Sam Agars
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Hong Kong International Races ‘a unique opportunity’ to promote city’s reopening
Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges believes December’s Hong Kong International Races will prove the perfect vehicle for showing the world the city “is alive and kicking”.... → Read More
Zac Purton granted permission to seek external treatment, will continue on in season 2021-22
Star Australian jockey Zac Purton has been granted permission by the Jockey Club to seek external medical treatment after declaring he would sit out the rest of the season if he wasn’t able to obtain the care he needs.... → Read More
Dennis Yip becomes second Hong Kong trainer to receive huge fine for ‘racing bubble’ breach
Dennis Yip Chor-hong has become the second Hong Kong trainer in the space of 24 hours to be fined HK$600,000 for breaching the Jockey Club’s “racing bubble”.... → Read More
Derby winner Furore retires, Luke Currie faces six weeks on the sidelines
Frankie Lor pays tribute to the galloper that ‘created many good memories’ for his stable, while scans reveal the Australian jockey has fractured a vertebrae → Read More
Trio of jockeys in a stable condition in hospital after horror fall in Hong Kong Sprint
One of the worst race falls in living memory marred Hong Kong’s showcase international meeting at Sha Tin racecourse on Sunday.... → Read More
Jerry Chau’s first Hong Kong Group ride the latest chapter in a sparkling season
Jerry Chau Chun-lok takes another small step in his blossoming young career at Sha Tin on Sunday, making his first appearance in a Group race in Hong Kong aboard Playa Del Puente in the Group Three Premier Plate (1,800m). ... → Read More
Stanley Ho hailed: trainer John Moore pays tribute to billionaire horse owner – ‘he only wanted the very best’
Legendary Hong Kong trainer John Moore has paid tribute to casino tycoon Stanley Ho Hung-sun, calling the celebrated horse owner “an absolute delight to train for” after his death at the age of 98 on Tuesday.... → Read More
John Moore leaves barrier draw smiling as Beauty Generation targets Champions Mile history
John Moore walked away from Thursday morning’s FWD Champions Day barrier draw confident that everything is in place for Beauty Generation’s tilt at a historic third straight Group One Champions Mile.... → Read More
With Golden Sixty spelling, Playa Del Puente flies flag for this year’s Derby crop in QE II
Golden Sixty is the first Hong Kong Derby winner since Holy Grail in 1999 not to feature in either the QE II Cup or Champions Mile in the same season, however Blake Shinn is confident runner-up Playa Del Puente is a worthy representative of this year’s crop of four-year-olds.... → Read More
Danny Shum hopes labour of love can regain his Golden Dash after 10-month absence
Golden Dash has been a labour of love for Danny Shum Chap-shing but the veteran trainer knows that despite the abundance of patience he’s shown the promising sprinter, he’ll have to wait a little while longer for further success.... → Read More
Zac Purton says Covid-19 doesn’t take shine off Champions Day
The absence of international raiders due to the Covid-19 crisis will not take the shine off FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday, according to star jockey Zac Purton.... → Read More
David Hall declares ‘game on’ for London Hall as he chases three in a row in rare 2,200m race
David Hall has declared it is “game on” for his in-form stayer London Hall at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with the Australian trainer keen to capitalise on a rare 2,200m Class Three in the Heather Handicap.... → Read More
Chad Schofield surges towards best Hong Kong season: ‘I feel like I’m riding as well as I ever have’
Chad Schofield believes he is riding as well as he ever has in Hong Kong as he continued his golden run with a classy treble at Sha Tin on Sunday.... → Read More
John Size hopes Heza Beauty is on his best behaviour four weeks after leaving punters stunned
Just about everything that could have gone wrong did for Heza Beauty last time out and trainer John Size hopes Sunday will be the day he finally gets a proper gauge on just what the three-year-old is capable of.... → Read More
Gary Lo determined to revive career in Australia after shock Jockey Club sacking
Apprentice Gary Lo King-yeung says he is determined to return to Adelaide and show the Hong Kong Jockey Club he “can still be a good jockey” after his shock sacking last month.... → Read More
Tony Cruz admits Private Secretary might be a Happy Valley specialist
Private Secretary returns to the city track on Wednesday night for the first time since his eye-catching debut win and trainer Tony Cruz believes the horse he thought could win him a Derby may actually be a Happy Valley specialist.... → Read More
Michael Chang’s hand forced with Righteous Doctrine – ‘the handicapper was not nice to me’
Michael Chang Chun-wai says the handicapper has forced his hand with the in-form Righteous Doctrine ahead of the five-year-old’s Happy Valley debut in the Class Two Cedar Handicap (1,800m) on Wednesday night.... → Read More
French jockey Antoine Hamelin confident he’s perfect for Hong Kong racing after debut double
Antoine Hamelin thinks he may be perfectly suited to the bull-at-a-gate nature of Hong Kong racing after hitting the ground running with a double on the first day of his three-month stint at Sha Tin on Sunday.... → Read More
Golden Sixty to tackle Exultant in QE II, if he makes it to Champions Day at all
Hong Kong Derby hero Golden Sixty will dodge Beauty Generation and Waikuku on Champions Day and instead tackle star stayer Exultant in the Group One QE II Cup (2,000m), should he make it to the marquee race day at all.... → Read More
Stronger has to emulate record-setting effort to win, says Zac Purton
Stronger set the 1,000m track record last time he raced at Happy Valley and Zac Purton thinks the John Moore-trained three-year-old will have to produce a similar effort to win a hot Class Two Hing Man Handicap at the city track on Wednesday night.... → Read More