Preparing to bid for a record fourth HK$30 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) victory with Romantic Warrior at Sha Tin next week, Danny Shum vaulted into third place in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a treble at Happy … Read more
Hugh Bowman gave Romantic Warrior the tick of approval this morning (Tuesday, 14 April) as Danny Shum’s galloper continues his preparation for the HK$30 million G1 FWD QEII Cup (2000m) on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, 26 April) at Sha Tin. … Read more
Trainer Ricky Yiu credits much of Voyage Bubble’s incredible success to his supreme intelligence as last season’s Triple Crown hero chases a seventh Group 1 win in the HK$24 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, … Read more
Trainer Francis Lui hopes Cap Ferrat can take another step forward when he faces a fiercely competitive HK$24 million G1 FWD Champions Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin. One of three Group 1 races on FWD Champions Day (Sunday, 26 April), … Read more
Race favorite Star Anise claimed this year’s Oka Sho (Japanese 1000 Guineas), the first leg of the fillies’ Triple Crown. The Drefong filly scored 2-1-0 out of four starts last year including a victory in the Hanshin Juvenile Fillies (G1, 1,600m), her … Read more
Apprentice Nichola Yuen continued a seamless introduction into Hong Kong racing with a double at Sha Tin on Sunday (12 April), maintaining a perfect record of riding winners across each of her first three meetings in the city so far. … Read more
Japan’s racing season for the Classics is here again, and Hanshin Racecourse is first up with the 86th running of the Oka Sho (Japanese 1,000 Guineas), the first leg of the filly’s Triple Crown on Sunday, April 12. The event … Read more
Buoyant after a quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (8 April), Joao Moreira has reaffirmed his ambition of piloting Caspar Fownes to a fifth Hong Kong trainers’ championship as he prepares to take six rides for his ally at … Read more
CAULFIELD: BLUESTONE (STAYING HANDICAP) Solid stayer who was scratched last week for this and looms as a great eachway investment. OLIVEANOTHERDAY (HANDICAP) Winner of three of five starts at cramped odds here but is very very good. RANDWICK MACHINE GUN GRACIE … Read more
Completing a triumphant return to Hong Kong racing with a superb four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (8 April), Joao Moreira reunited with long-time ally Caspar Fownes in brilliant fashion as the battle for the 2025/26 trainers’ championship intensified. … Read more
Ka Ying Rising will headline FWD Champions Day alongside Romantic Warrior as the two highest-rated horses in the world seek records and glory against a strong international contingent at Hong Kong’s spring flagship meeting on Sunday, 26 April. Competing for … Read more
Caspar Fownes is brimming with excitement as he prepares to unveil a familiar face as his retained stable rider at Wednesday night’s (8 April) Happy Valley fixture. Reuniting with ‘Magic Man’ Joao Moreira, Fownes is hoping to strengthen his trainers’ … Read more
Zac Purton and David Hayes were left to scramble for adequate superlatives after Ka Ying Rising continued an imperious reign with a phenomenal display of speed and power to win the HK$5.35 million G2 Sprint Cup (1200m), notching a fourth … Read more
Rejuvenated miler Lucky Sweynesse (123lb) triumphed for the first time in 729 days this afternoon (Monday, 6 April) by defying a brave My Wish (123lb) in the HK$5.35 million G2 Chairman’s Trophy (1600m) at Sha Tin for jockey Derek Leung … Read more
SATURDAY CAULFIELD: BANKERS CHOICE (EASTER CUP) Outstanding effort at weight for age level last time down in grade and relish’s this journey. VON HAUKE (VICTORIA HANDICAP) A winner on Cox Plate day last year and performs well fresh. SATURDAY RANDWICK … Read more
After setting a new record for consecutive wins by a Hong Kong-trained horse, Zac Purton remains supremely confident Ka Ying Rising (128lb) can extend his unbeaten streak in Easter Monday’s (6 April) HK$5.35 million G2 Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha … Read more
Stateira would give Andrew Balding a sweep of the six category finals on Good Friday if she can justify favouritism in the BetMGM Fillies’ And Mares’ Championships Handicap (2.25pm). Balding is the most successful trainer on Finals Day with … Read more
Sir Les Patterson leads the Irish challenge on Finals Day as he aims to defy top weight and a rating of 107 in a red-hot Midnite All-Weather Sprint Handicap (3.35pm) over six furlongs. Trained by Stephen Thorne, the five-year-old … Read more
Top weight Chancellor attempts to break John & Thady Gosden’s Finals Day duck in a fiercely competitive edition of the BetMGM All-Weather Championships Mile Handicap (3.00pm). The Clarehaven outfit has saddled 15 runners across the six championship finals without … Read more
Cesarewitch hero Beylerbeyi bids to add another major staying prize to his CV as Ian Williams launches a strong assault on the Midnite All-Weather Easter Plate Marathon Handicap (4.42pm) over an extended two miles. Kept to middle distances since … Read more
Willie Mullins is no stranger to breaking new ground and Gaucher bids to give the multiple champion Jump trainer a first Finals Day success in the Midnite All-Weather Easter Classic (4.10pm). The 10-furlong contest forms part of a £1m … Read more
In a meeting of historic generational achievement, Tony Cruz became only the third trainer to saddle 1,600 wins in Hong Kong and apprentice Nichola Yuen completed a dream introduction into the jurisdiction with her first victory at Sha Tin’s all-dirt … Read more
No jockey in Hong Kong rode more winners in March than Andrea Atzeni, and the Italian ace is aiming to continue his sparkling form at Easter Monday’s (6 April) Group 2 double-header at Sha Tin in preparation for FWD Champions … Read more
Frankie Lor led last season’s dirt course standings with 10 wins and, on Wednesday night (1 April) at Sha Tin, the trainer is represented by a formidable outfit in seven of the nine races as apprentice Nichola Yuen makes her … Read more
Race favorite Satono Reve successfully defended his Takamatsunomiya Kinen title, renewing the race record by 0.4 seconds to 1:06.3 and becoming the second horse to win the race in consecutive years since Kinshasa no Kiseki in 2010 and 2011. Following last year’s … Read more
Mark Newnham’s marvellous March continued at Sha Tin on Sunday (29 March) when the Australian handler snared a treble that saw him return to the top of the trainers’ championship. The third-year trainer claimed his first HK$26 million BMW … Read more
$12,000,000 Group 1 Dubai World Cup (Sponsored by Emirates Airline) Alan Carasso When Dubai welcomed the world to old Nad Al Sheba Racetrack for the first time in 1996, ‘America’s Horse’ Cigar repelled what seemed an inevitable challenge from compatriot Soul of the Matter … Read more
$6,000,000 Group 1 Longines Dubai Sheema Classic Scott Burton When your horse has already gone around the world once to prove himself the best, the pressure of reproducing that seems to mount for the humans around him with each new challenge. Four months on … Read more
$5,000,000 Group 1 Dubai Turf (Sponsored by DP World) Ombudsman provided another famous success in the blue silks of Godolphin at the 30th Dubai World Cup meeting as he showed his undoubted quality in the G1 Dubai Turf, sponsored by DP World. Trainer John … Read more
$2,000,000 Group 1 Dubai Golden Shaheen (Sponsored by Nakheel) Alan Carasso Off form for the bulk of the 2025-26 Dubai Racing Carnival, Sultan Ali’s Dark Saffron was put right into play from a wide draw in defence of his title in Saturday’s Dubai … Read more