Hong Kong Racing Tips: G Unit is worth 50 Cent in IJC opener December 3, 2019 HORSE racing fans from around the globe will have their eyes firmly focused on Happy Valley in Hong Kong today when the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) takes centre stage. An all-star cast of some of the world’s best jockeys including Frankie Dettori, Ryan Moore, Silvestre de Sousa, Oisin Murphy and local heroes Zac Purton [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Cot Campbell to give Millard a welcome Happy Valley winner November 26, 2019 TRAINER Tony Millard will be hoping for a change of fortune at Happy Valley today following a number of near misses recently. Millard sends four runners to the city track and is capable of coming away with a winning double. When the former South African champion trainer teams up with leading jockey Joao Moreira it’s [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Trooper can take Jumbo Prize for in-form Ricky Yiu November 26, 2019 IN-FORM Ricky Yiu looks to be the trainer to follow when racing resumes at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. Yiu is in the middle of a purple patch, with two winning trebles at the Valley and Sha Tin in the past week, rocketing him to the head of the trainer’s leaderboard with 20 winners. [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: Mr Aldan can make sure Cruz returns to winners’ enclosure November 19, 2019 LEGENDARY Hong Kong trainer Tony Cruz must have breathed a huge sigh of relief when his stable star Exultant won the Group 2 Jockey Club Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. Cruz had to suffer a tough five week-period with 55 runners in total failing to make it into the winners’ enclosure before Exultant broke [...]
Hong Kong Betting Tips: Starlit to cap a Perfect Knight for Zac Purton at Happy Valley November 19, 2019 HOPEFULLY the on-going political unrest in Hong Kong, which caused the cancellation of racing at Happy Valley last week, doesn’t disrupt things at the inner-city track today. Racing takes place on the infamous ‘C+3’ course, which is the narrowest of the seven tracks raced on at the Valley. With the track measuring just under 20 [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Royal Racer looks another winner for King of the Valley November 6, 2019 IT’S WORTH paying particular attention to Caspar Fownes’ horses at present. The three-time champion trainer suffered a frustrating start to the season, but is now firing on all cylinders with seven winners and 25 placed horses from his last 61 runners. Highlights in those victories have included Southern Legend winning the main event at Sha [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Mehboob can be Chadwick’s sprint Darling November 6, 2019 FORMER HK champion apprentice Matthew Chadwick could be the jockey to follow when racing resumes at Happy Valley later this morning. Like most of the local jockeys riding in Hong Kong, Chadwick has found it hard to compete against the likes of Joao Moreira and Zac Purton, who continued to dominate the racing scene. An [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Moore’s Chefano to give Purton a much needed Valley winner October 29, 2019 YOU CAN guarantee that reigning champion jockey Zac Purton is walking around like a bear with a sore head at the moment. The 36-year-old, who carried all before him in Hong Kong last season, is currently finding it hard to know where the next winner is coming from, with the gods of fortune having turned [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Size’s improver can be Shining Ace for Rispoli October 29, 2019 RACING returns to Happy Valley for an exciting and highly competitive eight-race card after fans witnessed another masterclass from Joao Moreira at Sha Tin on Sunday. A treble on the dirt means the ‘Magic Man’ continues to hog the headlines in the territory and he now leads the jockeys’ title race by 10 from last [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Speedy to keep Yiu’s Luck going in Valley feature October 22, 2019 HAPPY Valley in Hong Kong hosts a nine-race card this afternoon and punters should be aware that racing takes place on the infamous C+3 track. Width-wise, this is the narrowest of the seven tracks at the Valley, with the distance from rail to rail measuring only 19.5 metres. With one or two exceptions, this is [...]
