Hong Kong News

Matthew Poon’s rollercoaster day ends with Hong Kong Reunification Cup victory

Matthew Poon experienced racing’s highs and lows in rapid succession at Sha Tin yesterday, compensating for a weighing out mistake in an undercard race before savouring victory in the Class 2 Hong Kong Reunification Cup Handicap (1800m) aboard Jimmy Ting’s Super Football (More Than Ready). Poon’s mount in the Class 5 World-Class Leadership 1200m Handicap,... Read More

Southern Legend enhances fine record with Group 3 Premier Plate triumph

Southern Legend’s (Not A Single Doubt) legacy as one of Hong Kong’s most dependable performers in recent times was enhanced yesterday at Sha Tin with victory in the Premier Plate Handicap (Gr 3, 1800m) for jockey Zac Purton and trainer Caspar Fownes. After shedding his maiden tag over five years ago in Australia, the gelding’s... Read More

Size closes gap on Fownes as trainers’ championship battle narrows

The battle for the 2020/21 Hong Kong trainers’ championship appears destined for a cliffhanger finish after John Size ended an unlikely run of outs to move within two wins of leader Caspar Fownes after preparing a double at Sha Tin yesterday. Trailing Fownes 65-69 before proceedings began, the 11-time champion handler’s effort to triumph with... Read More

Karis Teetan dominates at Happy Valley with a four-timer as Me Tsui chimes in with a treble

A Karis Teetan late-season cameo highlighted a rain-drenched Happy Valley meeting yesterday evening, as the ‘Mauritian Magician’ posted a four-timer while Me Tsui revelled in a treble, crowned by Harmony And Rich’s (I Am Invincible) success in the Class 2 Castle Peak Bay Handicap (1000m). Teetan dominated proceedings with a double for Tsui (Happy Tango... Read More

Sha Tin double gives Fownes vital breathing space

Buoyed by a timely show of strength, Caspar Fownes is taking nothing for granted despite edging to a three-win lead over John Size in the battle for the Hong Kong trainers’ championship after scoring a double at Sha Tin yesterday. Fownes’ hopes of annexing a fourth trainers’ crown were boosted with The Rock (Dutch Art)... Read More

Hall, Whyte upstage big guns with Happy Valley doubles

Overshadowed by Caspar Fownes and John Size’s titanic battle for the trainers’ championship, David Hall and Douglas Whyte struck important blows of their own with pivotal doubles at Happy Valley yesterday. Hall reached 30 winners for the season with his first brace since September when Red Brick Fighter (Artie Schiller) pounced late under Matthew Poon... Read More