Current Tag: Sha Tin
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...
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...
