Fabre poised to hit target again in the Hong Kong Vase with Sosie December 12, 2025 GET SET for Hong Kong’s blockbuster race meeting of the year, the LONGINES Hong Kong International races at Sha Tin on Sunday. Four elite Group One races, with 20 Group One winners on show, competing for around £13m in prize money. With an eight-hour time difference in the UK, racing fans are going to need [...]
Warrior can make Wish come true in Hong Kong Cup December 12, 2025 HONG Kong will come to a standstill when local equine idols Ka Ying Rising and ROMANTIC WARRIOR step out on to the turf in their respective races on Sunday. Both Ka Ying Rising, in the Group One LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (6.50am), and Romantic Warrior in the Group One LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (8.40am) over [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 61: HKIR 2025 December 12, 2025 A bonus edition previewing the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races with HK expert Wally Pyrah. Tom Marriott reports from Hong Kong, where he’s heard from Andrea Atzeni, James McDonald and Charlie Hills. The Punter ‘The Punter’ has been City AM’s dedicated sports betting section for over a decade with a primary focus on horseracing.
Giavellotto and Goliath go head-to-head in Hong Kong Vase December 11, 2025 LAST year’s LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (6.10am) hero Giavellotto is bidding to defend his crown in the £2.5 million contest at Sha Tin on Sunday, and will face a strong field of 10 rivals, including 2024 Group 1 King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Goliath. Oisin Murphy rode Giavellotto to victory 12 months ago [...]
Moore Triumphant in Hong Kong’s IJC for a third time December 10, 2025 IT HAS been a difficult spell for Ryan Moore over the past few months after suffering a stress fracture on his femur back in August. However, a lengthy absence from the saddle proved no hindrance as the leading jockey bounced back in fine style to claim his third LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley [...]
December tis season to see Joly win gold December 9, 2025 CHELTENHAM is the scene of another big Saturday with the feature of their two-day Christmas Meeting being the Support The Hunt Family Fund December Gold Cup (1.50pm), renamed this year in honour of commentator John Hunt and family. Horses that have run in November’s Paddy Power Gold Cup at Cheltenham have a very good record [...]
Pick Doc to go one better in the Pennine Handicap December 9, 2025 AWAY from Cheltenham on Saturday, there’s an intriguing card over at Doncaster with several competitive handicaps, including the Pennine Handicap Chase (2.05pm). Richard Hobson’s DOCPICKEDME returns to the race after he was just held in the contest last year. He was headed three fences from home that day, but rallied bravely on the run in, [...]
Corleone can be the don with Moore up December 9, 2025 LOCAL racegoers in Hong Kong are in for a treat when they arrive for a nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The city track plays host to the annual LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship, consisting of four races between 12.10pm and 2.10pm, with points awarded to the first three finishers. With prize money of around [...]
Back Bowman and Helene to Breeze past their rivals December 9, 2025 STARS have aligned for the Danny Shum-trained HELENE FEELING to run a huge race at attractive odds in the Wong Nai Chung Handicap (2.55pm) over nine furlongs. The Shum stable are on-fire at present, with half-a-dozen winners in the last fortnight and they will be looking forward to saddling global superstar Romantic Warrior in the [...]
The Punter Podcast Episode 60: Cheltenham, Doncaster and the IJC December 9, 2025 Tom Marriott and Bill Esdaile are back to preview Friday and Saturday’s racing at Cheltenham, with a look at the action at Doncaster on Saturday also, Oliver Greenall joins to discuss his runner Jagwar and others, and Wally Pyrah is on hand to preview the International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley this Wednesday. The Punter [...]