All Is Good for Purton to strike on Lucky September 8, 2023 RACEGOERS are in for a treat for the start of the 2023/24 Hong Kong season at Sha Tin on Sunday, when one of the world’s top-rated sprinters Lucky Sweynesse, with Zac Purton aboard, reappears in the Class One HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup (6.55am), a Class One handicap over six furlongs. No one can accuse trainer [...]
Hewitson looking for Super Fast start to new season aboard Dragon September 8, 2023 FORM students take note! Weather and surface conditions may once again play an important role when determining winners at Sha Tin on Sunday. Heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday, caused the city to be flooded, with more rainfall recorded in a single hour (over six inches) since records began in 1884. With showers expected over [...]
Chadwick hopes to repeat Shergar Cup heroics August 11, 2023 HONG KONG rider Matthew Chadwick will participate in his second Shergar Cup at Ascot on Saturday, after stepping in to take the place of the injured Vincent Ho. Chadwick has the chance to follow up his previous Shergar Cup success, when winning the Silver Saddle in 2012 as part of a triumphant Rest of the [...]
Peter Ho hoping to secure licence with Amazing Victory July 14, 2023 IT WILL be the day of destiny for trainer Peter Ho when he arrives at Sha Tin in Hong Kong for the final day of the 2022/23 season on Sunday. Ho will enter the track for a highly competitive 11-race programme, knowing he needs two winners to save his 26-year training career. The popular 63-year-old [...]
David Hall and Luke Ferraris could be a Genius combination July 14, 2023 NO DOUBT the many thousands of racing enthusiasts flocking to Sha Tin on Sunday will be praying that their favourite jockey, champion Zac Purton, can bank-roll them for the following six weeks after racing comes to a close on Sunday. There has been no let-up in the Purton victory charge in recent times, with the [...]
Hameron to hand Lui Joy of being top Valley trainer July 11, 2023 BANK on Francis Lui to be proclaimed top trainer at Happy Valley when the city track closes the curtain for its final time this season with a nine-race midweek programme. Lui arrives at the Valley with a one winner advantage over reigning ‘King of the Valley’ Caspar Fownes, but looks to have enough firepower from [...]
Chance Equaletta to Blitz his rivals down the home straight July 11, 2023 SIX-TIME champion jockey Zac Purton may have quietly celebrated his record-breaking eclipse of Joao Moreira’s 170 seasonal winner total on Sunday evening, but don’t expect the Zac-Man to rest on his laurels before the season closes. As Purton admitted when interviewed during the action over the weekend, he has been ducking and diving with owners [...]
Express your appreciation for record-chasing Purton July 7, 2023 ALL EYES will be on Zac Purton at Sha Tin on Sunday, as the six-time champion jockey seeks to surpass Joao Moreira’s all-time seasonal record of 170 wins, which was set back in the 2016 /17 season. The Zac-Man, currently on 169 wins following a treble at Happy Valley on Thursday, has a full book [...]
Globe can run rings Round his opponents July 7, 2023 IT MAY pay to give the Ricky Yiu-trained three-year-old ROUND THE GLOBE one more chance, when he lines-up in the Arculli Trophy Handicap (11.00am) over six furlongs. The son of Hellbent has proved costly to supporters in all four runs this season, starting at single figure odds – once odds-on – but has been unable [...]
Vincent Ho Hunting Luck to pip Purton as top Valley jockey July 5, 2023 HAPPY Valley in Hong Kong holds its penultimate meeting of the season when racing gets under way with a nine-race programme starting at 11.45am today. Although the championship titles for jockey and trainer were wrapped up some time ago, with jockey Zac Purton claiming his sixth championship and trainer John Size an unparalleled 12th, there [...]
