Lightweight Energia to reach the Stars under Teetan June 13, 2025 WITH so many imponderables to weigh up due to rain, surface conditions, and likely track bias – suiting gallopers up with the early pace or finishing strongly – and there is going to be plenty of head-scratching from Hong Kong form students. Maybe ‘patience’ is the key word and to wait for the finale when [...]
Atzeni ready to stay one Step Ahead of his rivals June 10, 2025 WITH just over a month before the Hong Kong racing season ends, expect a big crowd to descend on city track Happy Valley for an exciting midweek nine-race programme, featuring the Class Two Cheung Sha Handicap (2.10pm). There is little doubt that regular bettors in the territory will be in need of a large dose [...]
Chateau looks E-Neuf for Hayes to gain ground in title pursuit June 10, 2025 ANY HOPES trainer David Hayes had of winning another belated trainers’ championship title – he last won back in the 1998/99 season – were probably dashed, when present leader John Size posted another winning double at Sha Tin on Sunday. After visiting the winners’ circle nine times in May, legendary figure Hayes had cut Size’s [...]
Charm could prove Light Years ahead of rivals for Eustace June 6, 2025 HONG Kong racing enthusiasts can look forward to a lie in on Sunday morning, when Sha Tin hosts a 10-race programme starting at 9.00am. With temperatures soaring to 30 degrees and above in the coming months, a Summer Series campaign has been announced, which will see racing start later than the normal, to give both [...]
Ting’s charge can find his own Little Paradise in sprint finish June 6, 2025 TRAINER Jimmy Ting, currently propping up the trainers’ championship table with a lowly 14 winners this season, has a strong chance of getting off the bottom of the ladder when he saddles exciting prospect LITTLE PARADISE in the Tin Wan Handicap (1.45pm) over six furlongs. This three-year-old son of Toronado confirmed impressive track-work reports, when [...]
Trust in Joy to Spring back into winners’ circle June 3, 2025 UMBRELLAS are likely to be at the fore when racegoers arrive at Happy Valley in Hong Kong on Wednesday for a nine-race programme, featuring a couple of red-hot Class Three sprint contests. Rain didn’t materialise during the action last week when the forecast suggested otherwise, but the city track will be lucky to get away [...]
Purton is right Rider to put Storm ahead of rivals June 3, 2025 BETTORS face a big question in the fiercely competitive Stanley Gap Handicap (2.10pm) over six furlongs. Will the blinkers, equipped on STORM RIDER for the first time, derive the necessary improvement needed for the four-year-old to score his first success in the territory? Three consecutive runner-up spots in the last couple of months suggest the [...]
Johannes Brahms can take Express route to victory for Ng May 30, 2025 LOCAL racing enthusiasts have plenty to look forward to when they arrive at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Saturday with an 11-race programme, featuring two Group Three contests, the Lion Rock Trophy (8.00am) over a mile, and the Sha Tin Vase (9.05am) over six furlongs. The John Size-trained Red Lion brings the best form [...]
Luck can score again for Flying Fownes yard May 30, 2025 FAMOUS last words, especially after plenty of shock results in Hong Kong over the past month or so, but favourite backers look set for a profitable day at Sha Tin. The likes of top-weights Dazzling Fit in the Tin Sam Handicap (7.30am) over seven furlongs, and Masterofmyuniverse in the Tai Wai Handicap (8.35am) over six [...]
Sky’s the limit for Fownes’ consistent Vino May 27, 2025 THE RECENT strong form of the David Hayes stable, with half a dozen winners in the last couple of weeks, has added some spice to the trainers’ title race. Having looked a foregone conclusion for trainer John Size to claim his 13th championship title at the beginning of the month, the gap has now closed [...]
