Moreira battles Purton in final Valley meeting July 12, 2022 HAPPY Valley hosts its final meeting of the season with a nine-race programme today. While trainer Frankie Lor may have one hand firmly on the coveted champion trainers’ trophy, it’s still all to play for in the Jockeys’ Championship race. Zac Purton is grimly clinging on to a two-win lead over arch-rival Joao Moreira, with [...]
Moreira trying to remain One Step Ahead of Purton July 5, 2022 PUNTERS face a dilemma when racing gets under way with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. Hong Kong racing normally takes place on a good or fast surface, but that has all changed in the past month. The monsoon season seems to have arrived early in the territory, with tropical cyclones, thunderstorms and heavy [...]
Intelligent rider Chadwick can add to his fine seasonal tally July 5, 2022 IT’S GREAT to see talented local jockey Matthew Chadwick back in the limelight in Hong Kong. The former champion apprentice will always be known for his association with legendary grey and two-time Group One winner California Memory, but in recent times it hasn’t been plain sailing for him. The 31-year-old has suffered numerous injuries over [...]
Musou can give Fownes reason to dance after tough season June 27, 2022 IT IS good to see reigning champion trainer Caspar Fownes finishing the season on a high. The popular handler hasn’t found it easy this campaign, with plenty of his gallopers starting off too high in the handicap and many of his newcomers needing more experience and time to acclimatize. There have obviously been some highs, [...]
Lor could tie up HK trainers’ title with Ecstatic win June 27, 2022 TRAINER Frankie Lor has the chance to all but wrap up the trainers’ championship when racing resumes with an eight-race programme at Happy Valley on Tuesday. Lor – already six winners in front of nearest pursuer John Size with just half-a-dozen meetings remaining of the Hong Kong 21/22 season – looks to have a potential [...]
Cruz to continue Stellar form with more city Circuit winners June 21, 2022 ALTHOUGH the battle for the Trainers’ Championship has all been about Frankie Lor and John Size in recent weeks, legendary Hong Kong figure Tony Cruz has been visiting the winners’ circle at regular intervals in the past fortnight. The former dual Champion Trainer has saddled five winners at the last four meetings and has his [...]
Shum’s Master can foil Purton and Moreira June 21, 2022 RESULTS at the nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday could be pivotal in deciding who will be crowned Champion Jockey and Trainer in the territory for the 2021/22 season. With just over three weeks of the season remaining and eight meetings left on the calendar, it has suddenly become game on in the Jockeys’ [...]
Lor’s progressive galloper can prove too strong for his Peers June 7, 2022 PROMISING New Zealand-bred galloper EXCELLENT PEERS finally came good with a convincing victory over the course and distance a fortnight ago, and it would be folly to oppose the four-year-old backing that up in division two of the Dandelion Handicap (2.45pm) over six furlongs. This son of New Zealand Classic-winning sire Jimmy Choux, never looked in danger [...]
Soft ground holds no fears for Hall’s Posh June 7, 2022 SPECTATORS attending the nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today will definitely need their raincoats and brollies. With heavy rain forecast for the majority of the week, plus the likelihood of thunderstorms and lightning circling the city, it would be brave to arrive at the track in a T-shirt and shorts! This forecast [...]
Leung and Loriz to give punters fast start from key low draw May 31, 2022 RACING at Happy Valley is back on the infamous ‘C+3’ track where a low draw number is paramount to a winning chance. Records over the past three seasons show that horses drawn low in sprint races – five and six-furlong contests – have a huge advantage over rivals drawn with double-figure numbers. It’s the same [...]
