name for [...]
