Hong Kong News

Ryan Moore snares Happy Valley double to end short-term riding stint

Champion jockey Ryan Moore crowned a short-term Hong Kong riding stint in style at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, departing with a double which propelled John Size to the top of the 2024/25 trainers’ championship. Moore and Size combined with Golden Rise (Written Tycoon) and Beauty Alliance (Starcraft), leaving Moore with four wins and five... Read More

Brenton Avdulla caps Sha Tin treble with Rubylot’s Hong Kong Classic Cup success

Brenton Avdulla continued a blossoming season by dominating at Sha Tin on Sunday, crowning a stellar display with victory in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) on the David Hayes-trained Rubylot (Rubick) before piloting emerging Hong Kong Derby (2000m) hopeful Enthralled (American Pharoah) to an important triumph.  Avdulla, 34, moved into third place in the... Read More

Soleil Fighter lands DBS x Manulife Million Challenge at Happy Valley

David Hayes was forced to share victory in last year’s DBS x Manulife Million Challenge but on Wednesday night the trainer stood alone after Soleil Fighter (Sea The Moon) landed the Class 3 Tsui Man Handicap (1650m) under Ryan Moore. Heading into the evening on an unmatched 50 points, Soleil Fighter clung on as the... Read More

Ka Ying Rising blasts to Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup triumph

Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) continued his imperious reign as Hong Kong’s sprint monarch with a superb victory in the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (Gr 1, 1400m) for David Hayes and Karis Teetan at Sha Tin on Sunday as the world’s joint highest-rated sprinter landed his third Group 1. Settling outside the leader and last year’s... Read More

Voyage Bubble displays championship qualities with fighting Hong Kong Gold Cup win

James McDonald attributed a dramatic Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) victory to Voyage Bubble’s (Deep Field) class and courage after the pair overcame several obstacles at Sha Tin on Sunday. Having arrived at Sha Tin from Riyadh, where he partnered Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) into second place in a pulsating Saudi Cup (Gr 1,... Read More

Avdulla sets sights on California Spangle challenge after Happy Valley double

Preparing to reunite with California Spangle (Starspangledbanner) in Sunday’s Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (Gr 1, 1400m) at Sha Tin, Brenton Avdulla continued a searing run of form with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Boosting his season’s tally to 24, Avdulla has ridden 12 winners across the past 11 meetings and with success... Read More