The European Commission (EC) has adopted a decision of the EC Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed to treat horses in the Equine Disease Free Zone (EDFZ) in Conghua,

Trainer John Size sends out high-profile import Gunnison for his first Hong Kong appearance in the Class 2 Hoi Yuen Handicap (1200m) on the All Weather track at Sha Tin on Wednesday night.

Beauty Generation bolstered his position at the top of the jurisdiction’s sprinter-miler ranks on Sunday taking the G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin.

Time Warp set a merciless tempo to win the HK$10 million Group 1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday.

Pakistan Star is behaving like a model athlete these days, but despite the once recalcitrant galloper’s apparent reformation, stablemate Time Warp is the horse that gets trainer Tony Cruz’s vote for Sunday’s G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m).

Fifty Fifty stepped up to the plate last time with a debut Group 1 performance packed full of merit and jockey Karis Teetan believes the popular grey has more to give in Sunday’s G1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m).

Jockey Derek Leung and trainer Chris So were left to ponder what might have been after Classic Emperor’s Dubai campaign got off to a disastrous start at Meydan Racecourse on Thursday night.

Packing Dragon (117lb) lifted last year’s Million Challenge trophy and on Wednesday night took his all-time Happy Valley record to eight wins from 17 starts at the city venue.

Charity Glory was crowned the Hong Kong Airlines Million Challenge victor at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, but the series winner was no match for the ascendant Ivictory in the Class 3 Blue Pool Handicap (1200m).

Werther will attempt to give trainer John Moore a rare hat-trick in Sunday’s Group 1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup, but the handler is wary of a reformed rival back from the wilderness.

Beauty Generation and Helene Paragon strode across the Sha Tin Racecourse turf on Thursday morning ahead of their assignment in the Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) on Sunday.

Jockey Derek Leung and trainer Chris So were left to ponder what might have been after Classic Emperor’s Dubai campaign got off to a disastrous start at Meydan Racecourse on Thursday night.

Joao Moreira is looking to last year’s BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) form for a degree of assurance that Seasons Bloom will see out the final strides of Sunday’s HK$10 million G1 Citi Hong Kong Gold Cup (2000m).

Southern Legend is capable of making his mark in the Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday. That’s the view of the smart galloper’s big-race pilot, Umberto Rispoli.

Jockey Derek Leung sees Thursday night’s District One Mediterranean (1600m, dirt) at Meydan as not only a chance for Classic Emperor to qualify for the G2 Godolphin Mile on Dubai World Cup night,

The free entry period for the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s three spring Group 1 features, the Audemars Piguet Queen Elizabeth II Cup (2000m), the Champions Mile (1600m) and the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1200m), will close on Monday, 19 March at 6pm (Hong Kong time).

Jockey Derek Leung is hopeful that giant grey Pingwu Spark can graduate to Group 1 company when he faces his first true heavyweight test in Sunday’s Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup (1400m) at Sha Tin.

Trainer Chris So has declared himself to be “better with experience” as he prepares Hong Kong raider Classic Emperor for a Dubai debut in the District One Mediterranean, a 1600m dirt handicap at Meydan on Thursday night.

Brett Prebble is looking for a landmark win on Super Fluke in the Class 1 Happy Valley Trophy Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday, the night when this season’s Hong Kong Airlines Million Challenge will reach its climax.

Singapore Sling cemented his candidacy for next month’s BMW Hong Kong Derby with an upset success in the HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) at Sha Tin racecourse on Sunday afternoon.

Veteran galloper Dundonnell turned back the years with victory in the Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin’s annual Chinese New Year fixture on Sunday, giving freshman trainer Frankie Lor his first Class 1 feature in front of almost 90,000 spectators.

Singapore Sling clung to Nothingilikemore’s coat tails when a determined runner-up in last month’s Hong Kong Classic Mile and trainer Tony Millard is pleased with his charge as he heads into Sunday’s rematch over 1800m in the Hong Kong Classic Cup.

Champion jockey Joao Moreira is confident that Nothingilikemore, the horse touted as the Hong Kong circuit’s outright champion-in-waiting, will only enhance his status in Sunday’s Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m).

Honest galloper Jolly Banner is primed for his return to the races in Sunday’s Class 1 Chinese New Year Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin, according to rider Nash Rawiller.

Wednesday night’s meeting proved important for a number of members of the Hong Kong racing fraternity, including jockey Alberto Sanna and trainer David Hall, as both found the winners’ circle at Happy Valley.

Apprentice Dylan Mo will begin a new phase of his career at Sha Tin on Sunday when he drops to a five-pound allowance after scoring his 45th Hong Kong victory in the Class 5 Rose Handicap (1800m) aboard Happy Friendship at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.

Rattan has posted a series of exciting performances in the handicap grades this term and on Sunday the late-dashing gelding will test his mettle against the best of his peers in the set-weights HK$10 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m).

The Hong Kong International Sale (HKIS) is set for Friday, 16 March, one of two sales to be hosted in both 2018 and 2019, and is expected to feature 28 lots purchased and pre-trained by the Hong Kong Jockey Club.

The Class 3 Daffodil Handicap (1200m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night sees jockey Zac Purton reunited with Cheerfuljet (120lb). Purton rode the Caspar Fownes-trained galloper to two big-margin victories

Jockey Nash Rawiller believes E-Super can regain the outright lead in the Hong Kong Airlines Million Challenge with a third win for the season in the Class 3 Calla Lily Handicap (1000m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The annual series has just one week still to go.

Unbeaten galloper Conte continued his rise through the grades with a professional win in the Class 2 Kwong Wah Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Saturday

Macau is on the cards for Packing Dragon (120lb) after the game front-runner held off a swarm of challengers to win the Class 2 Wong Nai Chung Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night.

Marvel Hero will attempt to make good on the promise of a series of consistent efforts this term when he lines up under Joao Moreira in the Class 2 Wong Nai Chung Handicap (1800m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday, 7 February.

Hong Kong’s reigning Champion Trainer John Size and Champion Jockey Joao Moreira have enjoyed plenty of success, both on their own and in tandem.

BMW Hong Kong Derby candidates Ruthven and Rivet will face in-form stablemate Eagle Way in a select line-up for Sunday’s G3 Centenary Vase Handicap (1800m), with trainer John Moore looking for his high-profile four-year-old's to signpost their Classic Series credentials. 

Jack Wong led a charge of homegrown riding talent among the winners at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening, 31 January. The first six contests on the eight-race card fell to jockeys who earned their ‘spurs’ at Hong Kong’s Apprentice Jockeys’ School.