Chasing successive wins in Sunday’s HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin, Alexis Badel has armed himself with the ride on Turin Redsun 

The inexorable rise of Douglas Whyte among Hong Kong’s training ranks encompassed yet another milestone at Sha Tin on Sunday as jockey Blake Shinn and Russian Emperor led home a one-two finish for the handler in the HK$12 million G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m).

Banishing the travails of early-season setbacks in a supreme return to form, Wellington has clinched a second G1 triumph with rousing victory in the HK$12 million Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Caspar Fownes has never been one to shirk a challenge and this Sunday at Sha Tin the reigning champion trainer has armed himself with a powerful quartet from the stable, taking aim at both the Gr.1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) and Gr.1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m).

While he will be without his legion of adoring fans in the stands at Sha Tin, Golden Sixty (Medagli d’Oro) – “The Pride of Hong Kong” – is primed to bounce back from a rare defeat last month in Sunday’s (20 February) HK$12 million G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m). 

After suffering a rare defeat – his first since July, 2019 – Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) will aim to recapture his winning thread in Sunday week’s Gr.1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m) after pleasing both jockey Vincent Ho and trainer Francis Lui in a trial at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning.

New Zealand Bloodstock graduate Cheerful Days’ (Smart Missile) emergence as one of Hong Kong’s most consistent performers elevated sharply at Sha Tin on Thursday when the under-rated gelding provided Francis Lui and Alexis Badel with a Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) triumph.

Romantic Warrior has repaid Danny Shum’s eye for talent and owner Peter Lau’s faith with a brilliant win under Karis Teetan in the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday