Righteous Purton could get back in Cruz’s good books October 17, 2023 UNFORTUNATELY, forecast rain could rear its ugly head again when racing gets underway with a competitive nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. With heavy clouds and possible thunderstorms swirling around the territory, racegoers will need to keep a careful watch on the weather, with rain capable of changing surface conditions in the [...]
Lor’s Beauty on a Mission to discover winning feeling October 17, 2023 IT’S NO surprise to see that Caspar Fownes is joint-leader in the trainers’ championship table, with 11 wins already this season. The popular 56-year-old made no secret that he was gunning for his fifth title before the season started and, with winners flowing at regular intervals – five wins in the last seven meetings – [...]
Beauty could be heading for Eternal glory over Spangle October 13, 2023 ALL RACING fans will have their eyes focused on Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, when local superstar California Spangle makes his eagerly-awaited return in the feature race of the day, the £540,000 Group Two Sha Tin Trophy (9.05am), a handicap run over a mile. The ‘Spangle’ has created a huge fan-club over the [...]
David Hayes hoping to Snaffle some Luck at Sha Tin October 13, 2023 LEGENDARY 60-year-old Australian trainer David Hayes will arrive at Sha Tin on Sunday with high expectations of coming away with at least a double from his half-a-dozen raiders on the card. It hasn’t been easy for former dual HK champion trainer Hayes since he returned to the territory a few seasons back, and he desperately [...]
Ho and Fownes to leave Valley with great Pride October 10, 2023 WITH Typhoon Koinu, which forced Sha Tin to be cancelled on Sunday, having safely blown away into the South China Sea, it’s back to normal service for Hong Kong racing fans, with the action returning to Happy Valley for an eight-race programme today. Despite the furore surrounding the 10-meeting ban handed out by the stewards [...]
A bit of Luck could send Golden Bolting home to win October 10, 2023 WITH racing at Happy Valley taking place on the ‘A’ track, bettors should pay close attention to draw numbers, especially in races over six furlongs and the extended mile course. Records over the last three seasons show that gallopers drawn low or close to the rails have a decided advantage over their rivals on the [...]
Code to go Dancing towards another win now up in trip October 6, 2023 UNFORTUNATELY, weather conditions are going to play an important role in determining winners when racing gets underway with a 10-race programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday. With a tropical cyclone set to unleash plenty of rain and thunderstorms over the city this weekend, racegoers are going to be in for an uncomfortable [...]
Fighter looks to have made himself a winning Deal October 6, 2023 NORMAL service was resumed at Happy Valley last Wednesday when reigning champion jockey Zac Purton produced a masterclass with a winning treble, putting him back on top of the leader board in his quest for a seventh jockeys’ title. Purton will have numerous winning chances to extend his lead at Sha Tin, with a couple [...]
Fownes set to Witness some Explosive wins October 3, 2023 TRAINER Caspar Fownes is the man to follow once again when racing gets underway with an excellent eight-race mid-week programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. The former four-time champion trainer has found the winners’ circle to be his second home in recent weeks and, once again, sends a strong raiding party to his [...]
Shum and Purton have lofty Ambitions at Happy Valley October 3, 2023 SIX-TIME champion jockey Zac Purton hasn’t been making many headlines since racing resumed in Hong Kong last month. The record-breaking pilot may have reached double figures with 10 wins, alongside 20 places, from his 57 rides, but that is a small return by his own lofty standards. With his card marked in all eight races [...]
