Hong Kong News
Charity Fun charges into Derby contention with brilliant Happy Valley win
Danny Shum is considering an audacious tilt at the BMW Hong Kong Derby (Listed, 2000m) in March with Charity Fun (War Command) after the Irish import’s stunning victory in the Class 3 Hung To Handicap (2200m) at Happy Valley last night. Contesting only his second race in Hong Kong, Charity Fun surged to a four-length... Read More
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Cruz and Chadwick combine with Beauty Smile to win Chinese New Year Cup
Tony Cruz maintains Beauty Smile (Free Eagle) is still a work in progress after the Irish import’s dominant performance to claim the Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) with the four-year-old impressively eclipsing older and more accomplished opposition. Contesting only his ninth start in Hong Kong, the chestnut was given a superb ride... Read More
Happy Valley treble sends Moreira 30 clear of Purton in jockeys’ championship
Joao Moreira has extended his lead in the Hong Kong jockeys’ premiership with another display of dominance, notching a Happy Valley treble yesterday to lead reigning champion Zac Purton by 30 winners – 89 to 59. Marching relentlessly to a fourth Hong Kong jockeys’ crown, Moreira again snared riding honours with victory on Daily Beauty... Read More
Derek Leung stars with treble as The Rock takes out Saturday feature at Sha Tin
Celebrating his first treble in almost a year, Derek Leung identified the virtues of hard work and vital stable support after taking riding honours at Sha Tin yesterday. Leung’s treble contained a dead-heat aboard Fairy Floss (Guillotine) with the Joao Moreira-ridden Dragon Commander (Motivator) in the Class 5 Hung Shui Kiu Handicap (1650m) on dirt... Read More
The DBS x Manulife Million Challenge is seemingly at Grateful Heart’s mercy after a fourth win at Happy Valley as Joao Moreira rides a quartet
Happy Valley sprint specialist Grateful Heart (Written Tycoon) has built an almost impregnable buffer in the DBS x Manulife Million Challenge after a fourth victory at the city circuit propelled the Australian import to an imposing lead in the HK$1 million series. Perfectly ridden by Zac Purton, the Danny Shum-trained gelding posted his first victory... Read More
Poon and Lui combine with Glorious Dragon to snare Centenary Vase Handicap
Glorious Dragon (Teofilo) avenged defeat in last year’s running of Sha Tin’s Centenary Vase Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) by denying Exultant (Teofilo) a third win in yesterday’s staying feature while at the same time delivering Matthew Poon one of the most important triumphs of his career. Beaten by Tony Cruz’s Exultant in the same race... Read More