Hong Kong News

Voyage Bubble displays championship qualities with fighting Hong Kong Gold Cup win

James McDonald attributed a dramatic Hong Kong Gold Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) victory to Voyage Bubble’s (Deep Field) class and courage after the pair overcame several obstacles at Sha Tin on Sunday. Having arrived at Sha Tin from Riyadh, where he partnered Romantic Warrior (Acclamation) into second place in a pulsating Saudi Cup (Gr 1,... Read More

Avdulla sets sights on California Spangle challenge after Happy Valley double

Preparing to reunite with California Spangle (Starspangledbanner) in Sunday’s Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (Gr 1, 1400m) at Sha Tin, Brenton Avdulla continued a searing run of form with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Boosting his season’s tally to 24, Avdulla has ridden 12 winners across the past 11 meetings and with success... Read More

Johannes Brahms leads charge towards Hong Kong Classic Cup with Sha Tin win

Johannes Brahms (Siyouni) led the charge towards the Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) with victory in the Class 2 Heung Yee Kuk Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday as Sky Heart (Ardrossan) and Steps Ahead (Written By) also advanced their Four-Year-Old Classic Series claims. Formerly trained by Aidan O’Brien in Ireland where he... Read More

Luke Ferraris continues dream run with Lucky With You success

Luke Ferraris continued a blistering form surge with success aboard veteran sprinter Lucky With You (Artie Schiller) in the Class 1 TVB Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (9 February), leaving the young South African jockey with three feature victories in ten days. Buoyant after wins in the Hong Kong Classic Mile (Listed,... Read More

Luke Ferraris continues hot mid-season form

Fresh from Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) success last week, Luke Ferraris continued a barnstorming season with victory on Mr Ascendency (The Gurkha) in the Class 2 Tsun Yip Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Triumphant after My Wish’s (Flying Artie) brilliant win in the Hong Kong Classic Mile for Mark Newnham, Ferraris... Read More

My Wish lands Hong Kong Classic Mile for Newnham, Ferraris

Bristling with emotion, Luke Ferraris has jubilated in My Wish’s (Flying Artie) Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) triumph for Mark Newnham at Sha Tin on Friday, prompting the rider to reflect on Sweet Orange’s (War Front) success in the corresponding race in 2012. Trained by Ferraris’s father David, Sweet Orange’s victory 13 seasons ago remains... Read More