Exactly a month after suffering multiple injuries in a Sha Tin fall, Zac Purton notched his 50th victory of the 2021/22 season as the champion hoop revived hopes of a fifth jockeys’ crown with a successful return at Happy Valley yesterday. Competing for the first time since December 12, Purton had to wait until the... Read More

Benefiting from an overdue change of luck with barriers, Beluga (Tavistock) upstaged several Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders with facile victory in yesterday’s Class 2 Chek Keng Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin, prompting his trainer David Hall to consider loftier targets. Beluga’s record of five wins and eight minor placings from 16 starts would be even... Read More

The Queen Mother Memorial Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 2400m) at Sha Tin on May 1 has emerged as a long-range target for Zebrowski (Savabeel) following the Australian import’s dogged victory in the January Cup (Gr 3, 1800m) at Happy Valley yesterday. Contesting only his seventh Hong Kong start, the 2020 Australian Derby (Gr 1, 2400m)... Read More

Healthy Happy (Zoustar) made a sparkling return to racing in yesterday’s HK$3.7 million Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin.  First-up after 194 days between runs, Frankie Lor’s charge made his seasonal reappearance a triumphant one under familiar ally Alexis Badel holding on by a neck to deny Lucky Express (Toronado)... Read More

The Joao Moreira juggernaut continues at top speed after the Brazilian capped a momentous three-meeting burst with a four-timer at Happy Valley yesterday evening to be on the cusp of overtaking injured Zac Purton at the head of the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship. With a quartet, treble and double at the past three meetings, Moreira... Read More