Friday, December 29 2017
Group 1 Queensland Derby winner Ruthven will make his Hong Kong debut at Sha Tin on Monday, 1 January, the top-class prospect’s step-out run being the day’s 11th and last event, the Class 2 Tai Mo Shan Handicap.
Friday, December 29 2017
Within the tough sphere of Hong Kong’s Group 3 handicaps, the line-up for Monday’s Chinese Club Challenge Cup (1400m) is about as good as it gets.
Thursday, December 28 2017
Happy Valley bid adieu to 2017 with a Singapore Sling. Tony Millard’s galloper snatched Hong Kong’s final race of the year on Wednesday night under Tommy Berry and now looks destined for the upcoming Four-Year-Old Classic Series.
Monday, December 25 2017
Trainer Caspar Fownes is hoping for a big effort from Marvel Hero in the Class 2 Chai Wan Kok Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night as the five-year-old prepares for the sole Group race at the city track, next month’s G3 January Cup (1800m).
Saturday, December 23 2017
The feature at Sha Tin on Saturday may have been the Griffin Trophy, but runaway victor Win Beauty Win was quickly overshadowed later on the card by two other three-year-old's in Hot King Prawn and Exultant.
Saturday, December 23 2017
Trainer Paul O’Sullivan believes that Win Beauty Win is well-placed to progress as a handy staying prospect with further maturity after the son of Makfi produced a stirring three-length win in the Griffin Trophy (1400m) for three-year-olds at Sha Tin on Saturday.
Friday, December 22 2017
In Australia, Christmas is celebrated in the summer and is generally marked by searing temperatures and seafood platters. And while Australian trainer John Size was rugged up at Sha Tin on Friday morning,
Friday, December 22 2017
For Clipperton, his eight-ride book at Sha Tin on Saturday represents his best group of rides for the season to date. In addition to Sparkling Dragon, he also has five rides for John Size, with the nine-time champion trainer turning to Clipperton in the absence of Joao Moreira.
Friday, December 22 2017
Jockey Karis Teetan believes that emerging three-year-old Alcari has what it takes to join the likes of Pakistan Star and Luger on the honour roll for the Griffin Trophy (1400m) when he contests the year-end feature on Saturday.
Thursday, December 21 2017
One year, 14 starts and a 16-point hike in the ratings since his last win, Archippus (131lb) gained just reward for admirable consistency in the finale at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.
Tuesday, December 19 2017
Fantastic Eight (113lb) aims to make his mark in Class 2 on Wednesday night but the impressive last-start winner will likely face competition for his favoured front-running role in what promises to be an exciting finale at Happy Valley.
Monday, December 18 2017
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Conghua Training Centre (CTC) is scheduled to open in August, 2018. When it does, Owners with horses stabled there will experience all the excitement of a new venture, but with familiar comforts.
Sunday, December 17 2017
The day’s feature at Shan Tin on Sunday, the Class 3 Lukfook Jewellery Cup Handicap (1600m), was expected to be won by trainer John Size, with his galloper Ping Hai Star sent out 1.5 favourite.
Sunday, December 17 2017
Jockey Derek Leung’s win in the Class 2 Lukfook Jewellery Beloved Collection Handicap (1400m) on Sunday may not have held the same significance as his G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile success last weekend.
Friday, December 15 2017
Pingwu Spark is one of Hong Kong’s buzz horses right now and the hulking grey will attempt to further enhance his burgeoning profile in Sunday’s finale at Sha Tin racecourse.
Thursday, December 14 2017
French jockey Alexis Badel doubled his haul for his current Hong Kong stint with two winners at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, including the first section of the Class 3 Hydrangea Handicap (1650m) aboard Winning Faith for his biggest supporter Danny Shum.
Tuesday, December 12 2017
Government officials from the Hong Kong SAR and the Chinese Mainland, along with industry experts from around the world, toured the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Conghua Training Centre on Wednesday following the International Conference on the Equine Disease-free Zone (EDFZ) held Tuesday at Sha Tin.
Monday, December 11 2017
Time Warp’s victory in the HK$25 million LONGINES Hong Kong Cup capped an outstanding day of international sport at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday.
Monday, December 11 2017
The story might have been about the horse, the owner or the trainer but the tale of the HK$23 million LONGINES Hong Kong Mile is rightly all about one man - winning jockey Derek Leung
Monday, December 11 2017
At the opening of the International Conference on the Equine Disease Free Zone (ICEDFZ) on Tuesday, Hong Kong SAR and Chinese Mainland authorities signed four memoranda of understanding reinforcing policies and procedures governing the operation of the biosecurity zone in the Conghua District of Guangzhou and related horse movement arrangements between the Club’s new Conghua Training Centre and Hong Kong.
Sunday, December 10 2017
Aidan O’Brien’s message was clear after the LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m): Highland Reel is “Irreplaceable.”
Sunday, December 10 2017
John Size created his own slice of history in the LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday as he became the first trainer ever to prepare the quinella in a Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) feature.
Sunday, December 10 2017
On a day when plenty of the major prizes went the way of horses ridden on the speed, Time Warp and Zac Purton strolled away with the biggest one of all
Sunday, December 10 2017
Lyndhurst Farm’s Mark and Shelley Treweek were always going to have something to celebrate over the weekend, but what eventuated exceeded their plans.
