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Five G Patch wins over 2,000m at Sha Tin on January 23. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Cruz hopes G1 placegetter’s rivals aren’t a Patch on him: ‘Distance is perfect’

Hong Kong racing legend believes last season’s Champions & Chater Cup third ‘could be a different horse’ in Saturday’s 2,000m feature race at Sha Tin

22 Dec 2023

Mark Newnham celebrates his first Sha Tin winners with fellow double scorer Luke Ferraris. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Newnham shows skill and repays owner with first Sha Tin winners

25 Oct 2023 - 11:30 PM

Hugh Bowman celebrates his four-timer after California Spangle’s Group Two Sha Tin Trophy (1,600m) win on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cruz tells Purton ‘he made the wrong decision’ after Spangle gives Bowman four

15 Oct 2023 - 7:57 PM

California Spangle wins the Group Two Sha Tin Trophy (1,600m) 12 months ago. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Spangle ‘not as well tuned’ for Sha Tin Trophy defence as he was a year ago

14 Oct 2023 - 8:44 AM

Beauty Joy runs third under Hugh Bowman in his September 15 trial. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cruz chases Celebration Cup hat-trick: ‘Bowman is hot, so he’s got a good chance’

21 Sep 2023 - 2:44 PM

Brenton Avdulla returns to scale after The Golden Scenery’s Class Two Tai Mo Shan Handicap (1,400m) win at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Apologetic Avdulla closes opening day at Sha Tin with his best win in Hong Kong

10 Sep 2023 - 8:48 PM

Hugh Bowman trials Beauty Joy at Sha Tin on March 28. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Hugh Bowman derives Joy from getting best out of defending Lion Rock Trophy champion

3 Jun 2023 - 11:01 AM

Matthew Chadwick celebrates his 500th Hong Kong win at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Chadwick becomes only third home-grown jockey to ride 500 Hong Kong winners

31 May 2023 - 11:23 PM

Trainer Tony Cruz and jockey Zac Purton celebrate a win at Sha Tin last month. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton and Cruz could put themselves clear at top of interport series rankings

11 May 2023 - 7:56 PM

Winning Dragon hits the line to salute under Angus Chung at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cruz celebrates first treble of the season as Chung lands maiden Valley double

3 May 2023 - 11:52 PM

Legendary trainer Tony Cruz. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cruz cops HK$100k fine for working too many horses: ‘I had to gallop them’

23 Apr 2023 - 8:11 PM

Trainer Tony Cruz and jockey Zac Purton celebrate California Spangle’s Chairman’s Trophy victory. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Purton lifts California Spangle off the canvas to complete Group Two double

9 Apr 2023 - 8:04 PM

Atomic Energy wins Wednesday’s Class Four Elgin Handicap (1,000m) and ends Angus Chung’s four-month wait for his second Happy Valley victory. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Apprentice jockey Chung remembers how it feels to ride a winner at Happy Valley

22 Mar 2023 - 11:51 PM

California Spangle wins the Group Three Celebration Cup at Sha Tin on September 25 in this season’s fastest 1,400m time. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Spangle’s cruising speed poses new 1,400m challenge for Sweynesse and Wellington

13 Mar 2023 - 4:07 PM

Viva Chaleur and Vincent Ho head out to trial. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Vincent Ho and Hugh Bowman rate Derby hopeful’s Collection Stakes chances very differently

4 Mar 2023 - 9:46 AM

California Cible (green cap) passes the winning post first before losing on protest to Humble Star (red cap) at Happy Valley on December 28. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cruz backs Chung to make amends for costly mistake aboard California Cible

13 Feb 2023 - 2:23 PM

Tony Cruz celebrates his 1,000th Sha Tin win with Circuit Stellar’s jockey, Zac Purton, following Sunday’s Class Two Belcher Bay Handicap (1,400m). Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Cruz trains 1,000th Sha Tin winner: ‘he’s the biggest legend in Hong Kong’

12 Feb 2023 - 6:42 PM

Caspar Fownes celebrates Nearly Fine’s win at Happy Valley on September 14. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Nearly there at Valley, Fownes offers Qatar ride to Bowman after Moreira mix-up

6 Feb 2023 - 6:48 PM

Topic / Tony Cruz

Tony Cruz

Jack has been passionate about racing since watching Frankel power to victory in the 2012 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood. Having been a racing reporter in the south of England, he then covered racing in the USA, Ireland, France and the UK before moving to Hong Kong in 2023.