Ka Ying Rising the “best sprinter I’ve seen”, says Ryan Moore Sport RYAN Moore won’t be in action on Champions Day in Hong Kong on Sunday, but the leading rider will still be keeping a close eye on the world’s highest-rated horse, Ka Ying Rising. When the David Hayes-trained five-year-old takes to the track the eyes of the racing world are drawn, and the superstar sprinter looks [...]
Romantic Warrior can make history in FWD QEII Cup Sport ALL EYES of the racing world will be focused on Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, as two of the highest-rated horses in the world Ka Ying Rising and Romantic Warrior step out on to the turf for FWD Champions Day. It is guaranteed that the fan clubs of both legendary gallopers will be [...]
Jan’s the Man in competitive FWD Champions Mile Sport SUNDAY’s £2.25M G1 FWD Champions Mile (8.45am) is an intriguing puzzle to solve with little to choose between the main contenders, when judged on international ratings. Hong Kong has been spoilt for choice in recent years with a host of all-time greats, such as Able Friend, Beauty Generation, Golden Sixty, Romantic Warrior and Voyage Bubble [...]
Murphy aiming to shock Hong Kong stars on FWD Champions Day April 23, 2026 OISIN Murphy is relishing the opportunity to take on the might of Hong Kong with Romantic Warrior and Ka Ying Rising lying in wait on FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin this Sunday. The five-time British champion jockey will be reunited with Royal Champion for the HK$30 million (approx. £2.8m) Group One FWD QEII Cup [...]
In Power we trust to take D’Or at Sandown April 21, 2026 SANDOWN’s card this Saturday brings the curtain down on the 2025/26 National Hunt season, and while it might not have attracted such a star cast as 12 months ago, there are still plenty of quality races to pick through. The opening Graded contest on the card is the Grade Two Oaksey Chase (2.20pm) and it [...]
Back Nicholls’ Yoga to stretch his Sandown rivals April 21, 2026 AWAY from the headline action on Sandown’s Jumps Finale card, the Novices’ Championship Final Handicap Hurdle (1.45pm) has attracted a competitive field of unexposed hurdlers. It looks unlikely that the race will fill up at this stage, so I’m dipping into the ante-post market with two selections for the two-mile contest now. The first of [...]
Moreira Will help Fownes to more wins at the Valley April 21, 2026 ANOTHER big day looks in store for the Caspar Fownes stable when racing gets underway at Happy Valley in Hong Kong with a nine-race programme starting at 11.40am today. Happy Valley has been a happy hunting ground for current Trainers’ Championship leader, Fownes, with 35 of his 49 victories this season coming from the city [...]
No doubting Purton has the right Horsepower for victory April 21, 2026 REIGNING champion jockey Zac Purton is fresh from bringing up the milestone of riding 100 winners in the city for the 11th time with a double at Sha Tin last Sunday and now sets his sights on breaking another record. The Zac-Man already holds the record for the winning-most jockey in Hong Kong and is [...]
Star can take a Giant Leap into winners’ enclosure April 17, 2026 RACING in Hong Kong hosts a mixed-bag of action at Sha Tin on Sunday, with half-a-dozen races on turf and a handful on the all-weather surface. Former champion trainer Frankie Lor may have been in the doldrums for the past few weeks having not had a winner since the end of March. However, with a [...]
Fook on Express track to victory at Sha Tin April 17, 2026 FORMER Australian galloper TIN FOOK gets a gilt-edged opportunity to score an overdue victory in the Lifting Every Young Life Handicap on the all-weather surface (9.40am). The son of Alabama Express has shown good ability in the majority of his eight local turf starts, but it’s his impressive trial form on the dirt surface that [...]