Jockey Matthew Chadwick believes that The Golden Age is heading the right way to develop into a BMW Hong Kong Derby contender,

Seasons Bloom completed his Group 1 germination in the HK$10 million Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday.

Trainer John Size once again showed the depth of the top-line sprinters in his stable as he prepared the first three horses home in the G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m).

Jockey Nash Rawiller is confident that Mr Stunning can once again live up to his billing as the best horse in town in the G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday,

Beauty Only enjoyed an unchallenged position as the Kwok family’s leading light in recent seasons but that changed last month when Beauty Generation carried another variation of the dynasty’s pink, black and white silks to victory in the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile.

Fifty Fifty has been one of this season’s stellar performers, progressing from the middle of Class 3 at the start of the term into a leading player in Sunday’s G1 Stewards’ Cup (1600m) at Sha Tin.

Hong Kong racing maintained a strong footing on the international stage with its elite races and star horses among the sport’s very best according to the LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings (WBRR) and the World’s Top 100 Group 1 Races, which were revealed in London on Tuesday.

Jockey Karis Teetan is looking forward to reuniting with an old friend when he partners Ricky Yiu’s honest speedster Blizzard in the G1 Centenary Sprint Cup (1200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Sam Clipperton believes that a step up in trip can help Prawn Baba to gain a first dirt victory in Wednesday night’s Class 3 Kestrel Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin.

Time Warp’s rivals had a good view of his heels and not much else when the strapping chestnut galloped to victory last month in Hong Kong’s richest race

Nothingilikemore lived up to his top billing with a confident victory in the HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday.

Trainer Benno Yung is hesitant to throw hulking grey Pingwu Spark in against the “big boys” but admits that he may now have no other choice after Hong Kong’s largest horse recorded his fifth win of the season in the Class 2 Lung Kong Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Nothingilikemore lost his undefeated tag last time out but jockey Joao Moreira believes the exciting bay should resume winning ways in Sunday’s HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile.

Frankie Lor finds himself in the unexpected position of having a contender for Sunday’s HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) just six months after graduating to the trainers’ ranks at Sha Tin.

Italian form carried Beauty Only to a Hong Kong Classic Mile triumph in 2015 and on Sunday Umberto Rispoli and Patriot Hero will try to seal another famous victory for ‘lo Stivale’ in the HK$10 million feature.

Italian form carried Beauty Only to a Hong Kong Classic Mile triumph in 2015 and on Sunday Umberto Rispoli and Patriot Hero will try to seal another famous victory for ‘lo Stivale’ in the HK$10 million feature.

Exultant will line up in Sunday’s HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile as one of the main challengers to the top-rated Nothingilikemore, and while Tony Cruz is in harmony with his rising star’s status,

Rivet bounded out of the shadows at pre-dawn Sha Tin on Thursday and into a position demanding closer consideration for Sunday’s HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m), the first leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series.  

Trainer Ricky Yiu and jockey Neil Callan each achieved notable milestones in their respective Hong Kong careers at Happy Valley on Wednesday on a night that concentrated success with doubles from three jockeys and two trainers.

Jade Theatre (127lb) was an 11/1 victor in the featured Hong Kong Club Challenge Cup (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night for the combination of Zac Purton and trainer Manfred Man following a lacklustre 11th in his dirt debut one month ago.

Singapore Sling’s fleet-footed closing burst at Happy Valley last month has the classy bay’s connections eyeing a big-race upset in the HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

John Moore on Tuesday morning forwarded Good Standing as the pick of his Hong Kong Classic Mile quartet but sounded a note of caution ahead of this weekend’s HK$10 million feature.

Danny Shum is hoping Lockheed will get an opportunity to open his thrusters in Sunday’s HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m), the first leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series at Sha Tin Racecourse.

Jockey Neil Callan anticipates that a return to the Happy Valley 1200m will benefit honest galloper Powermax, who is set to make his return to the races in the Class 3 Hong Kong Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday night.

It’s a long road – more a mountain trek – from a Class 2 dirt handicap at Sha Tin to the US$10m G1 Dubai World Cup (2000m) at Meydan on 31 March,

G1 Queensland Derby winner Ruthven, one of the big names in John Moore’s four-year-old team, ran home a solid seventh under Tommy Berry.

Exultant heads towards Sunday week’s Hong Kong Classic Mile as one of the lead protagonists but with a query or two lingering over his hooded head.

Trainer Chris So hopes that Classic Emperor can continue his progression on dirt and possibly open up more options for the future when he contests Saturday’s Class 2 Hong Kong Shipowners Association 60th Anniversary Cup Handicap (1650m) on the Sha Tin all-weather track.

Eagle Way’s swift swoop grabbed the Group 3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) on Wednesday night (10 January) and denied The Golden Age a Happy Valley hat-trick.

History was made in race four, the Class 4 Kingston Handicap (1650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, when Hui Sai Fun became the first owner to reach 100 wins in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong’s record-setting apprentice jockey Kei Chiong has retired from competitive race-riding. This follows time reflecting on her career and future plans whilst recovering from injury.

Sha Tin’s card on Sunday  shaped as a preview meeting for the Hong Kong Classic Mile, the first leg of the Four-Year-Old Classic Series on 21 January. It delivered in spades as a number of gallopers booked their spots in the HK$10 million feature.

Jockey Karis Teetan continued his perfect run through Hong Kong’s Group races in 2018 after taking the G3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m) aboard John Size’s Premiere at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Time Warp had his first barrier trial on Friday morning since an all-the-way win in last month’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m), as trainer Tony Cruz upped the ante in preparation for approaching Group 1 tests that could include an overseas raid.

Sunday’s Sha Tin closer, the Class 2 Violet Handicap (1600m), shapes as a potential stepping stone to the HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Mile on 21 January

House Of Fun (114lb) will attempt to turn the tables on stablemate Premiere (115lb) in Sundays’ straight track speed test at Sha Tin, the Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m).
 

The latest rider to temporarily join Hong Kong’s jockey ranks, Pierre-Charles Boudot, met local media during a press conference at Sha Tin racecourse on Tuesday.

Joao Moreira and John Size dominated the New Year’s action at Sha Tin Racecourse this afternoon, Monday, 1 January, with five wins for the champion jockey and four for the champion trainer, but the day’s feature eluded their grasp.