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Zac Purton breaks Douglas Whyte’s prize-money record ahead of IJC defence
Zac Purton has overtaken Douglas Whyte’s all-time Hong Kong prize-money record by posting a double at Sha Tin yesterday shaping as the perfect prelude to his title defence of the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Trailing 13-time champion jockey Whyte’s record haul of HK$1,587,210,086 – accumulated from 1,813 wins – Purton... Read More
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Joao Moreira builds impressive momentum with Happy Valley treble
Joao Moreira’s stunning recent form has continued after the Brazilian notched a second treble in four days, further reducing Zac Purton’s lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship at Happy Valley yesterday. Trailing by nine winners heading into the 24th meeting of the season, Moreira’s treble aboard Super Hong Kong (Kermadec), A Smile Like Yours... Read More
Size and Moreira post trebles as Borges strikes with Silver Express in Chevalier Cup
An inspired Vagner Borges ride aboard Silver Express (Canford Cliffs) provided John Size with his fourth Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) triumph at Sha Tin yesterday, while the Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) on December 12 remains firmly on the agenda for Size’s luckless runner-up Excellent Proposal (Exceed And Excel). Given a seamless... Read More
Danny Shum passes 700 Hong Kong-win milestone
Danny Shum celebrated his 700th Hong Kong winner in typically understated fashion when exciting talent Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) won the second section of the Class 4 Murrayfield Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. A protégé of Ivan Allan and famed by Little Bridge’s (Faltaat) win in the 2012 running of the King’s Stand... Read More
Lucky Patch strikes in Jockey Club Sprint
Overshadowed by Hong Kong’s sprinting elite, Lucky Patch (El Roca) emerged as a legitimate Hong Kong Sprint contender after steaming to success in yesterday’s Jockey Club Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m) for Francis Lui and Jerry Chau. Ridden perfectly by 21-year-old Chau, Lucky Patch descended late to overtake leaders Computer Patch (Exceed And Excel) and Courier... Read More
Reliable Team lifts Jockey Club Cup for Lor and Leung
Reliable Team (Reliable Man) enhanced his Hong Kong Vase (Gr 1, 2400m) claims with a characteristically defiant effort to land yesterday’s Jockey Club Cup (Gr 2, 2000m) under a superb ride from Derek Leung for Frankie Lor. The middle leg of a Lor treble, Reliable Team refused to yield in a slowly-run race – the... Read More