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Bundle Award emerges as BMW Hong Kong Derby contender with superb win
Bundle Award (Shamus Award) charged into Hong Kong Derby (2000m) calculations with a brilliant victory in the Class 2 Carpenter Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday to fan hopes of a fourth Classic triumph for champion trainer John Size. Ridden perfectly by Ben Thompson, the 75-rating Shamus Award (Snitzel) gelding charged from last at... Read More
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Ryan Moore snares Happy Valley double to end short-term riding stint
Champion jockey Ryan Moore crowned a short-term Hong Kong riding stint in style at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, departing with a double which propelled John Size to the top of the 2024/25 trainers’ championship. Moore and Size combined with Golden Rise (Written Tycoon) and Beauty Alliance (Starcraft), leaving Moore with four wins and five... Read More
Brenton Avdulla caps Sha Tin treble with Rubylot’s Hong Kong Classic Cup success
Brenton Avdulla continued a blossoming season by dominating at Sha Tin on Sunday, crowning a stellar display with victory in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) on the David Hayes-trained Rubylot (Rubick) before piloting emerging Hong Kong Derby (2000m) hopeful Enthralled (American Pharoah) to an important triumph. Avdulla, 34, moved into third place in the... Read More
Soleil Fighter lands DBS x Manulife Million Challenge at Happy Valley
David Hayes was forced to share victory in last year’s DBS x Manulife Million Challenge but on Wednesday night the trainer stood alone after Soleil Fighter (Sea The Moon) landed the Class 3 Tsui Man Handicap (1650m) under Ryan Moore. Heading into the evening on an unmatched 50 points, Soleil Fighter clung on as the... Read More
Ka Ying Rising blasts to Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup triumph
Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) continued his imperious reign as Hong Kong’s sprint monarch with a superb victory in the Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (Gr 1, 1400m) for David Hayes and Karis Teetan at Sha Tin on Sunday as the world’s joint highest-rated sprinter landed his third Group 1. Settling outside the leader and last year’s... Read More
Voyage Bubble displays championship qualities with fighting Hong Kong Gold Cup win
James McDonald attributed a dramatic Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) victory to Voyage Bubble’s (Deep Field) class and courage after the pair overcame several obstacles at Sha Tin on Sunday. Having arrived at Sha Tin from Riyadh, where he partnered Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) into second place in a pulsating Saudi Cup (Gr 1,... Read More