Michael Freedman has informed the Club that for personal reasons he must relinquish his training licence and will return to Australia.

Douglas Whyte enhanced his legend with another milestone win at Happy Valley on Sunday, 28 October, the 1,800th of his Hong Kong career.

Jockey Chad Schofield bagged a race-to-race brace mid-card at Happy Valley on Sunday thanks to Flying Quest in race four and Khaki in race five.

Douglas Whyte is an iconic figure in Hong Kong racing, a competitor of supreme focus whose abilities and mastery of the circuit yielded 13 consecutive champion jockey titles up to 2013. 

Matthew Poon went into Wednesday night's eight-race Happy Valley card hunting for one win to graduate from the apprentice ranks and the rider wasted no time snaring it.

A brace, achieved in some style at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, lifted Karis Teetan to 20 wins for the term, three shy of premiership leader Zac Purton who took the last on the Manfred Man-trained Jade Theatre, the 2.5 favourite. 

World class talent is front and centre in this year’s first stage entries for the HK$93 million LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, with 67 G1 winners among the 262 nominations revealed today, Wednesday, 24 October.

Glorious Forever galloped one race closer to a face-off with big brother Time Warp in December’s G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) after a sterling victory at Sha Tin on Sunday afternoon.

Yesterday is history and tomorrow's a mystery, but a proud Sam Clipperton was content to revel in the present at Sha Tin on Sunday, after the exciting Hot King Prawn (122lb) breathed new life into his Hong Kong career with a dynamic success in the Premier Bowl Handicap (1200m)

New Zealand-bred Beauty Generation has drawn his share of unwarranted knocks from the naysayers but at Sha Tin on Sunday even the most ardent doubters had to hold their tongues and applaud.

Trainer John Moore watched past Horse of the Year Werther work on Thursday morning as he prepared for his seasonal return in Sunday’s Gr.2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m)

Beauty Generation is seeking a second win in the weekend feature, the Gr.2 Oriental Watch Sha Tin Trophy Handicap (1600m), having captured the prize last year.

The excitement surrounding Moreira's potential return will have done little to comfort Size on Monday after his Hong Kong Derby Winner Ping Hai Star was ruled out for the rest of the season.

‘Magic Man’ Joao Moreira looks set to make a sensational return to Hong Kong following his failure to secure a full-time Japan Racing Association licence.

Vincent Ho stole the show at Sha Tin on Saturday with a thrilling four timer while champion jockey Zac Purton had to settle for just one winner and a string of strongly fancied chances who failed to come up to scratch.

Hong Kong’s Horse of the Year Beauty Generation emerges from the latest LONGINES World’s Best Racehorse Rankings as one of the top three milers on the planet and trainer John Moore believes his stable star could prove to be the outright best before the year is out.

Matthew Poon returns to Happy Valley on Wednesday night looking to continue one of the more notable current trends in Hong Kong racing when he partners Mr Lumieres and Fairy Twins for the first time.

Karis Teetan is still on cloud nine after a memorable five-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday and the “Mauritian Magician” is hoping a summer spell at Conghua will help Gunnison (126lb) give Mr Lumieres and company all the trouble they can handle in the Verbena Handicap at Happy Valley on Wednesday night

Free entries will close in two weeks’ time for all four Group 1 contests at the 2018 LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, which will take place at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday, 9 December. 

Karis Teetan topped the win count at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday afrernoon with a fine five-timer that included not only Pakistan Friend’s short-priced score in the Chinese Recreation Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1600m) but also a victory snagged in the stewards’ room.

Callan Murray was rewarded for a patient outlook as he took the opener at Sha Tin on Sunday and snared a first win for the campaign. The young South African’s relief was expressed with a loud whoop as he passed the winning post aboard Top Ace, his 24th mount this season and the first leg of the Millard treble.

Education was at the core of Harmony Hero’s debut season in Hong Kong and while the Elvstroem gelding did not master everything the syllabus threw at him, the end of term report card had him pegged as a prospective A-grader.

A relieved, effusive Keith Yeung paid special tribute to retired trainer Almond Lee after the jockey broke a frustrating run of outs with his victory on Namjong Plus in the Class 3 Kwoon Chung Macau Express Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.

After 12 months on the sidelines, former Kiwi galloper Little Giant made a long awaited return to the track at Sha Tin on Monday, cruising to victory over 1200m. 

A decent barrier trial against some of the best horses in town has apprentice Matthew Poon hopeful that talented grey Packing Dragon can return to the winner’s circle when he tackles the Class 2 Kwoon Chung Bus Cup Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. 

Beauty Generation planted a champion’s stamp on the G3 Celebration Cup Handicap at Sha Tin Racecourse on Monday. John Moore’s star made light of a 133lb burden to thump a talent-packed field and become only the second horse to win the race back-to-back.  

Jockey Karis Teetan compared Hot King Prawn to a Formula 1 machine after the charismatic grey scored a maiden stakes victory over last term’s Champion Sprinter Ivictory in the season’s first Group race, the G3 National Day Cup Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Monday.

Lucky Bubbles’ attempt to win the G1 Sprinters Stakes (1200m) ended before the field turned for home on a wet and dismal afternoon at Nakayama Racecourse, Sunday. Hong Kong’s raider sustained an injury low down in his near fore leg.