Race 6 Superset [1] Tick Tock Boom [11] Diamond City [10] Sweet ‘N’ Spicy [9] Race 7 Boga Legend [7] Northern Barrage [4] Mahrez [6] Shultzy [1] Race 8 Born To Shine [14] Elba [11] From Pantherland [2] Asawin [7] … Read more
Riding a euphoric wave after Romantic Warrior’s stunning G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) triumph in Tokyo on Sunday (2 June), Danny Shum was again to the fore at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (5 June) with a double. Shum struck with … Read more
The 2024 Dubai Racing Carnival might be consigned to a glorious memory but several of its runners will aim to make headlines this weekend at the Belmont Stakes festival in America. Staged this year at Saratoga Racetrack in upstate New … Read more
Russian Emperor will forever be remembered for his courage, ability and some of the finest moments in Hong Kong racing history, namely, two unforgettable upset victories over Golden Sixty and Romantic Warrior – the city’s dominant forces of recent times. … Read more
Race 1 Red Galaxy [2] Fontaine Rouge [4] Made The Effort [6] Unholstered [3] Race 2 War Council [4] Omanyala [2] Golden Warrior [3] Hazey Hill [6] Race 3 Patchouli Dream [4] Hypeman [6] Arizona Activist [3] Kirin [5] Race … Read more
Race 5 Chalice Well [8] Mr Tickles [3] Zabeelist [11] Major Share [2] Race 6 Galaxy Field [1] Birthday Suit [4] Impending Diamond [6] Poppet [9] Race 7 Loose On Gin [7] Enzedder [1] Allibor [2] Going Nuclear [4] Race … Read more
Galaxy Patch (122lb) scored a win full of merit in Sunday’s (2 June) HK$4.2 million G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin for jockey Vincent Ho and trainer Pierre Ng. Knuckling down late for a courageous and deserving … Read more
Hong Kong has discovered a new sprinting star with Ka Ying Rising’s (115lb) victory in the HK$4.2 million G3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (2 June). The David Hayes-trained gelding faced his biggest test and … Read more
Romantic Warrior completed an extraordinary season with G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) victory at Tokyo Racecourse this afternoon (Sunday, 2 June) with a stunning performance which left jockey James McDonald almost speechless as Danny Shum’s globe-trotter snared a fifth successive Group … Read more
We’ve been down this road before – as recently as last year – but there is no certainty that the outcome will be the same. As financial planners are always keen to point out, past performance is no predictor of … Read more
Race 6 She’s Pretty Rich [2] Southern Shooter [7] Nullify [4] Tapa Capall [3] Race 7 Tippa [3] Burning Bright [7] Bellini Miss [6] Trumpty Dumpty [8] Race 8 Sportsbeat [4] Sabermetric [1] Wally West [5] Streetcar Apollo [10] Race … Read more
Race 1 Blue Renegade [1] Mellifluent [2] Interest Point [3] Earth God [6] Race 2 Subrising [2] Stylish [3] Ginger Sweet [4] My Xanadu [5] Race 3 Episodic [2] Princess Rayaa [6] Arqana [11] Fiasco Tess [3] Race 4 Jewellery … Read more
Danny Shum and Ricky Yiu both reacted positively following the barrier draw for the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday (2 June), when Romantic Warrior will jump from gate seven, while Voyage Bubble will start from stall … Read more
Galaxy Patch (122lb) has already shown star qualities and trainer Pierre Ng hopes his talented four-year-old can go some way to underlining his potential in Sunday’s (2 June) HK$4.2 million G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin. Already … Read more
Race 5: Sea Mist (3) Abovethefrostline (1) Coast Princess (2) Rock Melody (8) Race 6: Chartres (1) Awash (3) Tizjammy (7) Seb Song (2) Race 7: Godzilla (3) Alchian (2) Legatus (4) Hanafubuki (7) Race 8: Hydro Star (7) Russian … Read more
Race 5: Paris Affair (2) Moon Lightning (6) Kiss Me Ned (5) Day In Heaven (4) Race 6: Justdoit (2) Stepchild (3) Apollo Blu (5) My Brothers Keeper (1) Race 7: Matao Ma (3) Tori’s Dee (1) Toompine (4) Thinking … Read more
Danny Shum has identified Voyage Bubble and Japanese pair Soul Rush and Namur as the biggest obstacles to Romantic Warrior’s quest for an eighth Group 1 triumph as the Hong Kong champion prepares for the G1 Yasuda Kinen (1600m) at … Read more
Four weeks after demolishing quality opposition in Class 2, Ka Ying Rising (115lb) is back at Sha Tin for his stiffest test to date in Sunday’s (2 June) HK$4.2 million G3 Sha Tin Vase Handicap (1200m). The second of a … Read more
Race 5 Amani [5] Ailyak [2] Marlion’s Dream [7] Tuppence Ha’penny [3] Race 6 Korobeiniki [3] Spirit Of Nurai [5] Merrigold [6] Charming Di [7] Race 7 Brazen Kingdom [1] Do You Think So [4] Girello [2] Proprietary [3] Race … Read more
Some horses simply prefer racing on Sha Tin’s alternate surface and Adefill has once again confirmed that he undoubtedly falls into that category. The 83-rater enhanced his standing as one of Hong Kong’s top dirt course performers tonight (Wednesday, 29 … Read more
Race 5 New Sovereign [4] Noble Conqueror [3] Red Mile [5] Montenegro [6] Race 6 All So Clear [2] Arden Green [3] Worcester [9] Corona Lad [1] Race 7 Ranveer [3] Tiz Enuf [8] Port Albert [1] Margie’s Boy [7] … Read more
In the throes of another strong campaign, David Hall hopes to add further lustre to the 2023/24 racing season when he bids for Group 3 glory at Sha Tin on Sunday (2 June) with his stable’s three highest-rated horses – … Read more
Marching towards a seventh Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, Zac Purton hopes Triumphant Warrior can extend the Australian’s recent hot form when Danny Shum’s charge contests the second section of the Class 4 Hin Yiu Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin’s eight-race … Read more
William Buick declared Rebel’s Romance a “real international superstar” after the globe-trotting stayer added the G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) to a bulging collection of victories at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 May). Pitted against seven quality … Read more
This week, all eyes are on the Sunday’s running of Japan’s most iconic race, the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby). May 26 will see the 91st running of the Derby, which is the second leg of Japan’s Triple Crown races. To … Read more
Race 1 Tuxedo Miss [11] Eagle Express [1] Over The Stars [6] Glorioso [2] Race 2 Sophast [3] Layin’ Up [6] Quiseen [8] Justcantgetenuff [5] Race 3 Platinum Field [2] Hell Of A Trip [8] Turn Up The Music [6] … Read more
Acutely aware of the difficult task confronting Massive Sovereign as he prepares for the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 May), Zac Purton hopes the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) … Read more
Charlie Appleby says Hong Kong is one of the world’s major racing capitals he is determined to crack as he enters his 12th season as a Godolphin trainer and he believes Rebel’s Romance is the right horse to do the … Read more
Race 1 Flattered [2] She’s Got Pizzazz [3] Esraar [5] Jenni’s Meadow [1] Race 2 Eugenius [2] Gifted Gamer [4] Lady In Pink [5] Tacumwah [8] Race 3 Floozie [10] Elphinstone [2] Miss Aria [1] Flying Fizz [3] Race 4 … Read more
Bidding for a remarkable eighth win in the HK$13 million G1 Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 May), Tony Cruz laid down a timely marker for this weekend’s feature with Superb Capitalist’s victory … Read more