Lui and Chancheng can grab Glory at Sha Tin October 11, 2024 RACEGOERS in Hong Kong are in for a treat at Sha Tin on Sunday, when a galaxy of equine stars line-up for the feature event on the 10-race programme, the £535,000 Group Two Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (9.10am) run over a mile. Last season’s Group One Stewards’ Cup winner, Voyage Bubble heads the weights, conceding [...]
Wings Of War Can soar on his return to action October 8, 2024 BETTORS look set for a tough time at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today, as the city track serves up a low-key affair for its eight races. The programme includes a couple of Class Five handicaps, and four Class Four contests where the majority of gallopers race against one another almost every fortnight, and it’s a [...]
Unicorn has Super chance of first win in Hong Kong October 8, 2024 TRAINER Frankie Lor must have breathed a huge sigh of relief when his stable’s Master Trillion broke a 45-runner losing sequence at Sha Tin last Sunday. Former champion trainer Lor must have wondered where his next winner was going to come from, with a series of short-priced favourites getting turned over, and a number of the [...]
Fast Network the Choice for a hat-trick at Sha Tin October 4, 2024 DENNIS Yip’s exciting young sprinter FAST NETWORK takes centre stage when he seeks to retain his unbeaten record and complete a hat-trick, in the Federation of HK Guangdong Community Trophy Handicap (9.05am) over five furlongs. This son of former Breeders Cup Turf Juvenile winner Wrote has already looked the real deal with two convincing victories [...]
Majestic on Express track to first Hong Kong win October 4, 2024 SHA TIN in Hong Kong serves up another highly competitive, but fiendishly difficult, 10-race programme on Sunday where finding winners, at least judged on the formbook, is going to be a task. The feature race on the card is the Nam Long Shan Handicap (10.50am), a Class Two contest worth just over £300,000 and run [...]
Two for Ting as Bentley gets back on-board Lo Pan Spirit September 30, 2024 Racing Trader Wally Pyrah previews more action from Sha Tin, Hong Kong, on Tuesday morning. IT WAS great to see the Jimmy Ting stable get on the scoresheet at Sha Tin last Saturday, when Deal Completed caused a surprise and provided his trainer with his first winner from just 11 runners this season. Ting suffered [...]
Control to show Magic again at Sha Tin September 30, 2024 Racing Trader Wally Pyrah previews Tuesday’s card from Sha Tin. SHA TIN in Hong Kong hosts a spectacular 10-race programme to celebrate Chinese National Day this morning, with mind-boggling lottery and exotic wager prizes up for grabs, and plenty of live music to keep the locals entertained. The feature race of the day is the [...]
Mugen can Star for Ng in Japanese raid September 27, 2024 RACING in Hong Kong moves to a Saturday slot this weekend when Sha Tin hosts another exciting 10-race programme, featuring unbeaten performer Bottomuptogether in the Yan Chai Trophy (9.05am), a handicap over six furlongs. It is a big weekend of racing for the Pierre Ng stable with the up-and-coming trainer saddling half-a-dozen contenders in Hong [...]
Time right for Lui’s Harold to finally register a Win September 27, 2024 HIGH profile trainers Frankie Lor and Jamie Richards’ stables are not firing on all cylinders at present. It may be early into the new Hong Kong season, but both yards have yet to celebrate a winner, and Lor especially must be scratching his head with frustration. Zero wins from 34 runners is not a good [...]
Purton to toy with his rivals aboard Teddy September 24, 2024 FOLLOWING all the fanfare and celebrations involving Golden Sixty for his retirement ceremony at Sha Tin last Sunday, racing in Hong Kong returns to some normality, with an eight-race programme at Happy Valley today. With the weather set to be fair and surface conditions perfect, racegoers can look forward to a highly competitive and entertaining [...]
