Marking the end of a decorated apprenticeship in emphatic style, Jerry Chau intends to capitalise on status as the second-fastest rider to make the graduation from indentured to senior ranks after Transcendent (Dabirsim) snared yesterday’s Class 3 Gloucester Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley. Competing in his 639th Hong Kong race, 21-year-old Chau unfurled a clinical... Read More

Elated after extending a remarkable start to the season with a quartet, David Hayes hopes to plot a path to the Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) after Super Wealthy (Epaulette) threatened Sha Tin’s 1000-metre course record with a brilliant National Day Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1000m) triumph yesterday. Atop the trainers’ championship with 12... Read More

Undaunted by an uninspiring form line, Tony Cruz was left to exult after enigmatic galloper Buddies (So You Think) thwarted the hopes of better credentialled rivals by claiming yesterday’s Celebration Cup Handicap (Gr 3, 1400m) at Sha Tin. Winless in nine starts since November last year, Buddies prevailed in Hong Kong’s first Group race of... Read More

Extending strong starts to the season, Zac Purton and David Hayes again combined in decisive fashion to figure prominently at Happy Valley Yesterday, crowning their haul with Harmony N Blessed’s (Magnus) track-record victory in the Class 3 Clementi Handicap (1000m). Purton collected a treble, while Hayes notched a double to hold outright leadership of the... Read More

Justifying generous advance notices, Luke Ferraris savoured maiden Hong Kong success in the best possible fashion by producing a textbook ride on Go Ballistic (Duke Of Marmalade) to win the Class 5 Heung Yip Handicap (1800m), simultaneously delivering his father David’s first winner of the 2021-22 season at Happy Valley yesterday.  Riding in his 21st... Read More