Marching towards a seventh Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, Zac Purton passed the 70-win milestone for the twelfth consecutive season with a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (28 February) to extend his lead over nearest rival Karis Teetan to 22. Hong Kong champion jockey in 2013/14, 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20, 2021/22 and 2022/23, Purton continued... Read More

Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) enhanced his status as one of the world’s premier middle-distance gallopers with a gripping victory in the Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) over Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) at Sha Tin yesterday. The son of Acclamation (Royal Applause) will now be given the chance to create more history by chasing a... Read More

The DBS x Manulife Million Challenge ended in a tie for the second time in three seasons after Danny Shum’s Copartner Ambition (Starspangledbanner) and the David Hayes-trained  Tomodachi Kokoroe (Written Tycoon) shared series honours at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Decided on a format of 15 points for a win, six for second, four for third... Read More

Thwarted by bad luck this season, Atullibigeal (Street Boss) deservedly clinched the Class 2 TVB Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday for David Hall as Brenton Avdulla extended a powerful mid-season surge. Beaten a short head when second in the Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) and a close fourth in the Class 1... Read More

Francis Lui became only the sixth trainer to produce 900 wins in Hong Kong after a Happy Valley treble on Thursday night left the veteran clasping ambitions of landing the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship. Lui, 65, joined John Moore (1,735 wins), John Size (1,523), Tony Cruz (1,485) Caspar Fownes (1,092) and Ricky Yiu (986)... Read More