Straight Arron out to burst Warrior’s Bubble February 23, 2024 RACING fans have a treat in store at Sha Tin on Sunday, when champion middle-distance performer Romantic Warrior eye-balls 2023 Hong Kong Derby winner Voyage Bubble in the feature race on the 10-race programme, the £1.3m Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (8.05am) over 10 furlongs. There are not many more superlatives to describe the Danny [...]
Champion McDonald hoping for good Karma February 23, 2024 ALL EYES will be on James McDonald on Sunday as he bids to guide Romantic Warrior to a sixth Group One success in the Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (8.05am), and the Kiwi rider looks a have a strong book of rides throughout the action at Sha Tin. McDonald, who rode for a five-week stint [...]
Fownes’ Galvanic seeks breakthrough win with Teetan up February 20, 2024 JOCKEY Karis Teetan must be confident of making minor inroads into Zac Purton’s healthy 20-winner lead in the Jockeys’ Championship when racing resumes with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. While Purton and family have flown off to Bangkok for a mini-break, coinciding with his one meeting suspension, the Mauritian Magician Teetan has eight [...]
Ambition should Pak a punch once again at Happy Valley February 20, 2024 EXPECT plenty of wild celebrations to come from the members’ stand, through to the Beer Garden, if crowd favourite SON PAK FU proves victorious in the Singapore Pools Handicap (12.10pm) over six furlongs. The Australian-bred five-year-old has built up a cult following at the city track, following half-a-dozen victories and three places in the last [...]
Purton set to be in Harmony with Hayes’ Global February 16, 2024 SHA TIN in Hong Kong hosts a 10-race programme on Sunday, with half-a-dozen contests on turf and four races on the all-weather surface. It hasn’t been easy for bettors in the territory recently, with numerous long-priced winners during the Chinese New Year Festival week, at both Sha Tin on Monday and Happy Valley on Thursday. [...]
Ricky Yiu can Simply shoot for the Sky at Sha Tin February 16, 2024 IN-FORM trainer Ricky Yui has been waxing lyrical over the past week about the chances of his Hong Kong Derby candidate, SIMPLY MAVERICK, who puts his reputation on the line in the TVB Miss Hong Kong Pageant Handicap (9.15am) over nine furlongs. This progressive son of Sebring has won three of his last four races [...]
Lor has found Right race for Golden Long February 14, 2024 IT’S BACK to normality for racing fans in Hong Kong today, when Happy Valley serves up a nine-race programme full of hotly contested handicaps, for which plenty of luck will be required to find winners. It wasn’t easy for racing fans seeking to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year with a host of surprise [...]
Caspar Fownes in Noble Pursuit of another Valley winner February 14, 2024 THERE has been no stopping the proclaimed ‘King of the Valley’, trainer Caspar Fownes, at his favourite venue in Hong Kong this season. The former four-time Champion Trainer has been in the form of his life at the city track, saddling 20 winners already this season, with a win and place strike rate of over [...]
Mugen to welcome Year of the Dragon with a roaring success February 9, 2024 SHA TIN hosts the eagerly awaited Chinese New Year raceday on Monday, with an 11-race programme, featuring the £370,000 Chinese New Year Cup (8.05am), a handicap over seven furlongs. To the local racing enthusiasts, you can forget about the International Races in December, Champions Day in April, or even the Hong Derby in March; this [...]
Douglas Whyte’s charge can Zoom home to claim the spoils February 9, 2024 THERE will be plenty of interest in how expensive purchase Unbelievable performs when making his first appearance in Hong Kong in the Red Packet Handicap (8.40am) over a mile. The Frankie Lor-trained colt has a pedigree to die for, being a son of American champion Justify and out of a dam sired by Galileo. The [...]
