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‘Field sizes key to combating Hong Kong turnover decline’
Jockey Club implementing initiatives to increase horse population in Asian jurisdiction The Hong Kong Jockey Club plans to add to the number of initiatives aimed at boosting its horse population, a move chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Breges believes can counteract a decline in betting turnover on racing in the Asian racing jurisdiction. After Sunday’s 2023-24 season... Read More
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Pierre Ng, Francis Lui remain locked in dramatic battle for Hong Kong trainers’ title
The 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship will be decided at Sunday’s season finale after Pierre Ng and Francis Lui failed to land winners at the final Happy Valley meeting of the campaign on Wednesday night. Ng leads by one win – 67 to 66 – after his eight runners on the card yielded one third... Read More
Francis Lui edges to within one win of Pierre Ng in trainers’ championship
The Hong Kong trainers’ championship continues to hang in the balance after Francis Lui narrowed Pierre Ng’s lead to one – 67 to 66 – with only two race meetings left with King Miles’ (Exceed And Excel) victory at Sha Tin on Saturday. With the trainers’ championship resting on a knife’s edge after 86 of... Read More
Majestic Knight shines as Whyte, Yiu, Bowman and Ferraris log doubles
Majestic Knight (Redoute’s Choice) reclaimed top form to crown an ascendant season with his fourth win of a fine campaign with victory in the Class 2 Briar Handicap (1000m) as trainer Douglas Whyte celebrated a double at Happy Valley on Thursday night. The highest-rated horse in Whyte’s stable following the retirement of dual Hong Kong... Read More
Pierre Ng seizes upper hand in Hong Kong trainers’ title battle with Sha Tin double
Pierre Ng reclaimed the ascendancy in the rollercoaster tussle for the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a crucial double at Sha Tin on Monday to edge two wins clear of Francis Lui. With only four meetings left in the season, Ng leads Lui 67-65 after Alexis Badel partnered Gangnam Star (Telperion) to victory in... Read More
Francis Lui edges closer in Hong Kong trainers’ championship with vital double
The 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship continues to hang in the balance after Francis Lui posted a crucial double, spearheaded by Copartner Prance’s (Epaulette) sixth successive win, at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to draw onto almost level terms with Pierre Ng in the title race. With only five meetings left in the season, Ng... Read More