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Hong Kong accolade continues Per Incanto’s rise
A shared knowledge of Hereford cattle helped pave the way for Little Avondale Stud to acquire Per Incanto (Street Cry) a little more than a decade ago and set in motion a stallion career that has seen him emerge as Hong Kong’s leading sire by winners this past season, taking the accolade above Australian-based big-hitters... Read More
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Hong Kong connection fires Stanley Chin’s Macau Derby hopes
When a smart three-year-old with Hong Kong connections places top-four in an Australian classic, what follows is often exportation to the Pearl River environs and a targeted Derby campaign. That is exactly what prominent owner Simon Kwok did with his homebred Beauty Bolt (Redoute’s Choice), and yet, rather than take the conventional route to Sha... Read More
Serious business as Hong Kong champion Fownes looks ahead
Caspar Fownes will arrive at Happy Valley for the final meeting of the Hong Kong season today as the city’s freshly-crowned champion trainer, knowing that his triumph owes as much to his wife Alix’s ambition for him as it does to his own merits as a horseman. “My wife is the reason I’m successful,” Fownes... Read More
Joao Moreira rises from a chastening defeat to reclaim the Hong Kong jockeys’ title
Joao Moreira’s victory in the Hong Kong premiership has ended a period of needling dissatisfaction for the Brazilian ace and, while he is finding the triumph to be particularly sweet, a campaign of unrelenting focus means he is eager for the moment when this term’s remaining three meetings are behind him. The man from Curitiba... Read More
Hayes, Schofield and the HKJC look to the emerging crop for impetus
As the Hong Kong season moves into the final seven of its 88 fixtures, David Hayes and Chad Schofield are already looking ahead to next term and the anticipated fulfilment of Fantastic Treasure’s (Written Tycoon) exciting promise. The Hayes-trained three-year-old is one of a handful of bright young prospects carrying Hong Kong’s hopes at a... Read More
Callan twist to HKJC announcement as Ferraris accepts hometown challenge
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s (HKJC) announcement on Monday that Luke Ferraris will be licensed to ride in Hong Kong next season is a welcome tonic for a stale jockey roster, but the fact that the bright young star of South African racing is the only new name speaks volumes. According to sources, a recent... Read More