Manfred Man shooting for the stars again with Astrologer July 3, 2024 WITH racing at Happy Valley taking place on the ‘A’ track, bettors should heed the woeful record of gallopers with double-figure draw numbers, especially in six-furlong races. Statistics show that horses drawn wide have had very little success over the past three seasons, which is probably understandable with only a short straight of just over [...]
Purton’s Boy and Gangnam can find the winning style June 28, 2024 RACEGOERS will gather in their tens of thousands at Sha Tin racecourse on Hong Kong Reunification Day this Monday, each hoping for a slice of luck. Worth a whopping £285,000 for a Class Two Handicap, the Hong Kong Reunification Cup (11.35am) is rightly one of the most hotly contested heats on the bumper 11-race card. [...]
Lui to prove Second To None with another Win June 28, 2024 THINGS couldn’t be any tighter at the top of the Hong Kong Trainers’ Championship, with both Francis Lui and his former assistant Pierre Ng on 65 winners for the season. It was Lui who came out on top at Happy Valley in midweek, recording a double to level things up, and he looks to send [...]
Lui looking to send Ng Packing at Happy Valley June 25, 2024 WITH racing in Hong Kong entering the final stages of the season, it’s Happy Valley’s turn to host an exciting and highly competitive card, starting at 11.40am today. The Trainers’ Championship race took a new twist last Sunday, when the pendulum of fortune swung in favour of the Pierre Ng stable, who landed a welcome [...]
Mo ready to strike Gold after Chain of disappointments June 25, 2024 BANK on the Cody Mo-trained CHAIN OF GOLD to finally get his just reward, following a series of eye-catching performances, in the competitive Sha Tau Kok River Handicap (3.15pm) over the extended mile. Supporters of the former two-time winner in Australia have been tearing their hair out in anguish over the past couple of months, [...]
Chancheng set for Glorious revenge at Sha Tin June 21, 2024 RACING in Hong Kong is back in action at Sha Tin with an 11-race programme on Sunday, and features the return of legendary California Spangle in the Group Three Premier Cup (12.35pm), a handicap over seven furlongs. With the temperature likely to rise into the middle thirties during racing, and only a small chance of [...]
A Lot of chances on the Horizon for Lui and Ng June 21, 2024 THE TRAINERS’ title race is likely to go down to the wire in Hong Kong, with only one winner separating Francis Lui (63) and Pierre Ng (62), and just seven meetings left this season. Both stables are out in force at Sha Tin on Sunday, with Lui saddling nine contenders and Ng throwing the proverbial [...]
Sunlight to shine on Young Achiever at Sha Tin June 14, 2024 SATURDAY’s competitive Hoi Ha Handicap (1.05pm) over seven furlongs, is sure to divide racegoers opinions on whether top-weight Patch Of Theta is capable of confirming last month’s form with runner-up SUNLIGHT POWER. On that occasion, the pair locked horns over the course and distance, with the Francis Lui-trained Patch Of Theta prevailing by a fast-diminishing [...]
Size runner can be Top Scorer on Sha Tin dirt June 14, 2024 RACING in Hong Kong gets underway at Sha Tin tomorrow, with an 11-race programme starting at 9.00am, and includes a couple of contests on the all-weather surface. The spectre of rain and thunderstorms has reared its ugly head once again in the city, with over 100mm of rain falling in parts of the territory on [...]
Caspar Fownes’ Jumbo seems primed to become a Legend June 11, 2024 THERE will be plenty of interest in newcomer Magic Control, who lines up in the Violet Handicap (3.15pm) over five furlongs. This former Australian import landed in Hong Kong with a huge reputation, having won three of his five races, including a Group Three victory at Moonee Valley. There will be high expectation that the [...]
