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Francis Lui claims Hong Kong trainers’ championship lead with double
A pivotal double with two emerging talents at Sha Tin on Saturday has catapulted Francis Lui into the 2023/24 Hong Kong trainers’ championship lead, setting the scene for an intense battle with long-time leader Pierre Ng across the final seven meetings of the season. Ng, who had led the standings since November 5, 2023, now... Read More
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Fownes notches Happy Valley milestone as Cruz and Chung fire
Caspar Fownes reached another towering Happy Valley milestone on Wednesday night with a record-extending 600th victory at the city circuit as Angus Chung bolstered hopes of clinching the Tony Cruz Award for the leading home-grown Hong Kong jockey with a double. Four-time Hong Kong champion Fownes – revered as the ‘King of the Valley’ for... Read More
Purton slots three-timer as Copartner Prance makes it five in a row
Zac Purton’s relentless push towards a seventh Hong Kong jockeys’ championship continued at Sha Tin on Saturday when he snared a treble highlighted by a fifth successive victory on Copartner Prance (Epaulette) in the Class 2 Lung Mun Road Handicap (1200m). Purton (114 wins) increased his lead in the 2023/24 championship over Karis Teetan to... Read More
Danny Shum continues excellent run with Happy Valley double
Riding a euphoric wave after Romantic Warrior’s (Acclamation) stunning Yasuda Kinen (Gr 1, 1600m) triumph in Tokyo last Sunday, Danny Shum was again to the fore at Happy Valley on Wednesday night with a double. Shum struck with Hong Kong first-starter Packing Power (Toronado) and Helene Warrior (Starspangledbanner) to boost his domestic tally for the... Read More
Galaxy Patch roars to last-gasp Group 3 Lion Rock Trophy victory
Galaxy Patch (Wandjina) scored a win full of merit in Sunday’s Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (Gr 3, 1600m) at Sha Tin for Vincent Ho and Pierre Ng. Knuckling down late for a courageous and deserving victory, Galaxy Patch – under a daring Ho drive – skimmed the rail to deny Francis Lui’s Chancheng Glory (Mor... Read More
Ka Ying Rising emerges as new Hong Kong sprinting star
Hong Kong has discovered a new sprinting star following Ka Ying Rising’s (Shamexpress) victory in Sunday’s Sha Tin Vase Handicap (Gr 3, 1200m). The David Hayes-trained gelding faced his biggest test and most daunting opposition after winning his past three starts, all at Sha Tin, but again showed his class in the eight-runner field. Now... Read More