Cruz’s Love must warrant Respect in bid for first win April 16, 2024 MARK Newnham’s SHOW RESPECT, who lines up in the Magazine Gap Handicap (3.50pm) over the extended mile, rates the best bet on a nine-race Happy Valley card in Hong Kong today. Making excuses for gallopers, especially at Happy Valley, is a quick way to the ‘poor house’, but it’s hard not to forgive this son [...]
Cheer could be welcome winner for title chasing Ng April 16, 2024 LONG-time trainers’ title leader Pierre Ng is suddenly finding his stable under intense pressure from the chasing pack in the championship race. With just under three months of the season remaining – 24 fixtures left – Ng finds himself looking over his shoulder as trainer Francis Lui, after yet another winning treble at Sha Tin [...]
Purton could be Striding towards more records April 12, 2024 IT WAS good to see six-time Champion Jockey Zac Purton receive all the accolades at Happy Valley last Wednesday, when reaching the 1,700-winner milestone in the city. The Zac-Man, who later went on to ride another winner at the meeting, will now set his sights on Douglas Whyte’s all-time record of 1,813 victories and attempt [...]
Ting can place Absolute trust in Ferraris April 12, 2024 SPARE a thought for trainer Jimmy Ting who will be looking for his first winner in Hong Kong since January 24th. The 57-year-old local handler must wonder what he has done to upset the Gods of fortune, sitting bottom of the trainers’ championship table with just four winners this season and on a present losing [...]
Success is written in the stars for Purton and Shum April 9, 2024 HONG Kong racing enthusiasts can look forward to a rain-free nine-race programme at Happy Valley today, with a number of highly competitive handicaps on show. A rogue lightning storm scuppered calculations at Sha Tin last Sunday, with numerous jockeys commenting that a change to a soft surface during racing had contributed to their gallopers running [...]
Show Respect for Cruz’s Winning Heart under Bentley April 9, 2024 THERE is just no stopping the legendary Tony Cruz saddling winners in Hong Kong at present. His stable recorded a staggering 11 victories in the month of March, not including Group One California Spangle’s success in Dubai, and that run is showing no signs of abating. With another three victories last week, Cruz brought up [...]
Bowman and Love can dig Deep in the Sprint Cup April 5, 2024 THERE is plenty to look forward to for Hong Kong racing enthusiasts on Sunday morning, when Sha Tin hosts a 10-race programme, featuring a couple of local Group Two contests, totalling around £1.7 million in prize-money. All eyes will be on proclaimed ‘World’s Best Sprinter’ Lucky Sweynesse, who seeks to get his season back on [...]
Dragon set to Illuminate the track at Sha Tin April 5, 2024 THE GROUP Two Chairman’s Trophy (9.45am), run over a mile, is a real head-scratcher for form pundits, with the majority of the 13 contenders having shown their best form over longer trips, while some others are using this contest as a prep race for the Group One QEII Cup over 10 furlongs later in the [...]
Chung could be magical aboard in-form Magniac April 2, 2024 MIDWEEK racing in Hong Kong switches from Happy Valley to Sha Tin for an eight-race programme on the all-weather surface, starting at 12.15pm today. Low draw numbers and fast starts are usually the norm for finding winners on dirt at this time of the year, especially with present weather conditions hot and humid. The two [...]
Newnham’s Dragon looks set to keep punters Singing April 2, 2024 IT IS difficult to oppose the Mark Newnham-trained SING DRAGON, who seeks to successfully follow up last month’s impressive course and distance win in the Yau Kom Tau Handicap (2.45pm) over six furlongs. On only his third race in the city, the former Australian galloper led from pillar to post and bounded clear in the [...]
