Lor has found Right race for Golden Long February 14, 2024 IT’S BACK to normality for racing fans in Hong Kong today, when Happy Valley serves up a nine-race programme full of hotly contested handicaps, for which plenty of luck will be required to find winners. It wasn’t easy for racing fans seeking to celebrate the start of Chinese New Year with a host of surprise [...]
Caspar Fownes in Noble Pursuit of another Valley winner February 14, 2024 THERE has been no stopping the proclaimed ‘King of the Valley’, trainer Caspar Fownes, at his favourite venue in Hong Kong this season. The former four-time Champion Trainer has been in the form of his life at the city track, saddling 20 winners already this season, with a win and place strike rate of over [...]
Mugen to welcome Year of the Dragon with a roaring success February 9, 2024 SHA TIN hosts the eagerly awaited Chinese New Year raceday on Monday, with an 11-race programme, featuring the £370,000 Chinese New Year Cup (8.05am), a handicap over seven furlongs. To the local racing enthusiasts, you can forget about the International Races in December, Champions Day in April, or even the Hong Derby in March; this [...]
Douglas Whyte’s charge can Zoom home to claim the spoils February 9, 2024 THERE will be plenty of interest in how expensive purchase Unbelievable performs when making his first appearance in Hong Kong in the Red Packet Handicap (8.40am) over a mile. The Frankie Lor-trained colt has a pedigree to die for, being a son of American champion Justify and out of a dam sired by Galileo. The [...]
Chung Hunting next Valley win on Cruz’s Lovero February 6, 2024 HAPPY Valley in Hong Kong hosts an ordinary nine-race programme today, with star performers pretty thin on the ground and the race card featuring a couple of bottom-grade Class Five handicaps. The action takes place on the ‘B’ track, where low draw numbers have historically had an advantage, especially in six-furlong races. If following trainers, [...]
Beauty can take Purton to Infinity and winners’ circle beyond February 6, 2024 IT WOULD be fair to say that jockey Zac Purton could do with a pick-me-up after a pretty ordinary weekend in Hong Kong. After riding only one winner from his nine rides at Sha Tin last Sunday – three of which were beaten favourites – the reigning champ also found out he had lost the [...]
Helios looks on Express track to Classic Mile win February 2, 2024 FAVOURITE backers will be out in force at Sha Tin on Sunday, to support exciting four-year-old HELIOS EXPRESS in the feature race on the 10-race programme, the £1.3m Hong Kong Classic Mile (8.05am). The John Size-trained galloper produced the wow factor when visually demolishing some battle-hardened handicappers with the minimum of fuss over the course [...]
Badel and Together can continue their Happy partnership February 2, 2024 IT IS hard to overlook the claims of Frankie Lor-trained HAPPY TOGETHER, who goes for his fifth win of the season, in the Group Three Centenary Vase (8.40am), a handicap over nine furlongs. The former Richard Gibson-trained gelding has found a new lease of life since moving to his new stable, and according to the [...]
Zac Purton fans could Wave in another winner January 30, 2024 HAPPY VALLEY today provides a nine-race programme, featuring the Hong Kong Football Club Centenary Cup (12.10pm), a handicap for track speedsters over five furlongs. With the action taking place on the ‘A’ course, past results suggest that neither an all-important draw, nor probable track bias have played an important role in determining winners, although the [...]
Yiu runner Sure to leave you feeling Joyful at the Valley January 30, 2024 WHILE champion jockey Zac Purton was making hay in the sunshine with six wins at Sha Tin on Sunday, his arch-rival Hugh Bowman was once again having a torrid time. Bowman suffered another nasty fall early on in the card, adding to his already long catalogue of injuries and suspensions this season. Although he continued [...]
