Current Tag: Sha Tin
Peter Ho registers 600th Hong Kong win as Baby Storm prevails for Joao Moreira
POSTED: January 13, 2021
Baby Storm gets off the mark under Moreira. By Leo Schlink Teaming with the prolific Joao Moreira, Peter Ho struck a David and Goliath blow...
Not Usual Talent upstages glittering field of Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopefuls
POSTED: January 11, 2021
By Leo Schlink Reprising a latent winning habit, Not Usual Talent’s gate-crashing victory in the Class 2 Choi Hung Handicap (1400m) ended an 11-race losing...
Lui has Lucky Patch on Classic Mile trail, Me Tsui unveils British import Tsar
POSTED: January 8, 2021
Lucky Patch is on a Hong Kong Classic Mile trail. By Declan Schuster After clean-sweeping last season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with the brilliant Golden Sixty,...
Hayes to unleash Beauty Joy in testing Sha Tin debut against top-line opposition including Excellent Proposal and Russian Emperor
POSTED: January 7, 2021
David Hayes has nine wins this season. By Leo Schlink David Hayes will cast unbeaten Beauty Joy (116lb) into a daunting Sha Tin initiation in...
Savvy Nine breaks his Hong Kong maiden in style to deliver Douglas Whyte’s first Group victory as a trainer
POSTED: January 6, 2021
Savvy Nine wins the G3 January Cup. By Leo Schlink A collaboration of champion jockeys – past and present – and brutal discipline paved the...
Simply Brilliant seeks January Cup redemption
POSTED: January 5, 2021
Simply Brilliant is a son of Frankel. After winning the 2019 edition of the race, the Frankie Lor-trained Simply Brilliant (132lb) will look to recapture...
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...
Zac Purton hopeful Czarson can make his mark on grass as the all-weather specialist heads to Sha Tin on New Year’s Day
POSTED: December 30, 2020
By Leo Schlink Yet to be convinced of Czarson’s affinity with Sha Tin’s turf track, Zac Purton is hopeful the brilliant last-start winner is able...
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...
