An inspired Caspar Fownes training performance, crowned by a supreme Joao Moreira ride, allowed Sky Darci (Darci Brahma) to overcome serious stamina doubts while delivering dramatic Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) success at Sha Tin yesterday.  The gelding was plucked from New Zealand’s Highden Park as a PPG (Privately Purchased Griffin), joining the Fownes stable... Read More

Alexis Badel and Matthew Chadwick have laid down timely BMW Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) markers with Happy Valley doubles ahead of Sunday’s Classic at Sha Tin, while Joao Moreira has the prospect of celebrating the showpiece meeting with his 100th victory of the season. While Badel and Chadwick shared the Happy Valley spoils, Moreira... Read More

Almost five years after debuting at Happy Valley, Irish import Travel Datuk (Holy Roman Empire) shed unwanted status as Hong Kong’s most celebrated maiden by successfully snapping a 48-start losing streak to the bemusement and delight of Richard Gibson and Matthew Poon. Feted as a cult horse – and Facebook hero – after 17 minor... Read More

Flagship Glory (Australia) edged into Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) calculations with an impressive staying performance at Sha Tin yesterday as Zac Purton continued a withering mid-season charge with a treble, leaving the jockey with eight wins from the past two meetings. Impressed by Flagship Glory’s ability to overcome a sluggish start and claim the... Read More

The deficit remains confronting, but Zac Purton breathed life into flickering hopes of a successful jockeys’ championship defence with a stunning quintet at Happy Valley yesterday evening to capitalise on Joao Moreira’s suspension. Posting his first five-timer for the 2020/21 season, Purton cut Moreira’s margin to 25 after triumphing on Wood On Fire (Per Incanto),... Read More