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Moreira roars into action at season opener
Joao Moreira, winless on this day last year, made a roaring start to the 2020/2021 racing season with a winning treble at the opening meeting of the Hong Kong racing season at Sha Tin which also saw fierce riding rival Zac Purton, trainer John Size and his triumphantly returning contemporary David Hayes claim doubles. Moreira,... Read More
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Hong Kong Sprint beckons as Perfect Match takes the HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup
Perfect Match (Not A Single Doubt) landed the spoils in yesterday’s Class 1 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) and did so with plenty in hand and also with December riches in mind, as trainer Danny Shum confirmed the 2020 Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) as his long-term target. “I am aiming him toward... Read More
Hong Kong season finale sees cool Yiu claim the championship
Ricky Yiu sealed the champion trainer title at Happy Valley last night to fulfill a lifelong dream, and he did it with a smile and a shrug. With Hong Kong in the midst of a coronavirus ‘third wave’, the famous Valley crowd was not there to cheer his remarkable feat, and there was no presentation... Read More
Sun sets on Moore’s storied Hong Kong career
The most successful trainer in Hong Kong history John Moore has officially ended his tenure in the city after 35 years, with the Sydney-bound handler striking out at Happy Valley last night. Moore, who has reached the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s mandatory retirement age of 70, won 1,735 Hong Kong races from when he took... Read More
Exceed excels in Hong Kong as Deep Field, Smart Missile impress
Exceed And Excel (Danehill) will tonight top the Hong Kong list of leading sires, both by earnings and by winners, when their season comes to a close at Happy Valley. Led by the exploits of the now-retired two-time Hong Kong Sprint (Gr 1, 1200m) winner Mr Stunning, Exceed And Excel has produced 17 individual winners,... Read More
Fast Most Furious for Purton and Hall
Zac Purton locked up a fourth Hong Kong champion jockey title when Fast Most Furious (Lope De Vega) carried him past the post for his 144th win of the campaign in yesterday’s Class 1 Sha Tin Mile Trophy Handicap (1600m). The Australian ace had an eight-win lead at the start of the 11-race card, and... Read More