Current Tag: Hong Kong Jockey Club
Singapore Sling returns to Happy Valley for G3 January Cup challenge
POSTED: January 5, 2021
Singapore Sling is a two-time winner with HK$20.9 million in the bank. By Declan Schuster Singapore Sling (123lb) returns to Happy Valley on Wednesday (6...
Leading the Hong Kong trainers’ championship, Caspar Fownes heads to Sha Tin on New Year’s Day with conservative hopes
POSTED: December 29, 2020
Caspar Fownes sits atop the trainers’ championship table with 34 wins. By Leo Schlink The G3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) – the second...
Joao Moreira notches another milestone – and a treble - as the Brazilian adds further gloss to a phenomenal record
POSTED: December 23, 2020
By Leo Schlink Joao Moreira’s startling ascent into racing’s stratosphere has encompassed yet another milestone with the Brazilian becoming only the third jockey in history...
Hong Kong International Races ‘Racing Bubble’ documentary
POSTED: December 21, 2020
Hong Kong Jockey Club Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges The Hong Kong Jockey Club has been lauded globally for its successful staging of the LONGINES...
Zac Purton makes an ominous championship statement at Happy Valley with a Wednesday four-timer
POSTED: December 16, 2020
Flying Genius seals Purton’s quartet By Leo Schlink A Zac Purton quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday (16 December) has breathed fresh life into the...
Golden Sixty on target to add further lustre to an already imposing record in the LONGINES Hong Kong Mile
POSTED: December 11, 2020
By Leo Schlink Wary and respectful of world-class opposition, Francis Lui carries a characteristically understated sense of confidence into the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile...
Mature Tower Of London looks to boss his rivals in the LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint
POSTED: December 11, 2020
By Declan Schuster Godolphin’s leading man William Buick will take the reins aboard the only Group 1 winner in Sunday’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint...
Win Bright eyes history with one last run for glory
POSTED: December 11, 2020
By Declan Schuster Japan’s Win Bright will aim to become the second horse in history to snare back-to-back G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) victories...
David Hayes eyes LONGINES Hong Kong Mile resurrection with Beauty Generation at Sha Tin on Sunday
POSTED: December 10, 2020
By Leo Schlink David Hayes will attempt to emulate the career-ending Cox Plate glories of retired Australian warhorse Fields Of Omagh when Beauty Generation attempts...
