Hong Kong News

Fabulous five for Moreira makes it a ‘Magic’ 900

Joao Moreira became only the fourth jockey in Hong Kong history to reach 900 wins and he did so in style with a five-timer at Sha Tin yesterday.  “I wasn’t counting!” the Brazilian ace said after his fourth on the board, Picken (Duporth), had sealed the milestone win at the end of a tough duel... Read More

Purton tops the charts with a Happy Valley double

It’s taken 52 race meetings but a Zac Purton double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night meant the champion jockey poked his nose into the lead in the title race for the first time since late September. The Australian ace arrived at the city-side venue one win behind his great rival Joao Moreira. At Sha... Read More

Golden glory for Ho and Lui in Hong Kong Derby

Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) triumphed in an epic HK$20 million Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) at Sha Tin yesterday to complete a brilliant whitewash of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series. The victory was a first in the race for jockey Vincent Ho, who ended a run of outs for local riders in the blue riband going... Read More

Sweet first as Borges gets his Hong Kong win

Vagner Borges realised a dream when he bagged his first Hong Kong win at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with an all-the-way success aboard Very Sweet Orange (Exceed And Excel) in the Class 3 Cassia Handicap (1000m). “My dream was always to come to Hong Kong and to have a winner here, I’m very happy,”... Read More

Simply Brilliant as Leung seals a Sha Tin treble

Derek Leung capped a steely treble at Sha Tin yesterday when Simply Brilliant (Frankel) earned just reward in the afternoon’s feature, the Class 1 Lung Cheung Handicap (1600m).  Leung left little to chance on the Frankie Lor-trained chestnut, a lesson learned from a luckless defeat the time before at Happy Valley. On that occasion, the... Read More

Not A Single Doubt colt speeds to Valley track record

Stronger (Not A Single Doubt) found his Hong Kong feet in fine style at Happy Valley on Wednesday, blitzing the Class 3 Fanling Handicap (1000m) in a track record time of 0.56.11.  The Not A Single Doubt (Redoute’s Choice) colt arrived in town with a smart juvenile profile from his time in Australia, having landed... Read More