Tony Cruz has slammed the condition of the Happy Valley track, saying Wednesday’s night surface was “one of the worst I have seen in a long time”. While Hong Kong has been hit with persistent rain for over a week, Cruz is adamant the Valley track is far more worn than it should be. “I …
Douglas Whyte is confident Russian Emperor is “as well as you’d want him” ahead of Sunday’s Group Three Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2,400m) but admits his stable star faces a difficult task off top weight. Whyte opted to skip last weekend’s Group One QE II Cup (2,000m) with Russian Emperor and confirms his regally bred …
Angus Chung Yik-lai graduated from his apprenticeship in emphatic style after guiding Colourful Emperor to a dominant win for his boss Tony Cruz at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Chung lapped up his 70th Hong Kong victory, standing high in his irons and pumping his fist as Colourful Emperor exploded clear to make the second …
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges believes FWD Champions Day can go from “strength to strength” after hailing Sunday’s event a success following a post-pandemic rebuild. While admitting Champions Day will always play second fiddle to the Hong Kong International Races, Engelbrecht-Bresges has high hopes for a meeting that was restricted solely to local horses …
The curtain is likely to come down on the glittering career of Golden Sixty after the city’s most successful racehorse was defeated by Beauty Eternal in the Group One Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday. Sent off a warm $1.5 favourite in pursuit of an 11th top-level success, Golden Sixty travelled with ominous authority …
Damian Lane has labelled Hishi Iguazu the pick of his FWD Champions Day rides as the top Australian jockey prepares to team up with three Japanese gallopers at Sha Tin on Sunday. Lane has built a strong association with the Land of the Rising Sun, with several successful riding stints there over the past five …
Luke Morris believes forecast persistent rainfall will give Brave Emperor a “massive chance” when the British raider takes aim at Golden Sixty in Sunday’s Group One FWD Champions Mile at Sha Tin. The Archie Watson-trained globetrotter has collected four wins in as many countries from his past five starts and is set for his first …
Hong Kong’s most successful jockey, Douglas Whyte, reached a small but significant milestone with his 200th win as a trainer courtesy of Majestic Knight at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Boasting a record 1,813 victories and 13 premierships in the saddle, Whyte trails only Tony Cruz’s total of 2,448 wins in the city across his …
Evergreen galloper C P Brave continued his best Hong Kong season and spearheaded a quinella for Ricky Yiu Poon-fai with a dominant display in the Class Two Advancing Culture & Sports Handicap (1,800m) at Sha Tin on Saturday. The seven-year-old sealed doubles for both his handler and jockey Alexis Badel when he finished powerfully from …
Chris So Wai-yin predicted a big future for Sunny Da Best after the inexperienced three-year-old treated his rivals with contempt in an explosive win at Sha Tin on Saturday. After working his way forward to lead for Keagan de Melo in the early stages, Sunny Da Best never looked in danger when bursting clear to …