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Hong Kong season finale sees cool Yiu claim the championship
Ricky Yiu sealed the champion trainer title at Happy Valley last night to fulfill a lifelong dream, and he did it with a smile and a shrug. With Hong Kong in the midst of a coronavirus ‘third wave’, the famous Valley crowd was not there to cheer his remarkable feat, and there was no presentation... Read More
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Sun sets on Moore’s storied Hong Kong career
The most successful trainer in Hong Kong history John Moore has officially ended his tenure in the city after 35 years, with the Sydney-bound handler striking out at Happy Valley last night. Moore, who has reached the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s mandatory retirement age of 70, won 1,735 Hong Kong races from when he took... Read More
Exceed excels in Hong Kong as Deep Field, Smart Missile impress
Exceed And Excel (Danehill) will tonight top the Hong Kong list of leading sires, both by earnings and by winners, when their season comes to a close at Happy Valley. Led by the exploits of the now-retired two-time Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Mr Stunning, Exceed And Excel has produced 17 individual winners,... Read More
Fast Most Furious for Purton and Hall
Zac Purton locked up a fourth Hong Kong champion jockey title when Fast Most Furious (Lope De Vega) carried him past the post for his 144th win of the campaign in yesterday’s Class 1 Sha Tin Mile Trophy Handicap (1600m). The Australian ace had an eight-win lead at the start of the 11-race card, and... Read More
Purton delivers for Cruz as Yiu and Lui stall at the Valley
Zac Purton returned a favour at Happy Valley late on Wednesday night to keep Tony Cruz in the frame for the champion trainer title. With front-runner Ricky Yiu enduring an evening of misfortune and his closest pursuer Francis Lui forced to settle for a pair of seconds, third-placed Cruz closed the gap when Purton steered... Read More
Moore slams a Sha Tin hat-trick, Moreira’s out and Yiu’s still fighting
John Moore’s five-decade career in Hong Kong will come to an end in 10 days’ time but the handler hammered home a hat-trick of wins at Sha Tin yesterday to show that he’s not winding down just yet. Sunny Boy (Star Witness) set the ball rolling with an all-the-way win under Zac Purton; So We... Read More