Hong Kong News

John Size posts 1,500th Hong Kong win and slots Sha Tin four-timer

John Size added another remarkable layer to an extraordinary career when the 12-time champion trainer saddled his 1,500th Hong Kong winner at Sha Tin yesterday, becoming only the second person to achieve the feat behind fellow Australian John Moore. Marking his entry into one of Hong Kong racing’s most exclusive clubs with a quartet, Size... Read More

Beauty Eternal lifts Jockey Club Mile as Golden Sixty test looms

Preparing to meet Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro) at next month’s Hong Kong International Races, Beauty Eternal (Starspangledbanner) landed the biggest prize of his burgeoning career in yesterday’s Jockey Club Mile (Gr 2, 1600m) at Sha Tin. Carrying the same silks as exceptional miler Beauty Generation (Road To Rock) for owner Patrick Kwok, Beauty Eternal took... Read More

Lucky Sweynesse bounces back to form with Jockey Club Sprint win

After two successive defeats, Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse) produced a fighting finish to narrowly down Victor The Winner (Toronado) to claim successive victories in the Jockey Club Sprint (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin yesterday with the champion sprinter’s aim now to land his first Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) at Sha Tin on December... Read More

Straight Arron’s Jockey Club Cup triumph justifies the faith of Fownes

Straight Arron (Fastnet Rock) continued a building advance towards the Hong Kong Cup (Gr 1, 2000m) next month with an emphatic victory in the Jockey Club Cup (Gr 2, 2000m) at Sha Tin yesterday in a performance which drew the plaudits of trainer Caspar Fownes and jockey Vincent Ho. Accelerating from the tail of the... Read More

Vincent Ho returns with a double to fan International Jockeys’ Championship aspirations

Vincent Ho boosted hopes of International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) participation next month with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (November 15) as Pierre Ng maintained a blistering start to the season with a brace. With three positions left in the star-studded 12-rider IJC line-up at Happy Valley on December 6, Ho is strongly... Read More

Sauvestre snares Panasonic Cup for Lor and Ferraris

Luke Ferraris celebrated his most important Hong Kong success with Sauvestre’s (Hinchinbrook) victory in the Class 1 Panasonic Cup Handicap (1400m) as Pierre Ng and Zac Purton dominated at Sha Tin on Saturday (11 November) with quartets. In only his second season as a trainer, Ng boosted his 2023/24 tally to 20 wins with his... Read More