Hong Kong News

Rubylot leads charge of Four-Year-Old Classic Series contenders

David Hayes will aim Rubylot (Rubick) at the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) in January after the talented gelding claimed the Class 3 Yan Chai Trophy Handicap (1200m) with a devastating sprint at Sha Tin on Saturday. Ridden by Brenton Avdulla in place of Hugh Bowman, who was indisposed, Rubylot posted his fourth win from... Read More

Fownes and Bowman combine for Happy Valley treble

Caspar Fownes and Hugh Bowman continued a flourishing partnership at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, dominating with a treble to maintain the duo’s stunning winning strike-rate. With the wins of Sky Song (No Nay Never), Noble Pursuit (Savabeel) and Rocket Spade (Fastnet Rock), Fownes and Bowman improved their combined winning strike-rate this season to 45.45... Read More

The Golden Scenery provides Tony Cruz with another Celebration Cup triumph

Tony Cruz claimed the Celebration Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) for the third time in four seasons when The Golden Scenery (Deep Field) produced a career-best performance under Brenton Avdulla at Sha Tin on Sunday to win the first Group race of the 2024/25 Hong Kong season. Settling near the tail of the field before... Read More

Francis Lui strikes with Happy Valley treble

Francis Lui accelerated his bid for successive Hong Kong trainers’ championships with a treble at Happy Valley on Wednesday night as Lyle Hewitson and Karis Teetan slotted doubles. Lui’s title defence gathered impetus with Sweet Briar (Shamexpress), Forever Glorious (Archipenko) and Brave Star’s (Myboycharlie) victories to vault into second place in the standings with four... Read More

Sunlight Power stuns as Zac Purton strikes with a quartet

Ricky Yiu believes emerging talent Sunlight Power (Capitalist) can continue a sharp rise and eventually join the city’s elite after the gelding’s stunning win at Sha Tin on Sunday where Zac Purton dominated the meeting with a quartet. Ridden by Jerry Chau, Sunlight Power travelled three-wide before surging clear of his rivals to win by... Read More

Record breaker Golden Sixty retired

Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro), the world’s highest-earning racehorse, has been retired from racing, it was announced on Friday. The ten-time Group 1 winner, who amassed a staggering HK$167,170,600 (approx. AU$31.924 million) in prize-money in a 31-start career, had been absent since finishing fourth in the HKJC Champions Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) in April having suffered... Read More