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Friday, September 20 2019

Caspar Fownes has one win to his name so far this season but the handler has had his string in good enough form to have delivered more, as a place strike rate of 38% attests.

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Monday, September 16 2019

They say you can’t keep a good man down and Zac Purton proved that adage with a quartet of wins at Sha Tin on Sunday.

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Monday, September 16 2019

Zac Purton’s fellow three-time Hong Kong champion, Joao Moreira, will be aiming to keep close tabs on his rival at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The Brazilian ace is set to partner Beauty Rush (116lb) - an interesting import for champion trainer John Size - in the night’s opening Class 2 Cheung Hong Handicap (1000m).

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Monday, September 16 2019

Pakistan Star sparkled through a dirt track barrier trial at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning as he warmed up for what could be a re-defining return to action late next month.

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Friday, September 13 2019

The Jockeys’ Premiership in Hong Kong has a familiar feel to it after only three meetings, with the circuit’s three-time champions Joao Moreira and Zac Purton already threatening to edge away from the pack. Moreira heads into Sunday’s Sha Tin fixture with a full book of 10 rides, reigning champ Purton has nine.

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Thursday, September 12 2019

Blake Shinn did well to keep the welling emotion in check after fulfilling a boyhood dream at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening, 11 September.

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Tuesday, September 10 2019

The following is a summary of decisions that were made by the Hong Kong Jockey ClubLicensing Committee at their meeting held on Monday:-

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Tuesday, September 10 2019

Umberto Rispoli heads into Wednesday’s eight-race card at Happy Valley primed for the mount aboard Right Choice (118lb) in the Class 2 Big Wave Bay Handicap (1650m). 

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Monday, September 09 2019

Hong Kong hopes of Korean big-race glory sank in the Seoul sand on Sunday.

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Sunday, September 08 2019

Joao Moreira’s season ignited with a bang on Sunday at Sha Tin as the Brazilian ace opened his account with a treble.  

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Saturday, September 07 2019

Tony Millard has only had Elusive State (130lb) in his stable since the start of last season but with four wins from six outings under his care, he has guided the son of All American through a period of improvement which he hopes will continue beyond Sunday’s Class 2 Po Yan Handicap (1200m). 

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Saturday, September 07 2019

Vincent Ho was bleary-eyed when he took his first look at Seoul’s sand track this on Saturday morning. It was a few minutes before 5am, just four and a half hours after his plane’s wheels had touched the runway at Incheon airport.

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Friday, September 06 2019

Frankie Lor’s options had gone when he dipped his hand to select a red ball from a box at this afternoon’s (Thursday, 5 September) barrier draw for the KOR G1 Korea Cup, there was only one ball left. Glorious Artist will break from gate one. 

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Wednesday, September 04 2019

The Hong Kong Jockey Club is committed to upholding uncompromising integrity as a world-class racing club. Without prior consultation with the Club and in the absence of the Club’s permission and license, Betfair Pty Limited (“Betfair”) unilaterally announced on 21 August 2019 that it would be offering betting exchange wagering on Hong Kong racing.

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Monday, September 02 2019

Hong Kong’s 2019/20 season opened on Sunday with an enthusiastic crowd of 68,271 cheering on their sporting heroes in an atmosphere of positivity at Sha Tin racecourse.

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Sunday, September 01 2019

Regency Legend stretched his perfect record to four wins with an impressive victory in the Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

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Sunday, September 01 2019

Douglas Whyte is a titan of Hong Kong racing so it is perhaps fitting that a horse named for the Greek god Adonis should go down in the record books as the former riding great’s first winner as a trainer.

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