The heat is on in the race to be champion trainer with front-runner Ricky Yiu feeling the burn at his back after closest rival Francis Lui maintained his excellent form with a double at Sha Tin yesterday. Yiu had to sit and suffer on Wednesday night when a Lui four-timer lifted the unassuming chaser to... Read More

Zac Purton struck a four-timer at Happy Valley on Wednesday night that left his great rival Joao Moreira with a mountainous task in the title race and lifted Francis Lui right back into champion trainer reckoning. Moreira narrowed the gap on Purton to three wins with an early success on the Caspar Fownes-trained Daily Beauty... Read More

Premier victory for Yiu’s Banner while Yeung Dances to Group 3 glory Jolly Banner (Lonhro) showed plenty of vim for a veteran as he battled past younger rivals to win the Premier Cup (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin yesterday. “Amazing – he’s an amazing horse,” trainer Ricky Yiu said after the eight-year-old maintained his... Read More

Teetan strikes four as Eagle soars Lakeshore Eagle (Master Of Design) soared to a third win on the bounce and initiated a mid-card four-timer for Karis Teetan who continued a flaming streak at Sha Tin yesterday. While Zac Purton and Joao Moreira are grinding out the odd win or two, ploughing through treacle in their... Read More

Joao Moreira got the fillip he’d been looking for at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, teaming up with Caspar ‘King of the Valley’ Fownes to nail a much-needed double. The Brazilian entered the arena four wins adrift of championship leader Zac Purton and that widened to five when the reigning champ took the opener. But... Read More