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Double joy for Ferraris team with Happy Valley breakthrough
Justifying generous advance notices, Luke Ferraris savoured maiden Hong Kong success in the best possible fashion by producing a textbook ride on Go Ballistic (Duke Of Marmalade) to win the Class 5 Heung Yip Handicap (1800m), simultaneously delivering his father David’s first winner of the 2021-22 season at Happy Valley yesterday. Riding in his 21st... Read More
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Zac Purton posts 1,300th, Shinn notches four-timer
David Hayes credits Zac Purton with helping lay the foundations for his stable’s blistering start to the 2021/22 season after the champion jockey became only the second rider in Hong Kong racing history to post 1,300 wins during yesterday’s racecard. On a day of landmark success, Purton’s phenomenal feat was overshadowed by Blake Shinn’s stunning... Read More
Bentley lands early strike at Happy Valley opener
Demonstrating the benefits of an exhaustive three-month stint at the end of last season, Harry Bentley put hard-won lessons into immediate effect with victory on Turin Redstar (Kyllachy) in the Class 3 Community Chest Cup Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley yesterday. Snaring the first points in the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge, Turin Redstar gave... Read More
Hayes dominates season-opening with eye-catching treble
David Hayes has identified the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) on December 12 as Naboo Attack’s (Warhead) primary target after the hulking import’s impressive triumph in the Class 1 Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday. Fulfilling predictions that he was primed to have an immediate impact on the 2021/22 term, the... Read More
Vincent Ho wins Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading home-grown jockey
Vincent Ho has crowned a glorious season by claiming his third consecutive Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s leading local jockey, clinching overall honours with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Already the jurisdiction’s leading Group 1 rider in 2020/21 with five successes at elite level – four on Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro)... Read More
Caspar Fownes claims Hong Kong trainers’ crown
Caspar Fownes has claimed victory in the gripping battle with John Size for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship after a pulsating final Sha Tin meeting of the season yesterday saw Fownes emerge with an unassailable lead. With only nine races left at Happy Valley’s season finale on Wednesday night (July 14), Fownes leads 79-72... Read More