Fresh off his record-setting success aboard Golden Sixty in Sunday’s (12 December) G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), Vincent Ho is quickly turning his attention to Wednesday’s (15 December) eight-race card at Happy Valley as he looks to maintain the momentum with seven rides at the city circuit. With 10… Read More »
Golden Sixty stands alone as Hong Kong’s most prolific winner in history after he successfully defended his G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) crown at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 12 December). Nailing yet another heart-stopping win under jockey Vincent Ho, Hong Kong’s champion savoured the 19th win of his… Read More »
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has saluted Hong Kong’s spirit and commitment after another successful staging of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, which saw G1 glory shared between Japan and Hong Kong at Sha Tin today (Sunday 12 December). On a day when Golden… Read More »
A horrible fall in the Hong Kong Sprint has marred the Hong Kong International Raceday at Sha Tin. Fives horses and jockeys were involved in a horrible fall around the turn in the Hong Kong Sprint which was won by Australian jockey Blake Shinn’s mount Sky Field. Concerns over the… Read More »
A bumper ten race card has been set down for Sha Tin on Sunday for International Day. The weather is fine and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. Hong Kong Sprint 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Hong Kong Sprint Hong Kong Mile… Read More »
View the Final Field and Barriers for the 2021 Hong Kong Cup. The Hong Kong Cup be run on Sunday December 12th at Sha Tin racecourse. Time: 7:30PM Distance: 2000m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the Odds for the Hong Kong Cup Have Your Say: Who do you think… Read More »
View the Final Field and Barriers for the 2021 Hong Kong Mile. The Hong Kong Mile be run on Sunday December 12th at Sha Tin racecourse. Time: 6:50PM Distance: 1600m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the Odds for the Hong Kong Mile Have Your Say: Who do you think… Read More »
View the Final Field and Barriers for the 2021 Hong Kong Sprint. The Hong Kong Sprint be run on Sunday December 12th at Sha Tin racecourse. Time: 5:40PM Distance: 1200m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the Odds for the Hong Kong Sprint Have Your Say: Who do you think… Read More »
View the Final Field and Barriers for the 2021 Hong Kong Vase. The Hong Kong Vase be run on Sunday December 12th at Sha Tin racecourse. Time: 5:00PM Distance: 2400m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the Odds for the Hong Kong Vase Have Your Say: Who do you think… Read More »
As the end of Loves Only You’s storied racing career approaches and the next chapter of her life beckons, trainer Yoshito Yahagi has his eyes firmly fixed on Sunday’s (12 December) HK$30 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin, hopeful of a fairy tale end for his… Read More »
Hidetaka Otonashi hopes genetics plays a decisive role in the HK$24 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (12 December) when the Japanese prodigy seeks to emulate the heroics of his sire, Maurice. A mercurial talent, Maurice annexed the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m)… Read More »
Christophe Soumillon returns to the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races with a score to settle this Sunday (12 December) at Sha Tin after missing out on riding in last year’s end-of-year showcase due to an unfortunate COVID-19 mishap. Engaged to ride Normcore in the 2020 G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup… Read More »
A firm Sha Tin track is the biggest concern British trainer William Haggas has for his exciting youngster Dubai Honour in the G1 HK$30 million LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) on Sunday (12 December). A question mark over the visitor’s ability to cope with fast ground is also shared by… Read More »
One of the great training careers of the modern era will officially come to an end on 31 December when Alain de Royer-Dupre heads into retirement, the winner of more than 70 G1s around the world, including 19 French Classics. The man who will be forever identified with the careers… Read More »
Gearing up for his toughest test to date and the chance to create history, Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year Golden Sixty will step away from barrier two in Sunday’s (12 December) HK$26 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), much to the satisfaction of trainer Francis Lui at this… Read More »
Zac Purton has joined Douglas Whyte and Frankie Dettori as a triple winner of the LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship, claiming the title without a victory in the four-race series at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (8 December) to add further lustre to a phenomenal resume. Four days after overtaking Whyte… Read More »
Noriyuki Hori is no stranger to success at the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) and this Sunday (12 December) at Sha Tin the master handler from Japan will be two-pronged at the end-of-year HK$100 million showcase. From nine runners since 2008 – including his trailblazing Jaguar Mail – Hori… Read More »
Accustomed to major race success, Yuga Kawada and Kiyoshi Hagiwara will lay siege to Golden Sixty’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) crown with Danon Kingly at Sha Tin on Sunday (12 December), carrying immense respect for the defending champion. Hagiwara, who successfully campaigned Normcore in the 2020 G1 LONGINES… Read More »
A nervous young jockey from Liverpool gazes round a star-studded Sha Tin paddock ahead of his ride on Andrew Balding’s Phoenix Reach in the G1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) and wonders whether he truly belongs. Frankie Dettori doesn’t have a care in the world; Olivier Peslier, Christophe Soumillon and Gerald… Read More »
Is Hong Kong great PAKISTAN STAR (Shamardal – Nina Celebre) the most intelligent horse in world racing? Or just a pig? He has had such an enigmatic career. He is quite brilliant, world class in fact on his day, but on other days, he digs his toes in when things… Read More »
