Hong Kong News
Lucky Sweynesse bounces back to form with Jockey Club Sprint win
After two successive defeats, Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse) produced a fighting finish to narrowly down Victor The Winner (Toronado) to claim successive victories in the Jockey Club Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday with the champion sprinter’s aim now to land his first Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin on December... Read More
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Straight Arron’s Jockey Club Cup triumph justifies the faith of Fownes
Straight Arron (Fastnet Rock) continued a building advance towards the Hong Kong Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) next month with an emphatic victory in the Jockey Club Cup (Gr 2, 2000m) at Sha Tin yesterday in a performance which drew the plaudits of trainer Caspar Fownes and jockey Vincent Ho. Accelerating from the tail of the... Read More
Vincent Ho returns with a double to fan International Jockeys’ Championship aspirations
Vincent Ho boosted hopes of International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) participation next month with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (November 15) as Pierre Ng maintained a blistering start to the season with a brace. With three positions left in the star-studded 12-rider IJC line-up at Happy Valley on December 6, Ho is strongly... Read More
Sauvestre snares Panasonic Cup for Lor and Ferraris
Luke Ferraris celebrated his most important Hong Kong success with Sauvestre’s (Hinchinbrook) victory in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) as Pierre Ng and Zac Purton dominated at Sha Tin on Saturday (11 November) with quartets. In only his second season as a trainer, Ng boosted his 2023/24 tally to 20 wins with his... Read More
Pierre Ng cements lead in Hong Kong trainers’ championship race with double
Pierre Ng continued an impressive start to the 2023/24 season and extended his lead in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday as 12-time champion trainer John Size moved to within one win of reaching the 1,500-win milestone in Hong Kong. Ng took his tally to 16 wins with... Read More
Encountered lands G3 Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse for Manfred Man, Derek Leung
Manfred Man will consider adding Encountered (Churchill) to his Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) arsenal after the under-rated stayer triumphed in the Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Posting his seventh win from 19 starts in Hong Kong, Encountered (128lb) prevailed by a length-and-a-quarter over Champion Dragon (Starspangledbanner) (115lb)... Read More