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Crawford, Teetan combine for emotional G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse triumph
Brett Crawford celebrated the most significant triumph of a burgeoning Hong Kong career when the South African combined with familiar ally Karis Teetan to land the HK$4.2 million (approx. AU$831,650) Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) with Encountered (Churchill) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Saddling only his 31st starter this season since arriving... Read More
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Tomodachi Kokoroe’s remarkable renaissance continues with scintillating Premier Bowl win
Tomodachi Kokoroe (Written Tycoon) sensationally catapulted himself into Hong Kong International Races reckoning after running the second-fastest 1200 metres time in Hong Kong racing history to scoop the Premier Bowl Handicap (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (26 October). The only horse to ever run 1200 metres faster in Hong Kong is Tomodachi... Read More
My Wish storms to Sha Tin Trophy glory
My Wish (Flying Artie) underlined his mounting Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) credentials with a scintillating performance to scoop the Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (Gr 2, 1600m) on Sunday. The five-year-old remained on course for his long-term target at the Hong Kong International Races on December 14 as he continued his rise through the... Read More
Tomodachi Kokoroe to be aimed at top sprints after latest victories
David Hayes is hopeful Tomodachi Kokoroe (Written Tycoon) can complete a remarkable journey by gaining a start in the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) in December after the evergreen galloper clinched the Class 2 Shing Mun Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Imported to Hong Kong as a 64-rater as the winner of... Read More
Derek Leung notches 500th Hong Kong win as Tony Cruz slots Happy Valley treble
Derek Leung soared into elite company during a meeting of milestones at Happy Valley on Wednesday night by becoming only the fourth homegrown Hong Kong, China jockey to reach the 500-win landmark. Leung, 37, joined Tony Cruz (946), Vincent Ho (612) and Matthew Chadwick (569) as the city’s only homegrown riders to post 500 or... Read More
Manfred Man hits 700 winners as Luke Ferraris stars with treble
Manfred Man soared into select company at Sha Tin on Saturday when the veteran horseman snared his 700th win as a trainer to join an illustrious band of contemporaries with Ruby Sailing’s (Starspangledbanner) victory. A former champion apprentice jockey whose most significant success in the saddle came aboard Go-Getter in the 1979 QEII Cup, Man... Read More