The exciting future of Hong Kong’s sprinting ranks will be on show at Sha Tin on Monday when John Moore ups the ante in his assault on the trainers’ premiership with rising stars Aethero and Thanks Forever.

Flying Quest arrowed wide down the home straight at Happy Valley on Wednesday to land the night’s trophy contest, the Class 3 Manawatu Racing Club Challenge Trophy Handicap (1650m).

True Grit showed his resilience to win the finale at Happy Valley on Wednesday evening for champion trainer John Size and his retained rider Joao Moreira.

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John Size and his ace Brazilian stable rider Joao Moreira will team up with Country Star in Happy Valley's penultimate contest on Wednesday night, the Class 2 Grass Island Handicap (1000m).

John Size is five wins clear in the trainers’ premiership heading into the campaign’s final six meetings but with John Moore packing plenty of ammunition for a grandstand finish, the 10-time champion is looking over his shoulder.

Leading rider Zac Purton enjoyed a rocket run on young sprinting sensation Voyage Warrior in the Class 3 Ma On Shan Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday to take home a treble.

Vincent Ho repaid the faith of his old master with a signpost victory aboard Rise High in the G3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Flying Thunder gave jockey Grant van Niekerk his first Group race win in Hong Kong with a smart display in the G3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Grant van Niekerk has enjoyed a fine debut season in Hong Kong and he’s looking to cap it with a breakthrough feature race success aboard Flying Thunder in Sunday’s G3 Premier Cup Handicap (1400m).

A new era in international racing got off to a strong start on day one of Royal Ascot on Tuesday with the Hong Kong Jockey Club reporting a significant increase in turnover compared to the corresponding day in 2018.

Alberto Sanna has had a torrid Hing Kong season with two bad injuries curtailing his opportunities. The Italian was sidelined for eight weeks with a shattered hip and then, three months after returning from that set-back, endured five weeks out with a broken ankle.

Joao Moreira pocketed a treble and hit a milestone figure at Sha Tin on Sunday, notching his 800th Hong Kong career win aboard Class 4 galloper Such A Happiness.

Joao Moreira clicked to 81 wins for the season on Wednesday night and Hong Kong’s three-time Champion Jockey is looking to close out the season in style as he heads into Sunday’s Sha Tin meeting.

Umberto Rispoli missed Saturday’s Sha Tin card with a back injury. That was his first absence this term and he made up for it with his first success since 5 May in race two at Sha Tin on Wednesday night, section one of the Class 4 Tong Fuk Handicap (1650m), on former New Zealand based galloper Lasting Friendship

Ugly Warrior won the Class 2 Butterfly Bay Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin on Wednesday night.

Zac Purton hit a big milestone at Sha Tin on Saturday. The champion jockey became only the second rider in Hong Kong history to reach the 1000 wins mark when Thanks Forever breezed to an easy success in the Class 3 dash.

There is no stopping the Zac Purton juggernaut. The champion jockey continued his domination with a four-timer at Happy Valley tonight (Wednesday, 5 June), moving to within one of becoming only the second rider in history to accrue 1000 wins in Hong Kong.

There are 21 jockeys active on the Hong Kong roster right now and 19 of those are fighting to get a gig playing third fiddle behind Zac Purton and Joao Moreira.

One week on from a brilliant six-timer, Zac Purton was at it again at Sha Ton on Sunday, matching that haul to maintain his searing form.

Champion’s Way confirmed his early position as the front-runner on the road to next season’s Four-Year-Old Classic Series with a classy win in the G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.

Champion’s Way could have the BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) on his agenda next term. Trainer John Size’s exciting young galloper will take the next step along that road in the G3 Lion Rock Trophy Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday.