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Richards slots double to take Sha Tin training honours
Jamie Richards erased the frustrations of a challenging opening to the season with a double at Sha Tin with Magniac (Lucky Street) and G Liner (Siyouni) on Wednesday night, as the New Zealander continued to build telling momentum. Gathering impetus with four wins from his past 13 starters, Richards notched his first Sha Tin double... Read More
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Yiu and McDonald land Stewards’ Cup with Voyage Bubble
Voyage Bubble (Deep Field) has sealed his ascent into Hong Kong’s elite class with an emphatic victory in the HK$13 million (approx. AU$2.51 million) Stewards’ Cup (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday as James McDonald anointed Ricky Yiu’s flagbearer as an emerging star. Providing Yiu with his first Group 1 triumph since Amber Sky’s... Read More
Fownes, Ho and Purton post Happy Valley doubles
Preparing to unleash quality stayer Straight Arron (Fastnet Rock) in the Stewards’ Cup (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin this Sunday, Caspar Fownes extended a strong season with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night to underpin his reputation as the ‘King of The Valley’. Fownes’ brace lifted the four-time Hong Kong champion trainer... Read More
Fallon underlines Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopes with brilliant Sha Tin win
Virtually unheralded until last month, Fallon (Galileo Gold) swept into Four-Year-Old Classic Series calculations with a stunning win in the Class 3 Tin Shui Wai Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday as Pierre Ng extended a growing domination with a treble. Third-last as the field turned into the straight, Fallon unleashed a now familiar surge... Read More
Lor and Badel take January Cup with Happy Together
Frankie Lor’s dominance of Happy Valley’s only Group race continued at the city circuit on Wednesday night when Happy Together (Dragon Pulse) extended his startling progress with an emphatic win the January Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) under a facile Alexis Badel ride. Given a perfect run three pairs back on the fence, Happy Together... Read More
Harry Bentley and Tony Cruz claim Bauhinia Sprint Trophy with Whizz Kid
Celebrating his third victory as a trainer in the Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (Gr 3, 1000m), Tony Cruz deflected credit for the success to Harry Bentley after the jockey crowned his comeback to riding with an upset win on outsider Whizz Kid (Shalaa) at Sha Tin yesterday Starting at 24-1, Whizz Kid upstaged Invincible Sage... Read More