Fulfilling a long-held ambition, Pierre Ng notched the first victory of his training career in spectacular fashion when outsider Super Commander (Vercingetorix) narrowly upstaged his opposition to snare the Class 4 Big Wave Bay Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley yesterday. Saddling only his ninth runner after almost breaking through at Sha Tin’s season-opening meeting on... Read More

Extending a startling career trajectory with HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (Class 1, 1200m) triumph at Sha Tin yesterday, Lucky Sweynesse (Sweynesse) crowned Silvestre de Sousa’s return to Hong Kong and left trainer Manfred Man to ponder a host of options. Hong Kong Champion Griffin in 2021/2022 with five wins from seven starts, the New... Read More

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

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

Faced with a monumental challenge to overtake Matthew Chadwick and Vincent Ho in the race for the Tony Cruz Award as Hong Kong’s most successful home-grown jockey for the 2021/22 season, Derek Leung refused to concede the battle was lost after a treble at Sha Tin yesterday. Trailing Chadwick (54) and Vincent Ho (49) with... Read More