Purton, Lor, Chadwick crowned champions at season finale
In a season finale soaked with drama and history, Zac Purton, Frankie Lor and Matthew Chadwick have taken the top individual honours as the 2021/2022 Hong Kong racing season ended in spectacular fashion at Sha Tin on yesterday. With a fifth jockeys’ championship, Purton closed a turbulent season triumphantly with a quartet, having missed eight... Read More
Honey goes Boom to propel sire towards leading juvenile honours
Spirit Of Boom draws level with Queensland rival Better Than Ready in race to be crowned top two-year-old sire by winners A grandstand finish is set in the race to be named Australia’s leading two-year-old sire by winners as Eureka Stud’s Spirit Of Boom (Sequalo) continued his relentless end-of-season form to capture a 23rd individual... Read More
Calthorpe hopes his Harmonious hot-pot can rise to the occasion once more
Two-year-old filly travels to Adelaide in search of black type in bid to follow Group 1-winning stablemate Media Award Chris Calthorpe is unsure whether his homebred filly Harmonious Senora (Glass Harmonium) is up to the elite grade, but then he had the same thought cross his mind with his shock Australasian Oaks (Gr 1, 2000m)... Read More
‘They’ve got every reason to be looking at the two-year-old sales’
Buyers set to place greater importance on breeze-up auctions as private purchases become increasingly difficult An inflationary tried horse market and an increasing reluctance from owners to part with their talented young stock, as well as the reopening of the international borders, could see the rejuvenation of the two-year-old sales across Australasia. Magic Millions boss... Read More
Waverider Buoy (AUS)
Waverider Buoy (AUS) 2 f Nicconi – Catch A Wave by Fastnet Rock O: Ingham Racing B: Ingham Racing T: Chris Waller W: Furphy Handicap, 1100m, July 13, Warwick Farm A juvenile filly by Nicconi (Bianconi) made waves at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when the winner of the two- and three-year-old handicap (1100m). Sent off... Read More
Saturday’s season finale to decide jockeys’ championship
The battle for the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship is set for a dramatic conclusion at the season finale at Sha Tin on Saturday, with the smallest possible margin separating arch-rivals and four-time champions Zac Purton and Joao Moreira. After 87 meetings and 825 races, Purton and Moreira have both ridden 132 winners, but Moreira’s tally... Read More