Hong Kong News
De Melo and Atzeni pounce with Happy Valley wins
In a meeting of firsts, Keagan De Melo and Andrea Atzeni celebrated significant breakthrough victories with momentum-building triumphs at Happy Valley’s season-opening fixture yesterday. Recruited to bolster Hong Kong’s world-class jockey ranks, reigning South African champion De Melo and European Classic-winning Atzeni showcased impressive credentials in decisive fashion at only the second meeting of the... Read More
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Victor The Winner upstages Lucky Sweynesse on Sha Tin return
Danny Shum will plot a path towards the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) on December 10 with Victor The Winner (Toronado) after the lightly raced gelding toppled Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse), the world’s highest-rated sprinter, in the Class 1 the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Notching his sixth win... Read More
Manfred Man caps magnificent campaign with season-ending Sha Tin feature victory
Delivering an unexpected triumph for Manfred Man, Irish import Encountered (Churchill) delivered a book-ending triumph to crown the veteran trainer’s finest season in style with victory in the Class 1 Hong Kong Racehorse Owners Association Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Man, 65, slotted a career-best 44th winner of the season when Encountered speared... Read More
Zac Purton, Francis Lui crowned Valley Kings after Happy Valley finale
Zac Purton and Francis Lui have been acclaimed Hong Kong racing’s ‘Kings of The Valley’ after the pair clinched the jockey and trainer mantles for the most wins at Happy Valley this season with multiples last night. Entering the meeting locked on 49 wins with Vincent Ho – who had led for much of the... Read More
Zac Purton races to Hong Kong winners record
Zac Purton will continue his pursuit of Douglas Whyte’s towering Hong Kong career record for the most wins by a jockey after surpassing Joao Moreira’s mark for the most victories in a single season at Sha Tin yesterday. Further cementing his status among Hong Kong horseracing’s galaxy of stars, Purton eclipsed Moreira’s 2016/17 record of... Read More
Zac Purton rides 1,600th Hong Kong winner with Happy Valley treble
Zac Purton has become only the second jockey in Hong Kong racing history to ride 1,600 winners as the Australian continues a relentless quest of history following a treble at Happy Valley yesterday evening. Douglas Whyte (1,813 wins) is the only other jockey to reach the 1,600-win mark in Hong Kong and Purton’s three-timer leaves... Read More