Thursday, November 30 2017
Caspar Fownes wrapped up November’s action at Happy Valley Racecourse with a rousing hat-trick on Wednesday night that lifted an otherwise dismal month for the handler.
Tuesday, November 28 2017
Joao Moreira’s continuing faith in Master Albert’s long term potential sees the champion jockey maintain his hitherto fruitless partnership with Chris So’s charge in the Class 3 Ho Man Tin Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday.
Tuesday, November 28 2017
LONGINES Hong Kong International Races contenders Tiberian (France) and Max Dynamite (Ireland) arrived at Sha Tin Racecourse in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Sunday, November 26 2017
Fifty Fifty (115lb) continued his ascent through the grades with victory in the Chevalier Cup Handicap at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, November 26 2017
Another grey on an upward trajectory, Pingwu Spark (125lb) apart from Fifty Fifty in the feature Chevalier Cup, ignited the crowd with success in race eight at Sha Tin on Sunday
Friday, November 24 2017
Booming Delight’s stablemate and year younger full-brother Rivet (132lb) will make his Hong Kong debut in race eight at Sha Tin on Sunday, the Class 2 Chevalier Property Development & Operations Handicap (1400m).
Friday, November 24 2017
Fifty Fifty faces his first Class 1 test in the Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday with jockey Karis Teetan looking to make amends after a luckless reversal last time out.
Thursday, November 23 2017
Zac Purton, Karis Teetan and Derek Leung will join Joao Moreira as Hong Kong's representatives in the 2017 LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship on Wednesday 6 December,
Thursday, November 23 2017
Jockey Derek Leung booked his spot as a LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship representative with a flourish, bookending the card at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.
Thursday, November 23 2017
Super Fluke (133lb) had attained something of a reputation as a “fluke” winner, having only won one of his first 21 races in Hong Kong since arriving from New Zealand.
Thursday, November 23 2017
Jockey Alvin Ng arrived at Happy Valley for one ride and left with one winner as California Aspar took the second section of the Class 4 Hamilton Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday evening.
Wednesday, November 22 2017
International stars are among the 55 world class selections for the HK$84.5 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 10 December, 2017.
Tuesday, November 21 2017
The seventh race at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, the first section of the Class 3 Irving Handicap (1200m), sees the Hong Kong debut of Simply Brilliant for trainer Frankie Lor and jockey Nash Rawiller.
Tuesday, November 21 2017
Neil Callan believes that the step up to 1650m will suit Sangria as the Spanish import looks to break his Hong Kong duck in the Class 4 St Andrew’s Challenge Quaich Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.
Monday, November 20 2017
The Hong Kong Jockey Club on Monday announced a revision to its policy on the permission to Club licensed jockeys to leave Hong Kong during the season to ride elsewhere.
Sunday, November 19 2017
Seasons Bloom gave the established order a shake with a signal triumph in the Group 2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, November 19 2017
Mr Stunning stamped himself as the horse to beat in next month’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) with a comfortable victory in the traditional local lead-up, the G2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Sprint (1200m), at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, November 19 2017
Werther enhanced his status as Hong Kong’s 10-furlong standout with a battling victory in the Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.
Friday, November 17 2017
Werther will need to see off new rivals as well as old foes if he is to win Sunday’s G2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin Racecourse, but trainer John Moore is confident his former Horse of the Year is still the king of Hong Kong’s 10-furlong division.
Thursday, November 16 2017
Jockey Nash Rawiller can vividly recall the moment he discovered he would have the chance to ride John Size’s G2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Sprint candidate Mr Stunning on the path to December’s HK$18.5 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint
Thursday, November 16 2017
When champions wane and retire, the voids they leave behind must be filled and in Sunday’s HK$4 million G2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin,
Thursday, November 16 2017
Thewizardofoz heads into the G2 BOCHK Wealth Management Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday as perhaps Hong Kong racing’s most prominent enigma.
Thursday, November 16 2017
Duel winner Neil Callan shared riding honours with Frenchman Alexis Badel at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with Badel making the fifth meeting of his sophomore Hong Kong season a night to remember with a double of his own.
Thursday, November 16 2017
It was a return to business as usual for Neil Callan at Happy Valley on Wednesday night as the Irish jockey scored his first brace for the term.
Wednesday, November 15 2017
The world's best jockeys will compete for the LONGINES International Jockeys' Championship at Happy Valley Racecourse on Wednesday, 6 December.
Tuesday, November 14 2017
Sam Clipperton hopes that he can maintain his winning record aboard Tony Cruz-trained Gold Land when the four-year-old steps out in the Class 3 Japan Racing Association Trophy (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.
Sunday, November 12 2017
Western Express has the HK$23m LONGINES Hong Kong Mile as his destination after narrowly scoring his first win for the season in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday.
Sunday, November 12 2017
Western Express was one of two winners for Moreira, having earlier scored aboard Ricky Yiu-trained Indigenous Star in the Class 4 Panasonic New Stars For Kitchen Handicap (1600m).
Friday, November 10 2017
Booming Delight shoulders top-weight in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Saturday as trainer John Moore looks towards the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile for the talented British import.
Thursday, November 09 2017
The construction of the training tracks, both turf and all-weather dirt surfaces, at the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Conghua Training Centre (CTC) on the Chinese Mainland has been an important milestone for the facility as the first horses prepare to relocate to the site beginning in the 2018/19 season
Thursday, November 09 2017
In the finale at Wednesday night's meeting at Happy Valley, the Class 2 Aberdeen Handicap (1200m), the Francis Lui-trained Born In China claimed his first win in more than two years.
Thursday, November 09 2017
Fantastic Eight entered the reckoning for this season’s Hong Kong Airlines Million Challenge with an emphatic win in the Class 3 American Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley Wednesday night.
Tuesday, November 07 2017
Fresh off a barnstorming win aboard Tony Millard-trained Nassa in Sunday’s G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m), jockey Chad Schofield is looking forward to reuniting with Starlight........
Sunday, November 05 2017
Nassa sprinted hard and late to crack the track record and hand trainer Tony Millard a hat-trick of wins in the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, November 05 2017
Champion trainer John Size sealed an early double on Ladies’ Purse Day on Sunday at Sha Tin Racecourse thanks to a pair of bright young prospects, the unbeaten Hot King Prawn and race debutant Conte.
Friday, November 03 2017
Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse day is a highlight of the Hong Kong turf and while Sunday’s edition of the titular Group 3 contest promises to be as good a renewal as any since the first race back in 1846, the Sha Tin undercard holds a few treasures besides.
Friday, November 03 2017
Trainer John Moore is using Sunday’s G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin as an opportunity to get a gauge on how Group 1 winners Eagle Way and Helene Charisma are tracking as they continue their preparations for next month’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m).
Friday, November 03 2017
Joao Moreira has been casting admiring looks at Time Warp for some time and Sunday’s G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) affords the champion jockey a first chance to partner the strapping chestnut in competition.
Thursday, November 02 2017
Rocketeer will test his mettle in the Group 3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin racecourse on Sunday as trainer John Moore seeks a guide as to whether or not the four-year-old will pursue an uncommon route to the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) in March.
Thursday, November 02 2017
Frankie Lor continued the dream start to his Hong Kong training career with his first treble at Sha Tin on Wednesday night.
Thursday, November 02 2017
Wednesday night’s last race at Sha Tin also went to Frankie So, with Classic Emperor producing the performance of the night to win the Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m) by a widening six and three quarter lengths.
Thursday, November 02 2017
The Hong Kong Jockey Club announced on Wednesday the nine trainers allocated stables at its Conghua Training Centre (CTC), opening in Q3 2018.
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