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Despite wild weather, crowds flocked to Sha Tin for QE II Cup day and Champions Mile day.

Crops, clashes and cornerstones: the key points to take out of Hong Kong’s spring features

So the Hong Kong season is in its final throes. Well, not quite – there are still 17 meetings and nine weeks until the closing meeting, but with the Audemars Piguet QE II Cup, Champions…

6 May 2016

Chautauqua proved himself the world’s best sprinter at Sha Tin on Sunday, but the race set up perfectly for the horse labelled the “Thunder From Down Under”. Photo: Kenneth Chan

On The Rails

Take nothing away from Chautauqua, but his Hong Kong victory wasn’t the best Sha Tin sprint win this season

3 May 2016 - 12:30 PM

Tommy Berry celebrates aboard Chautauqua after winning the Chairman's Sprint Prize on Sunday. The Jockey Club has no plans to change the format of the race. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

No plans to replicate December HKIR meeting despite success of spring features, says Jockey Club

2 May 2016 - 6:30 PM

Tommy Berry celebrates as Chautauqua wins the Chairman’s Sprint Prize. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Royal Ascot beckons for Chautauqua, but could the Hong Kong Mile be his December target?

2 May 2016 - 12:45 AM

Joao Moreira pilots Maurice to a comprehensive victory in the Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Chautauqua and Maurice live up to their billing as the world’s best sprinter and miler in Sha Tin stunners

1 May 2016 - 10:00 PM

Chautauqua just gets up over the top of Lucky Bubbles to win the Chairman’s Sprint Prize. Photo: HKJC

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

World awaits Chautauqua, Maurice after stunning Hong Kong feature victories

1 May 2016 - 6:00 PM

Chautauqua goes into Sunday’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize with unprecedented fanfare and can prove himself to be the world’s best sprinter. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Chautauqua to ‘advance Australia fair’ and prove world’s best in Chairman’s Sprint Prize

30 Apr 2016 - 11:03 PM

Chautauqua after a trot on the all-weather track at Sha Tin as trainer Michael Hawkes looks checks out his charge. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Time for talk is over: Sunday’s Sha Tin Showdown will reveal the world’s best sprinter

30 Apr 2016 - 7:00 PM

Lucky Bubbles ridden by Brett Prebble has a gallop on the all-weather track at Sha Tin on Friday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Brett Prebble gushes over new sprint partner Lucky Bubbles

29 Apr 2016 - 7:50 PM

Aerovelocity wins what turned out to be the last KrisFlyer Sprint in May last year. The abandonment of Singapore’s international features has left an opening for Hong Kong. Photo: Kenneth Chan

The Griffin

An open letter to Singapore: Hong Kong thanks you for one of the best races on the planet in 2016, the Chairman's Sprint Prize

28 Apr 2016 - 11:15 PM

Matthew Chadwick puts Peniaphobia through his paces on the Sha Tin all-weather track on Thursday morning. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Matthew Chadwick to spark revival with gun Chairman’s Sprint Prize mount Peniaphobia

28 Apr 2016 - 9:56 PM

Paul O’Sullivan is the man to rely on in the Triple Trio on Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Difficult to Master toughest Triple Trio in quite some time but rely on Paul O’Sullivan

28 Apr 2016 - 8:58 PM

Aerovelocity’s owner Daniel Yeung manages a smile despite his horse’s horror draw for Sunday’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Sucker punch: Aerovelocity draws horror gate for Chairman’s Sprint Prize

28 Apr 2016 - 7:51 PM

Giant Treasure beats Luger (right) and Contentment in the Stewards' Cup (1,600m) at Sha Tin in January. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Richard Gibson looks to Giant Treasure trove in quest for Group One glory at Sha Tin – and beyond

27 Apr 2016 - 1:15 PM

Buffering was impressive during his final gallop on Tuesday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Buffering v Chautauqua: Hyped Australian rivalry dominates run-up to Chairman’s Sprint Prize

26 Apr 2016 - 5:45 PM

Chautauqua trots on the Sha Tin all-weather track as he prepares for Sunday’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize. Is he the world’s best sprinter? Photo: Kenneth Chan

Happy Lucky Dragon Win

Are Australian sprinters really the best in the world? A new dawn as Buffering, Chautauqua face tough test on foreign soil

25 Apr 2016 - 11:45 PM

Mongolian Saturday in action at the weekend, when his trainer thought he wasn’t given a testing enough effort. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Chairman's Sprint Prize 2016

Mongolian Saturday turns up the pace in stirring hit-out ahead of Chairman’s Sprint Prize

25 Apr 2016 - 2:00 PM

Hugh Bowman is covered in mud after winning the QE II Cup on a rare yielding surface. Photo: AFP

Champions Mile 2016

Sha Tin ‘should recover well’ from weekend hammering by rain in time for Sunday Group Ones

25 Apr 2016 - 11:44 AM

Award-winning writer Andrew Hawkins graduated from university in Australia with a communications degree, specialising in journalism, and has married that with his deep love of racing. His enthusiasm took him far and wide to see the sport at its best, from stud farms in Ireland to the iconic race meetings of the world, while he honed the skills as an online journalist and blogger he has brought to the Post. Andrew’s debut season in Hong Kong was notable for a shock first-up victory as the Post’s top tipster and his blog, The Griffin, has already garnered a dedicated audience. He was recently recognised for his stellar coverage of the 2015 Longines Hong Kong International Races.

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