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Tastiera stamps his class on sparkling international field to land QEII Cup
Tastiera (Satono Crown) was triumphant on his return to Sha Tin as Japan’s 2023 Tokyo Yushun (Gr 1, 2400m) hero dominated a thrilling renewal of the QEII Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. The five-year-old showed his aptitude for top-class racing in Hong Kong when third to Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) in the... Read More
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Ka Ying Rising’s seals perfect season with Chairman’s Sprint Prize triumph
Superstar Hong Kong sprinter Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) completed a record-equalling season with a scintillating victory in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Taking his unbeaten record to 12 consecutive races in defeating a world-class field of 12 rivals in a winning time of 1m 07.88s, Ka Ying Rising... Read More
Alexis Badel slots Happy Valley treble ahead of Champions Day
Preparing to partner Happy Together (Dragon Pulse) in the Champions Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, Alexis Badel took riding honours at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with a treble. The Frenchman was in brilliant form, scoring with Tony Cruz’s Winning Heart (Starspangledbanner) in the Class 5 Flamingo Flower Handicap (1200m), Manfred... Read More
Zac Purton dominates at Sha Tin with quartet ahead of Champions Day
Preparing to partner the world’s highest-rated sprinter Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) at Champions Day next Sunday, Zac Purton slotted a quartet at Sha Tin on Sunday to secure another piece of Hong Kong racing history by breaking Douglas Whyte’s record for the most wins on Sha Tin’s dirt course. Purton fired in three wins on... Read More
Andrea Atzeni fires in treble as Jamie Richards, Mark Newnham post doubles
Andrea Atzeni continued a blazing form run to slot a treble as Jamie Richards posted his first double of the season to share training honours with Mark Newnham at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Atzeni’s sizzling strike-rate continued with a three-timer, teaming with Mark Newnham’s Crimson Flash (Showtime) to land the first section of the... Read More
Chung stars with Sha Tin treble
Angus Chung successfully forged new territory on Sunday, posting his first Sha Tin treble crowned by Divano’s (Brave Smash) dominant victory in the Class 1 Healthy Community Handicap (1400m). After scoring on Tony Cruz pair Parents’ Love (Deep Field) and Gustosisimo (Exceed And Excel), Chung produced a clinical ride on Divano in the afternoon’s feature... Read More