Grateful Heart (Written Tycoon) has been crowned DBS x Manulife Million Challenge champion, leaving trainer Danny Shum to revel in a third victory in the lucrative Happy Valley series in six years. Joining Shum’s previous winners – Speedy Longwah (Perfectly Ready) (2016) and Charity Glory (Written Tycoon) (2018) – Grateful Heart was clearly the best-performed... Read More

Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) extended his unbeaten run to 13 straight wins with victory in yesterday’s Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin. However, Hong Kong’s highest rated horse was forced to spare no effort as he scrambled to add a third consecutive Group 1 to his glittering record which now... Read More

Danny Shum is considering an audacious tilt at the BMW Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) in March with Charity Fun (War Command) after the Irish import’s stunning victory in the Class 3 Hung To Handicap (2200m) at Happy Valley last night. Contesting only his second race in Hong Kong, Charity Fun surged to a four-length... Read More

Tony Cruz maintains Beauty Smile (Free Eagle) is still a work in progress after the Irish import’s dominant performance to claim the Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) with the four-year-old impressively eclipsing older and more accomplished opposition. Contesting only his ninth start in Hong Kong, the chestnut was given a superb ride... Read More

Joao Moreira has extended his lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership with another display of dominance, notching a Happy Valley treble yesterday to lead reigning champion Zac Purton by 30 winners – 89 to 59. Marching relentlessly to a fourth Hong Kong jockeys’ crown, Moreira again snared riding honours with victory on Daily Beauty... Read More