Declaring Lucky Sweynesse (NZ) (Sweynesse) the best horse he has trained, Manfred Man is likely to give his stable flagbearer the opportunity to chase Group One glory in the HK$12 million Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) next month after the gelding’s authoritative Gr.3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday (1 January).

All eyes were on Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) on Tuesday morning at Sha Tin as he continued his preparation towards the HK$12 million Gr.1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 29 January.

Completing a Danny Shum training masterclass, Romantic Warrior underlined status as Hong Kong’s premier middle-distance performer with a stunning G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) success under James McDonald at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Delivering the performance of his young career, Lucky Sweynesse has emerged as a legitimate G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) contender with blistering victory in the G2 BOCHK Private Banking Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Golden Sixty made a sparkling return to racing at Sha Tin on Sunday with the 22nd victory of his decorated 25-start career and third straight HK$5 million G2 BOCHK Private Wealth Jockey Club Mile (1600m) success.

Former New Zealand champion handler Jamie Richards got his breakthrew winner in Hong Kong in the Class 5 Pottinger Handicap (1000m) with Handsome Rebel – who, in a remarkable chain of events, was initially trained in New Zealand in 2018 by Richards.

Plotting a precise pathway towards LONGINES Hong Kong International Races on 11 December with crack stayer Russian Emperor, Douglas Whyte holds modest expectations for Hong Kong’s Champion Stayer in the G2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (16 October).

Tony Cruz will cast California Spangle into a potential G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) showdown with Golden Sixty in December after the exciting gelding resumed with emphatic victory in the G3 Celebration Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Angus Chung extended Hong Kong’s recent chapter of breakthrough success, delivering on the reputation he built during a successful Australian stint when partnering David Hall’s Quadruple Double to victory

Fulfilling a long-held ambition, Pierre Ng notched the first victory of his training career in spectacular fashion when outsider Super Commander narrowly upstaged his opposition to snare the Class 4 Big Wave Bay Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.