Flagship Glory (Australia) edged into Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) calculations with an impressive staying performance at Sha Tin yesterday as Zac Purton continued a withering mid-season charge with a treble, leaving the jockey with eight wins from the past two meetings. Impressed by Flagship Glory’s ability to overcome a sluggish start and claim the... Read More

The deficit remains confronting, but Zac Purton breathed life into flickering hopes of a successful jockeys’ championship defence with a stunning quintet at Happy Valley yesterday evening to capitalise on Joao Moreira’s suspension. Posting his first five-timer for the 2020/21 season, Purton cut Moreira’s margin to 25 after triumphing on Wood On Fire (Per Incanto),... Read More

Joao Moreira insists Silver Express (Canford Cliffs) warrants a tilt at the Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) next month after the grey forged into Classic calculations with runaway success in yesterday’s Class 3 Tai Mei Tuk Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin. Committed to partner the Caspar Fownes-trained Sky Darci (Darci Brahma) in the March 21... Read More

Grateful Heart (Written Tycoon) has been crowned DBS x Manulife Million Challenge champion, leaving trainer Danny Shum to revel in a third victory in the lucrative Happy Valley series in six years. Joining Shum’s previous winners – Speedy Longwah (Perfectly Ready) (2016) and Charity Glory (Written Tycoon) (2018) – Grateful Heart was clearly the best-performed... Read More

Golden Sixty (Medaglia d’Oro) extended his unbeaten run to 13 straight wins with victory in yesterday’s Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) at Sha Tin. However, Hong Kong’s highest rated horse was forced to spare no effort as he scrambled to add a third consecutive Group 1 to his glittering record which now... Read More