Seasons Wit (Capitalist) went a long way to confirming some of his early promise yesterday when he romped to a fourth straight win in the Class 2 Kwangtung Handicap Cup (1000m) at Happy Valley. Expertly handled by Zac Purton, who collected a four-timer at the fixture, Seasons Wit  – trained by Jamie Richards – extended... Read More

All For St Paul’s (Magnus) delivered a stunning blow against a quality field in Wednesday’s Class 2 Hebe Hill Handicap (1650m) at Sha Tin. Sent to his customary leading position by jockey Matthew Poon, a tenacious All For St Paul’s routed the opposition to grab an eighth Hong Kong win and third in the grade,... Read More

Determined to eclipse last season’s impressive debut performance, Pierre Ng moved to the top of the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a double at Happy Valley last night to lead Francis Lui and Caspar Fownes in the 2023/24 standings. Ng’s excellent campaign continued when the trainer struck with Tattenham’s (Hellbent) upset victory for Antoine Hamelin... Read More

Hugh Bowman crowned an outstanding display – and sealed a quartet – at Sha Tin yesterday with a masterful ride on California Spangle (Starspangeldbanner) in the Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (Gr 2, 1600m) to lay the foundations for the Tony Cruz-trained gelding’s defence of the Hong Kong Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) on December 10. Bowman’s... Read More

Mark Newnham joined the ranks of Hong Kong’s winning trainers with Happy Hero’s (Pierro) success at Happy Valley last night –  a triumph which took him by surprise. Newnham had hoped to post his first winner in the jurisdiction last Sunday at Sha Tin with either Mission Bravo (Smart Missile) and All Is Ready (Super... Read More