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Purton’s Happy Valley mastery continues as Nervous Witness rebounds
Touted as a potential future sprint star early this season, Nervous Witness (Star Witness) has restored lustre to his reputation with a devastating win in the Class 3 Hing Tung Handicap (1000m) as Zac Purton again dominated Happy Valley with a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday. Nervous Witness’ return to the winners’ list after... Read More
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Galaxy Witness, Flying Ace remain unbeaten as talent continues to rise at Sha Tin
Galaxy Witness (Star Witness) has emerged as an early contender for next season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series after brilliant victory for Caspar Fownes and Joao Moreira as Leading Fortune (Siyouni) upstaged a cluster of this month’s Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) hopefuls to continue the championship-leading seasons of Zac Purton and John Size at Sha Tin... Read More
Hewitson, Yeung share limelight with Purton, Size
On a night dominated by the milestone achievements of Zac Purton and John Size, the enduring resilience of Lyle Hewitson and Keith Yeung was deservedly rewarded when the pair ended frustrating absences from the winners’ circle with overdue success at Happy Valley last night. Purton extended his lead over arch-rival Joao Moreira to four wins... Read More
Tony Cruz fuels Hong Kong Derby hopes with California Spangle’s Classic Cup triumph
California Spangle (Starspangledbanner) has earned himself a tilt at the Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) next month after repelling a crack field in the Hong Kong Classic Cup (Listed, 1800m) to defy questions over his stamina with a superb performance at Sha Tin yesterday. Leading virtually all the way under a masterful front-running ride from... Read More
Fa Fa, Cheerful Days dead-heat in DBS x Manulife Million Challenge as Purton, Teetan post four-timers
Sharing the limelight with Zac Purton and Karis Teetan four-timers, Cheerful Days (Smart Missile) has crowned a season of stunning progress to share HK$1 million DBS x Manulife Million Challenge glory with Fa Fa (He’s Remarkable) after a stunning triumph in the Class 2 Shan Kwong Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on yesterday. Needing to... Read More
Russian Emperor leads one-two for Whyte in Hong Kong Gold Cup
The inexorable rise of Douglas Whyte among Hong Kong’s training ranks encompassed yet another milestone at Sha Tin yesterday as jockey Blake Shinn and Russian Emperor (Galileo) led home a one-two finish for the handler in the Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m). Just weeks after savouring Centenary Sprint Cup (Gr 1, 1200m) glory... Read More