Saturday, December 09 2017
Historically, the undercard at Sunday’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races has served as a stepping stone to big-name billing at the December showpiece.
Saturday, December 09 2017
While Arrogate may have been the most photographed horse at Del Mar last month in the build up to his Breeders’ Cup Classic defence, there can be little doubt that he was run a close second by Talismanic.
Saturday, December 09 2017
Joao Moreira is confident that Seasons Bloom can continue his progression from nearly-horse to big race hero in Sunday’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile.
Saturday, December 09 2017
It is not an exaggeration to say that Satono Aladdin is one of the most brilliant closers in Japanese racing.
Friday, December 08 2017
Courtesy of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s live streaming of international track work, California trainer Peter Miller was able this morning to watch his G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) contender Stormy Liberal go through his paces at Sha Tin Racecourse.
Friday, December 08 2017
Kazuo Fujiwara’s first Hong Kong International Races experience came 16 years ago, as part of the team that celebrated Eishin Preston’s victory in the 2001 G1 Hong Kong Mile. He has nothing but gratitude for his life in horseracing.
Friday, December 08 2017
A special four part preview of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races meeting at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Friday, December 08 2017
Hong Kong’s reigning champion trainer John Size will add another footnote to his illustrious career in Sunday’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), with the trainer saddling up four runners in the HK$18m feature.
Friday, December 08 2017
Zac Purton added value to his trophy cabinet and his bank balance with a brace at last year’s LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, taking his all-time tally to five wins at the year-end event.
Friday, December 08 2017
The 2017 season has been a stellar season for Aidan O’Brien and his Ballydoyle team. How could it not be when in the course of the year he has surpassed the long-standing record of legendary US trainer Bobby Frankel’s 25 Group 1 winners in a season?
Thursday, December 07 2017
At Happy Valley on Wednesday night, Hugh Bowman will not only be out to defend his title after his victory in last year’s LONGINES International Jockeys Championship
Thursday, December 07 2017
Zac Purton, representing Hong Kong, claimed the HK$800,000 LONGINES International Jockeys Championship title for the first time and at the fifth time of asking, courtesy of two wins in the first and third legs of the series.
Thursday, December 07 2017
LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) contender Poet’s Word has taken a route to Group 1 level that is not altogether common in English racing, yet is certainly familiar to those who keep tabs on Sir Michael Stoute’s runners.
Thursday, December 07 2017
The global spotlight will be on Sha Tin this Sunday as top horses from around the world compete for four coveted Group 1 titles at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races – the turf world championships
Thursday, December 07 2017
Werther and Helene Paragon caught the eye in their final fast workouts at Sha Tin Racecourse on Thursday morning, but for contrasting reasons.
Thursday, December 07 2017
Speaking to more than 70 members of the international media on Thursday, Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, Chief Executive Officer of the HKJC introduced the new Conghua Training Centre (CTC) near Guangzhou.
Wednesday, December 06 2017
Victory in Sunday’s HK$18 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m) would be especially sweet for Irishman David Casey who’s entrusted with looking after Max Dynamite, in Hong Kong, for trainer Willie Mullins.
Tuesday, December 05 2017
Derek Leung’s smile is a common sight around Sha Tin. He wears it often – talking to trainers, speaking with press, joking with colleagues.
Tuesday, December 05 2017
Umberto Rispoli may not be participating in the LONGINES International Jockeys Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, but the Italian rider is hopeful of making an impact regardless in front of a global audience when he partners Packing Dragon in the Class 2 Brazil Handicap
Tuesday, December 05 2017
Brett Prebble is optimistic that his old ally Contentment is peaking just in time to shake up Sunday’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile.
Tuesday, December 05 2017
It is not uncommon for horseracing’s greats to come from humble beginnings and Japan is no exception. Keita Tosaki has risen from his origins in a predominantly agricultural community, via the National Association of Racing’s blue collar circuit, to become a three-time champion jockey in the elite JRA
Monday, December 04 2017
Blizzard could book a return ticket to Japan if he can post a smart effort in Sunday’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin Racecourse, and trainer Ricky Yiu expects the six-year-old to do just that.
Monday, December 04 2017
Twelve months ago, Secret Weapon led home a futile chasing brigade behind the all-conquering Maurice in the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m), finishing three lengths adrift of the Japanese champion.
Monday, December 04 2017
For connections of Tiberian, the joys of an international campaign which has already taken in the G1 Emirates Melbourne Cup (3200m) and will continue in Sunday’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Vase (2400m), come as another bonus chapter to an already unlikely story.
Sunday, December 03 2017
Training honours went to Me Tsui at Sunday’s meeting, with the handler winning four of the seven dirt races on the card. It was Tsui’s second four-timer in his Hong Kong career and his first at Sha Tin.
Sunday, December 03 2017
John Size will resist temptation with emerging talent Hot King Prawn after the grey remained unbeaten with his fourth effortless win in a row in the Class 3 Middle Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.
Friday, December 01 2017
A little more than a week out from the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, nine local contenders stretched out in dirt track barrier trials at Sha Tin Racecourse on Friday morning. The overall vibe was positive, despite one noticeably muted display.
Friday, December 01 2017
Jockey Sam Clipperton hopes that a late pick-up ride can lead to gold when he partners House Of Fun in the Class 2 Nathan Handicap (1200m) on the Sha Tin all-weather track on Sunday.
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