J-Mac and Yiu Simply the go-to pairing at the Valley December 10, 2024 FOLLOWING all the drama and razzmatazz associated with international racing in Hong Kong last week, it is back to Happy Valley today for another fiendishly difficult and competitive nine-race programme starting at 10.40am. Trainer Ricky Yiu certainly endeared himself to the majority of the 70,000 spectators at Sha Tin on Sunday, saddling well-backed and popular [...]
Purton sees a Champion in Johannes Brahms December 6, 2024 TRUSTING horses not to repeat recent disappointing performances, can be a quick road to the ‘poor house’ but there is every reason to be believe YOUNG CHAMPION is ready to bounce back to form in the Highland Reel Handicap (10.00am) over seven furlongs. An expensive purchase from Johnny Murtagh’s stable, after winning at Leopardstown last [...]
Rivals will struggle to burst Voyage’s Bubble in Hong Kong Mile December 6, 2024 IT IS that time of the year again, when Hong Kong takes centre-stage in the world of horse racing. Four Group One races – worth a staggering £12.6 million in prize money – are the main attractions on a 10-race programme, featuring some of the best gallopers on the planet. The city has been gripped [...]
McDonald has a Smart chance of success aboard Fighter December 3, 2024 JAMES McDonald is probably going to need a large slice of luck if he is to win his first International Jockeys’ Championship title. Officially the world’s best jockey cannot count on any of his four gallopers being at the forefront of the betting, although Chateauneuf from the David Hayes stable does hold strong claims in [...]
Purton set to have the Lucky Touch on Cruz’s Stunning Peach December 3, 2024 IT’S SHOWTIME at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today, when a dozen of the world’s best jockeys head into battle for the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship award. With four allotted races worth around HK$750,000 (£75,000) each in prize money, and the top jockey who gains the highest number of points during the four-race contest picking [...]
Newnham’s Wish to be his command at Sha Tin November 29, 2024 A 10-RACE programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong this Sunday will serve as a tasty hors d’oeuvre for next week’s international racing in the city. With half the card on the all-weather surface and the rest of the action on the ‘C+3’ course –measuring just over 18 metres in width – bettors need to [...]
Sing Dragon to hit the right notes in Golden Jubilee November 29, 2024 SUNDAY’s feature race on the Sha Tin programme is the highly competitive Class Two Peninsula Golden Jubilee Challenge Cup (8.05 am), a handicap over six furlongs run on the all-weather surface. A dozen of the quickest speedsters in the territory bursting out of the stalls and vying for positions before the first bend suggests that [...]
New Power set to turn heads for resurgent Chang November 26, 2024 TRAINER Michael Chang has not had much luck in recent times but can get a change of fortune when NEW POWER takes his chance in division one of the Edinburgh Handicap (1.10pm) over six furlongs. The stable has had a quiet time this month following a flying start to the season which saw them achieve [...]
Electric duo of McDonald and Shum look The Perfect Match November 26, 2024 RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley today with another highly competitive nine-race programme, and finding winners will be at a premium. The action takes place on the dreaded ‘C +3’ track, where a low draw number and a quick exit from the gates are normally a recipe for success. Double-figure draw numbers, especially [...]
Young can be a Champion again at Sha Tin November 22, 2024 SHA TIN serves up an informative and exciting 10-race programme in Hong Kong on Sunday morning, featuring the Class Two Chevalier Cup (8.10am), a handicap over a mile. The rain, which contributed to several shock results at Happy Valley in midweek, has thankfully now passed over into the South China Sea. Conditions should be perfect [...]
