Hong Kong News

Lor moves closer to trainers’ title with Happy Valley double

Frankie Lor took another significant step towards securing the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a Happy Valley double last night, while also bearing down on the Hong Kong record for the number of wins in a season by a trainer. Lor leads 11-time champion John Size 90-84 and, with 30 races left across the remaining... Read More

Duke Wai strikes for O’Sullivan and Chau

Marking his imminent departure from Hong Kong with a timely reminder of enduring skill, Paul O’Sullivan struck with Duke Wai (Per Incanto) and Jerry Chau to land the Class 1 25th Anniversary Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1200m) at a rain-drenched Sha Tin yesterday. O’Sullivan, 62, will leave Hong Kong at the end of the... Read More

Lor moves closer to championship

Clasping an imposing lead over John Size in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship, Frankie Lor refuses to believe the battle with his former mentor is over despite edging to a seven-win buffer after My Ecstatic’s (All Too Hard) authoritative victory at Happy Valley last night. Attempting to land the championship for the first time, Lor... Read More

The Golden Scenery shines for Cruz

Tony Cruz believes The Golden Scenery (Deep Field) is destined for Group level after the Australian import’s win in the Pok Fu Lam Country Park Handicap (Class 2, 1400m) under Luke Ferraris at Sha Tin yesterday. Notching his third victory in Hong Kong after winning twice in Australia, when known as Dominant King, for Steven... Read More

Purton edges closer to jockeys’ championship

The Hong Kong jockeys’ championship hangs in the balance after Zac Purton drew within one win of Joao Moreira with seven meetings left in the season as Derek Leung took riding honours with a double at Happy Valley yesterday evening. On an eventful night, Moreira was stood down from riding after the first race because... Read More

Diamond shines for Badel with Premier Plate success

Tourbillon Diamond (Olympic Glory) and Alexis Badel continued a rewarding partnership at Sha Tin yesterday with the duo nailing a stubborn win for trainer Danny Shum in the Premier Plate Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m). The five-year-old denied a fast-finishing Turin Redsun (Dubawi) in a rip-roaring renewal, overcoming a hefty impost to secure his second Group... Read More