Golden not going to Sha Tin just to admire the Scenery May 12, 2023 YET ANOTHER weather warning for bettors in Hong Kong on Saturday, when racing gets underway with a 10-race programme at Sha Tin. Following last Sunday’s deluge at the racetrack, which played havoc with the majority of results, the weather forecast is not much better again, with rain and thunderstorms expected intermittently during the day. The [...]
Erimo to bring John Size closer to the Championship May 9, 2023 A FLURRY of winners for trainer John Size in the past fortnight, including a winning treble at Sha Tin on Sunday, has now put the ‘The Master Trainer’ firmly in control of winning his 12th Hong Kong trainers’ title. With his nearest pursuer, Frankie Lor, 10 winners behind in the championship race, it’s also worth pointing [...]
Ho to make some Billionaires out of Pierre Ng’s Secret May 9, 2023 MIDWEEK racing in Hong Kong is back at Sha Tin for a fiendishly difficult but exciting eight-race programme on the all-weather surface. Racing fans in the city will be hoping that life returns to some normality after a ‘Wet and Wild’ Sunday at Sha Tin. Weather conditions wreaked havoc with the racing surface during the [...]
Arron heading Straight for a purple Patch at Sha Tin May 5, 2023 HONG Kong racing fans had better keep a close eye on the weather when Sha Tin hosts a highly competitive and interesting card on Sunday morning. Despite the temperature being in the high 20’s, the forecast rain and possible thunderstorms would surely change conditions underfoot if they were to materialise. That will be music to [...]
Purton on the Express train to winning with Elegance May 5, 2023 IT LOOKS like reigning champion jockey Zac Purton will once again take centre stage on the 11-race programme at Sha Tin. A few months ago, the story was how many winners would Purton ride by the end of the season, with the Australian’s eyes firmly fixed on surpassing Joao Moreira’s all-time Hong Kong record of [...]
Purton to get the winning Feeling on Richards’ Hoss May 2, 2023 THERE is no doubting the many thousands of Zac Purton fans will be on good terms with themselves when arriving for the mid-week nine-race programme at Happy Valley. Not only has the reigning five-time Hong Kong champion jockey just announced he will be riding in the territory again in the 2023-24 season, but he also [...]
Dragon can breathe fire and fly home under Bowman May 2, 2023 WITH trainer Danny Shum probably still on cloud nine after the success of Romantic Warrior in the FWD QEII Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday, expect more success for the stable with NORDIC DRAGON in the Wiltshire Handicap (3.50pm) over six furlongs. Shum rated this £700,000 purchase from the 2022 Hong Kong International Sales as [...]
Dubai Honour and Tuchel set to impress April 28, 2023 SUNDAY’s flagship event on a 10-race programme is the £2.5 million QEII Cup (9.40am) over 10 furlongs, which looks an intriguing match between Hong Kong champion Romantic Warrior and the William Haggas-trained globetrotter Dubai Honour. James McDonald, who rode Romantic Warrior to victory twice earlier in the season, including a breath-taking victory in the Group [...]
It’s a Voyage to the top for Golden Sixty April 28, 2023 ALL EYES of the racing world will be on Hong Kong on Sunday morning, when Sha Tin features three international Group One contests with prize-money totalling around £6.6million. With the likes of legendary galloper Golden Sixty going for his 25th win from 29 races in the FWD Champions Mile, Romantic Warrior seeking to follow-up last [...]
Think Deeply about Romantic’s chances despite tough draw April 25, 2023 BETTORS would have left Sha Tin races on Sunday feeling sorry for themselves, with only two favourites obliging on the 10-race programme and a host of long-priced winners causing mayhem along the way. If that wasn’t bad enough for the local racing enthusiasts, the mid-week meeting at Happy Valley takes place on the infamous ‘C+3’ [...]
