Purton’s Star Rising again to renew title fight May 31, 2022 RIVALS Joao Moreira and Zac Purton are set to take centre stage again when the duelling duo go head-to-head in eight of the nine races at Happy Valley today. Former Champion Jockey Purton finally breathed some life back into the Championship race with a winning treble at Sha Tin on Sunday, cutting Moreira’s lead back [...]
Hornet to give Whyte and Hewitson followers a Super buzz May 24, 2022 TRAINER Douglas Whyte and jockey Lyle Hewitson are a red-hot partnership to follow at present. The duo, who have combined with 14 winners this season, can’t seem to stop visiting the winners’ circle this month. Whyte has trained half-a-dozen winners from his last 38 runners, and added another Group One victory to his CV when [...]
Peerless Moreira can remain in Excellent form May 24, 2022 REIGNING champion Joao Moreira is once again the jockey to follow when racing gets underway with a competitive nine-race card at Happy Valley today. Normal service resumed at Sha Tin last Sunday, when the Magic Man completed a four-timer, following his return from a two-meeting suspension, which stretched his lead to seven over Zac Purton [...]
California can stop punters looking to the Sky in handicap puzzle May 17, 2022 PUNTERS and form-book students are faced with a real ‘head-scratcher’ in the Class Three Ma Wan Handicap (3.15pm) over the extended mile. With the two in-form ‘Packing’ gallopers, Award and Famous, lining up, and last start winners Nothing New and Viva Hunter in opposition, this has the makings of a classic Happy Valley handicap, with [...]
Expect no Drop in form from Shinn and the Gang May 17, 2022 RACING in Hong Kong can finally get back to some normality after last week’s incessant rain and thunderstorms caused havoc with the formbook at both Happy Valley and Sha Tin. With the sun out in force and temperatures up in the high 20s again, racing will be back on a sound surface, and racegoers can [...]
Teetan’s Star can rise once more to prolong his Blissful spell May 10, 2022 LIFE JUST couldn’t get any better for the ‘Mauritian Magician’ Karis Teetan in Hong Kong at present. The 31-year-old jockey will be on cloud nine following the birth of his first daughter Isabelle last month, riding Romantic Warrior to win the Group One QEII Cup, and completing a four-timer at Sha Tin over the weekend. [...]
Times to make more News for Hewitson May 10, 2022 HAPPY Valley hosts another competitive nine-race programme today, and punters must be hoping for better fortune than they’ve had in the past week. With only two favourites obliging from 19 races at the last two meetings at Sha Tin, it’s safe to say bettors will have been left wondering where their next dollar was coming [...]
Caspar Fownes has a Rock-solid chance on Sha Tin’s dirt May 3, 2022 TRAINER Caspar Fownes is a past master of finding long-term targets for some of his gallopers – Senor Toba winning the Group Three Queen Mother Memorial Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday, springs to mind – and he looks to have found a suitable opportunity for THE ROCK in today’s feature race, the Yuen Long Handicap (3.50pm) [...]
Lor’s Legend set to make punters Happy May 3, 2022 FRANKIE Lor can extend his lead in the Trainers’ Championship race when Sha Tin hosts a nine-race programme – eight on the all-weather and one on turf – in Hong Kong today. A treble at Sha Tin on Sunday saw Lor put daylight between himself and 11-time Champion Trainer John Size, and he has bright [...]
Fighter another Win Win for Lui after Golden Sixty’s Sunday success April 26, 2022 TRAINER Francis Lui must have breathed a huge sigh of relief following the scintillating success of HK champion Golden Sixty in the Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday. Lui would have been under immense pressure for the people’s champion to deliver over the weekend, and it must have given him great pleasure to see [...]
