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Record breaker Golden Sixty retired
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
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Danny Shum unearths Four-Year-Old Classic Series hopefuls with Happy Valley double
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
Ka Ying Rising sets HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup history
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
‘Field sizes key to combating Hong Kong turnover decline’
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
Pierre Ng, Francis Lui remain locked in dramatic battle for Hong Kong trainers’ title
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
Francis Lui edges to within one win of Pierre Ng in trainers’ championship
The Hong Kong trainers’ championship continues to hang in the balance after Francis Lui narrowed Pierre Ng’s lead to one – 67 to 66 – with only two race meetings left with King Miles’ (Exceed And Excel) victory at Sha Tin on Saturday. With the trainers’ championship resting on a knife’s edge after 86 of... Read More