Hong Kong News

Hong Kong newcomers light up Happy Valley as Eustace lands double

Victories by a pair of Hong Kong debutants – Horsepower (Harry Angel) and Young Emperor (Holy Roman Emperor) – highlighted the Happy Valley meeting on Sunday when David Eustace, along with Vincent Ho, Zac Purton and Luke Ferraris, all celebrated doubles. Formerly known as Fire Follower when trained in Australia by Anthony Freedman, the  Frankie... Read More

Pierre Ng strikes with treble, Matthew Poon boosts IJC claims

Matthew Poon vaulted into fourth place on the Hong Kong jockeys’ championship, enhancing hopes of securing a place in the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) in December with victory on Danny Shum’s Reliable Profit (Reliable Man) to continue a sizzling start to the season at Sha Tin on Wednesday night. With nine wins, Poon trails only... Read More

Ka Ying Rising confirms elite quality with stunning Premier Bowl triumph

Clocking one of the fastest 1200-metre times ever recorded at Sha Tin, Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress)  continued a relentless march towards the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) in December with imperious victory in the Premier Bowl Handicap (Gr 2, 1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Posting his seventh win from nine starts, Ka Ying... Read More

Vincent Ho slots Happy Valley three-timer to continue season revival

Casting aside the frustration of a sluggish start to the season, Vincent Ho posted a Happy Valley treble on Wednesday night, crowned by Jumbo Legend’s (Hinchinbrook) spectacular last-to-first win, to take riding honours. With only two wins from his first 64 rides of the season, the four-time winner of the Tony Cruz Award as Hong... Read More

Galaxy Patch underlines rich talent with Sha Tin Trophy romp

Synonymous with Golden Sixty’s (Medaglia D’Oro) towering feats, Vincent Ho has anointed Galaxy Patch (Wandjina) as Hong Kong’s “next future star” after the gelding’s dominant Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (Gr 2, 1600m) victory at Sha Tin on Sunday.  Ho piloted Galaxy Patch to an emphatic one and half length win over Group 1 winner Voyage... Read More

Frankie Lor breaks through with Sha Tin double

Winless after eight meetings, Frankie Lor’s stable cranked into top gear at Sha Tin on Sunday with a double crowned by Sword Point’s (American Pharoah) brilliant win in the Class 2 Nam Long Shan Handicap (1650m, dirt). Champion trainer in 2021/22, Lor slotted his first winner of the season when the unraced gelding Master Trillion... Read More