Wellington (All Too Hard) looks to have the racing world at his feet after the home-trained champion delivered a performance of real authority in the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Richard Gibson’s six-year-old has had an almost faultless 12 months since his unfortunate seventh-place run in this 1200-metre showpiece at... Read More

Eager to build momentum after missing two meetings recently, Zac Purton reasserted his dominance over the Hong Kong jockey ranks ahead of the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with a treble at Sha Tin yesterday. Purton will chase a fourth IJC crown next week against a cluster of elite jockeys,... Read More

Preparing for the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) next week, Matthew Chadwick snared riding honours with a treble at Happy Valley last night as Rewarding Together (Pierro) smashed the 1200-metre course record. Chadwick’s three-timer could scarcely have been timelier ahead of the IJC on December 7, when Ryan Moore, Hollie Doyle, Jamie Kah, Zac Purton, James... Read More

Completing a Danny Shum training masterclass, Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) underlined his status as Hong Kong’s premier middle-distance performer with a stunning Jockey Club Cup (Gr 2, 2000m) success under James McDonald at Sha Tin yesterday. Posting his eighth win from nine starts, Romantic Warrior brushed aside fitness doubts by defying Tourbillon Diamond (Olympic Glory) and... Read More

Delivering the performance of his young career, Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse) emerged as a legitimate Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) contender with blistering victory in the Jockey Club Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Last season’s Hong Kong Champion Griffin, Lucky Sweynesse clocked 1m 07.55s – only fractionally slower than Sacred Kingdom’s (Encosta... Read More