Sharpen a Definitive pick to win for Teetan April 1, 2025 EXPECT plenty of excitement and high drama when racing gets underway with a competitive nine-race programme at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today. The action takes place on the C+3 track, which only measures 19.5 metres in width, and luck is likely to play an important part in determining winners. When racing took place on [...]
Ng’s Aurora the Call to strike purple Patch March 28, 2025 ASIDE from the two Group Two contests, Sha Tin’s supporting card has a number of gallopers on show who are capable of leaving their present ratings well behind before the season ends. For early-bird racing fans, remember the clocks go forward by an hour. The Barker Handicap (6.15am) over six furlongs sees rejuvenated Fast Network [...]
Purton’s return brings Another World of pressure for rivals March 28, 2025 HONG Kong racing fans will be flocking through the turnstiles at Sha Tin on Sunday to witness a 10-race programme, including a couple of Group Two contests, The Chairman’s Trophy (8.10am) over a mile, and The Sprint Cup (9.15am) over six furlongs. More importantly to the fanatical local racing enthusiasts will be the return of [...]
Prophecy that Sky could change Ellis Wong’s luck March 25, 2025 WHILE apprentice jockey Britney Wong has been getting many plaudits and plenty of publicity in recent times, former 10-pound claimer Ellis Wong has found himself overshadowed. The 24-year-old, employed by trainer Caspar Fownes, is having a relatively quiet season with only half-a-dozen winners despite claiming his valuable seven-pound allowance. Fownes, who has been a regular [...]
Wong can continue to fly High on Sha Tin dirt March 25, 2025 FOLLOWING all the excitement and drama at Sha Tin last Sunday when around 70,000 spectators witnessed the Hong Kong Derby, and £170 million was bet across the card, the track now reverts to a midweek nine-race programme on the all-weather surface. As has been said on numerous occasions, regular racegoers in the city are suspicious [...]
Master could be the Winning ticket for Moore at Sha Tin March 21, 2025 SUNDAY’s supporting card for the BMW Hong Kong Derby at Sha Tin offers racing fans plenty of choices with plenty of highly-competitive handicaps, and a number of gallopers on show who are likely to get their names up in lights on the bigger stage before the season ends. Surprise! Leading trainer John Size, who has [...]
Angel can Pack a punch in the Hong Kong Derby March 21, 2025 ALL EYES of the racing world will be on Sha Tin on Sunday morning for the Hong Kong Derby (8.05am), run over 10 furlongs. Broadcast live in 26 countries, this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for one of the 14 contenders to achieve fame and fortune for their owner, trainer and jockey in the city. The [...]
Size’s Country to Dance to another Valley victory March 18, 2025 TRAINER John Size continues to churn out winners on a regular basis with the steady stream of winners showing no signs of abating. The ‘Master Trainer’ has gone four winners clear in the Trainers’ Championship table after another winning treble at Sha Tin last Sunday and has saddled nine winners from five meetings staged since [...]
Quick Spirits can go boom for Newnham March 18, 2025 HONG Kong racing enthusiasts can look forward to another all-action nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday, with the feature race on the card being the Class Two Sports Handicap (2.50pm) over six furlongs. Favourite backers in the city will be on good terms with themselves at present, with 10 market leaders obliging from 19 [...]
Sky’s the limit for Size’s Jewellery March 14, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong moves from its regular Sunday slot to Saturday when Sha Tin hosts a 10-race programme and features a couple of hotly-contested handicaps. There seems to be no stopping master trainer John Size saddling winners in the city at present. Currently sitting at the top of the Trainers’ Championship table with 39 [...]
