Golden Sixty (Medaglia D’Oro), the world’s highest-earning racehorse, has been retired from racing, it was announced on Friday. The ten-time Group 1 winner, who amassed a staggering HK$167,170,600 (approx. AU$31.924 million) in prize-money in a 31-start career, had been absent since finishing fourth in the HKJC Champions Mile (Gr 1, 1600m) in April having suffered... Read More

Packing Power (Toronado) and Helene Warrior (Starspangledbanner) have emerged as potential contenders for the lucrative Four-Year-Old Classic Series after Danny Shum continued a strong start to the season by taking training honours with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Shum confirmed the Hong Kong Classic Mile (Listed, 1600m) at Sha Tin on January... Read More

Defying history and testing track conditions, rising star Ka Ying Rising (Shamexpress) continued an irrepressible advance through Hong Kong’s sprint ranks with record-breaking success in the HK$3.72 million (approx. AU$714,380) Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Illuminating gloomy conditions in front of a crowd of 42,556, Ka Ying... Read More

Jockey Club implementing initiatives to increase horse population in Asian jurisdiction The Hong Kong Jockey Club plans to add to the number of initiatives aimed at boosting its horse population, a move chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Breges believes can counteract a decline in betting turnover on racing in the Asian racing jurisdiction. After Sunday’s 2023-24 season... Read More

The 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship will be decided at Sunday’s season finale after Pierre Ng and Francis Lui failed to land winners at the final Happy Valley meeting of the campaign on Wednesday night. Ng leads by one win – 67 to 66 – after his eight runners on the card yielded one third... Read More