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Happy Valley treble sends Moreira 30 clear of Purton in jockeys’ championship
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
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Derek Leung stars with treble as The Rock takes out Saturday feature at Sha Tin
Celebrating his first treble in almost a year, Derek Leung identified the virtues of hard work and vital stable support after taking riding honours at Sha Tin yesterday. Leung’s treble contained a dead-heat aboard Fairy Floss (Guillotine) with the Joao Moreira-ridden Dragon Commander (Motivator) in the Class 5 Hung Shui Kiu Handicap (1650m) on dirt... Read More
The DBS x Manulife Million Challenge is seemingly at Grateful Heart’s mercy after a fourth win at Happy Valley as Joao Moreira rides a quartet
Happy Valley sprint specialist Grateful Heart (Written Tycoon) has built an almost impregnable buffer in the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge after a fourth victory at the city circuit propelled the Australian import to an imposing lead in the HK$1 million series. Perfectly ridden by Zac Purton, the Danny Shum-trained gelding posted his first victory... Read More
Poon and Lui combine with Glorious Dragon to snare Centenary Vase Handicap
Glorious Dragon (Teofilo) avenged defeat in last year’s running of Sha Tin’s Centenary Vase Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) by denying Exultant (Teofilo) a third win in yesterday’s staying feature while at the same time delivering Matthew Poon one of the most important triumphs of his career. Beaten by Tony Cruz’s Exultant in the same race... Read More
Delightful Laos emerges as a Hong Kong Derby contender as Tony Cruz posts a treble
Tony Cruz will aim to add further lustre to his extraordinary Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) record after Delightful Laos (Baltic King) emerged as a potential Classic contender with victory in the Class 2 Chater Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley yesterday. Crowning a dominant night for Cruz, the Irish import will now be set for... Read More
Golden Sixty extends winning streak to 12 by claiming second career G1 scalp in the Stewards’ Cup
Not even a slipped saddle and muddling tempo were enough to halt Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) winning streak as the Hong Kong superstar posted a dramatic 12th successive victory after scrambling to narrow triumph in yesterday’s Stewards’ Cup (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin. Undefeated since July 2019, Golden Sixty responded doggedly to Vincent Ho’s... Read More