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Tony Cruz prepares for Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup with Happy Valley triumph
Preparing to bid for an extraordinary 11th Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) triumph at Sha Tin on Sunday, Tony Cruz laid down a positive marker for this weekend’s staying test with California Moxie’s (Mehmas) success at Happy Valley on Wednesday. A perennial force in the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup,... Read More
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Hayes edges closer to John Size in trainers’ championship with treble
A David Hayes treble at Sha Tin on Sunday has breathed fresh life into the 2024/25 Hong Kong trainers’ championship, as the Australian moved to within six wins of compatriot and 12-time champion John Size with 16 meetings left in the season. Hayes dominated with the performances of Oriental Smoke (Artie Schiller), Solid Shalaa (Shalaa)... Read More

Tony Cruz reaches 500-win Happy Valley milestone with double
Tony Cruz became only the fourth trainer in Hong Kong racing history to saddle 500 winners at Happy Valley when the legendary horseman slotted a double with Californiatotality (Zoustar) and Kingly Demeanor (Oasis Dream) at the city circuit on Wednesday night. Cruz reached the landmark with Hong Kong International Sale graduate Kingly Demeanor’s all-the-way success... Read More

Bundle Award claims Group 3 Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap
Progressive four-year-old Bundle Award (Shamus Award) might have earned a start at Group 1 level after displaying impressive staying talent with victory in the Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 2400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday for trainer John Size and jockey Zac Purton. Triumphant at 1400 metres and 1800 metres at Sha Tin... Read More

Red Lion shocks Voyage Bubble to capture Champions Mile
Second in this race last year, Red Lion scored an upset victory in the HK$24 million (approx. AU$4.82 million) Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday, April 27 by a gripping short-head over Voyage Bubble for jockey Hugh Bowman and trainer John Size. Breaking from gate 12 as an 89/1 outsider, Red Lion became the... Read More

Tastiera stamps his class on sparkling international field to land QEII Cup
Tastiera (Satono Crown) was triumphant on his return to Sha Tin as Japan’s 2023 Tokyo Yushun (Gr 1, 2400m) hero dominated a thrilling renewal of the QEII Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The five-year-old showed his aptitude for top-class racing in Hong Kong when third to Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) in the... Read More