Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) bid for a record fourth Champions Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) crown was thwarted by a familiar foe at Sha Tin on Sunday. Zac Purton is that nemesis. He’s now toppled Hong Kong’s champion in three separate Group 1 races aboard Waikuku (Harbour Watch), California Spangle (Starspangledbanner) and the latest, Beauty Eternal... Read More

Preparing Straight Arron (Fastnet Rock) QEII Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) tilt in eight days, Caspar Fownes claimed training honours at Sha Tin on Saturday with a treble as the four-time Hong Kong champion crowned a memorable week. After becoming only the fourth trainer in Hong Kong history to reach the 1,100 win milestone behind John... Read More

The Fownes name has been synonymous with Hong Kong racing across the past 40-plus years and Caspar, son of former trainer Lawrie, became only the fourth horseman after John Moore (1,735), John Size (1,535) and Tony Cruz (1,502) to reach 1,100 Hong Kong wins on Wednesday night (17 April) at Happy Valley. Assistant to his... Read More

Excited ahead of a Champions Day reunion with champion Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) on April 28, Vincent Ho gained vital confidence and fitness with his first double in almost three months at Sha Tin on Sunday. Sidelined after a fall on January 24, Ho returned to race riding at Happy Valley on Wednesday and, following... Read More

Zac Purton’s relentless pursuit of Douglas Whyte’s Hong Kong record of 1,813 wins annexed another important milestone at Happy Valley on Wednesday night when the rider slotted a treble to become only the second jockey to ride 1,700 winners or more in Hong Kong. Chasing a seventh Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, Purton extended a gaping... Read More