Joyful looks a Sure thing for Guyon at the Valley February 3, 2026 RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley today, with a nine-race programme on the C+3 track which features several exciting and competitive Class Two contests. With the action reaching the halfway stage of the season, Mark Newnham continues to send out winners on a regular basis. He leads the Trainers’ Championship race with 34 [...]
Hayes and Purton can continue Amazing partnership February 3, 2026 DAVID Hayes has been a trainer to follow in the past fortnight in Hong Kong, with the stable firing in winners left, right and centre. Whisper it quietly, but the legendry Australian Hall of Fame inductee has put himself in a position to make a strong challenge in the trainers’ title race, which he last [...]
Paradise worthy of Attention in Hong Kong Classic Mile January 30, 2026 LOCAL horse racing fans can look forward to the beginning of the three-race Four-Year-Old Classic Series at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, with the £1.2m Hong Kong Classic Mile kicking off the series at 8.05am. A field of 14 of the best young gallopers in town line-up in this fascinating contest and many [...]
Purton and Robot to be the Stars of the show January 30, 2026 INTERESTINGLY champion jockey Zac Purton stays loyal to the Manfred Man-trained ROBOT STAR in the Long Valley Handicap (7.30am) over a mile. The partnership came from a mile back to get up on the line and defeat Strathpeffer over seven furlongs three weeks back and picked up a six-pound penalty for that win. This looks [...]
McMonagle to continue Hong Kong Romance at the Valley January 27, 2026 RACING in Hong Kong is back with another all-action nine-race programme at Happy Valley today, including the highly competitive Class Three O’Brien Handicap (2.15pm) over nine furlongs. You can guarantee the celebrations in trainer David Hayes’ household would have gone on long into the night following the success of superstar Ka Ying Rising at [...]
Bunta Baby can be main beneficiary of pace burn up January 27, 2026 CASPAR Fownes’ stable will have breathed a collective sigh of relief when Flying Luck won the finale at Sha Tin on Sunday. The ‘King of the Valley’ had been finding winners hard to come by in recent times and would have needed a pick-me-up, before arriving at his favourite venue with a strong raiding party [...]
Lion can chase tails of Warrior and Bubble in Stewards’ Cup January 23, 2026 ALL EYES of the horse racing world will be firmly focused on Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, as the three kings of the city – Ka Ying Rising, Romantic Warrior and Voyage Bubble – seek to add further decoration to their already glittering CVs. It will surely be worth the entrance fee alone [...]
Index can give Purton a Happy Sunday in the city January 23, 2026 RECENT fortunes of trainer Manfred Man and jockey Zac Purton have served supporters well in the past fortnight, with the partnership delivering a couple of weekend winners in Robot Star and Patch Of Cosmo. The combination has presently provided bettors with a 30 percent strike-rate so far this season, and it looks likely they will [...]
Kingscote can reign Supreme with Universe on Sha Tin dirt January 20, 2026 HORSE racing enthusiasts in Hong Kong can look forward to a nine-race programme on the all-weather surface at Sha Tin today. Serious bettors are always wary about racing on dirt in the city, as there are so many imponderables to consider, most notably if the track will suit gallopers up with the pace from the [...]
Wind ready to Blaze the trail for Purton and Shum January 20, 2026 SPECIALIST big race trainer Danny Shum will be praying for some encouragement from his squad of 10 raiders at Sha Tin, before his stable star Romantic Warrior locks horns against great rival Voyage Bubble in the Group One Stewards’ Cup on Sunday. Shum has found it tough going in the city recently, with his stable [...]
