Germany to rival Euros favourites with home advantage June 11, 2024 IS FOOTBALL finally coming home? After 58 years of hurt, that’s what the bookies would have you believe. Whisper it quietly, but Gareth Southgate’s England side head into Euro 2024 as favourites. Whether supporters feel quite as confident is another question, but it feels like something of a now or never moment for Southgate’s England. [...]
Caspar Fownes’ Jumbo seems primed to become a Legend June 11, 2024 THERE will be plenty of interest in newcomer Magic Control, who lines up in the Violet Handicap (3.15pm) over five furlongs. This former Australian import landed in Hong Kong with a huge reputation, having won three of his five races, including a Group Three victory at Moonee Valley. There will be high expectation that the [...]
Deeply talented Cruz runner fast Out of the Gate June 11, 2024 RACING in Hong Kong is back at Happy Valley today, with the city track hosting a nine-race programme, featuring The Ewo Challenge Trophy (1.40pm), a handicap over the extended mile. This intriguing Class Two contest sees the return of progressive Danny Shum-trained galloper Moments In Time, last seen at the track when winning over the [...]
Purton has Stunning chance aboard Peach June 7, 2024 IT IS twilight racing again in Hong Kong on Saturday, when Sha Tin hosts an exciting and informative 10-race programme, starting at 9.00am. Reigning champion jockey Zac Purton was back in the winning groove with a double at Happy Valley in midweek and looks sure to supplement those victories as he has another batch of [...]
Goldi can make Super use of his light weight June 7, 2024 FAVOURITE backers will be in their element, weather permitting, on the Sha Tin card, with a number of gallopers likely to go off at very short odds. The John Size-trained winning debutant The Winnabe, looks to have a virtual penalty-kick in the Pok Fu Lam Public Riding School Handicap (10.30am) over six furlongs, while Purton’s [...]
EP: 275 Haydock, Beverley & Hong Kong June 7, 2024 Two Group races, including the John Of Gaunt Stakes at 3.35 are the highlights at Haydock on Saturday, with Beverley featuring a couple of exciting 5-furlong sprints for 2-year-olds on their afternoon card. City AM Racing editor Bill Esdaile previews the best of the weekend’s racing action, plus Wally Pyrah looks forward to Saturday’s meeting [...]
Fahey to Ram home another big winner in the John Of Gaunt June 4, 2024 AFTER the highs and lows on Epsom Downs last weekend, this Saturday is a quieter affair, but there’s still a decent card at Haydock to look forward to. While the weather remains unpredictable, things are looking slightly more settled ahead of this weekend and the Haydock surface shouldn’t be much worse than good-to-soft, if forecasts [...]
Rodin looks like The Thinkers’ pick in the Prince of Wales’s June 4, 2024 ROYAL ASCOT is now less than two weeks away and it’s time to take aim at some of the big races. One event that stands out from an ante-post perspective is the Prince of Wales’s Stakes. Passenger is the 2/1 favourite, and while he was impressive at Chester on his seasonal reappearance, he seems like [...]
Trust Sky to be in hot Pursuit of another win June 4, 2024 RACING is back at Happy Valley in Hong Kong today with another nine-race programme, following a fortnight’s break to let the new summer grass seeds bed in. Trainer Pierre Ng will have breathed a huge sigh of relief when the wheels of fortune finally turned in his favour, with a winning double at Sha Tin [...]
Shum’s Helene Warrior should Pack plenty of Power June 4, 2024 WITH trainer Danny Shum probably still on top of the world following the stunning victory of stable star Romantic Warrior in the Group One Yasuda Kinen in Japan last Sunday, it would be a folly to overlook his raiders at Happy Valley. From his seven contenders on show, newcomer PACKING POWER has an obvious chance [...]