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Champions Day
The latest news, analysis and opinion on Champions Day. In-depth analysis, industry insights and expert opinion.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Jockey Club officials Greg Carpenter (left), Andrew Harding and Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges toast Champions Day. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Champions Day can go from ‘strength to strength’ following post-pandemic rebuild

Punters wager north of HK$1.55 billion on Sunday despite wet conditions, with Jockey Club chief Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges determined to grow the marquee meeting

Hong Kong racing

Golden Sixty’s glittering career ‘probably’ over after Champions Mile defeat

Hong Kong racing

Hall ends Group One drought as Invincible Sage announces arrival on big stage

Hong Kong racing

Records, not retirement, the focus for Golden Sixty: ‘What if he wins by lengths?’

World’s highest-earning racehorse chases historic fourth Champions Mile victory on bumper Sha Tin Sunday

Vincent Ho waves to Golden Sixty’s adoring fans after last year’s Champions Mile success. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Massive Sovereign a ‘very good chance’ of dethroning Romantic Warrior, says Yip

Hong Kong Derby (2,000m) hero chases Group One QE II Cup (2,000m) glory on only his third start in the city

Hong Kong racing

Avdulla eyes Group One hat-trick on California Spangle in Chairman’s Sprint Prize

Australian jockey expects in-form speedster to prove hard to beat in Sunday’s HK$22 million Champions Day feature

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Hong Kong racing

Marquand relishing chance to have second QE II Cup crack with Dubai Honour

Dual Group One winner is ‘coming here with fresher legs’ as he prepares to again take aim at hometown hero Romantic Warrior

Dubai Honour gallops on the turf track at Sha Tin on Wednesday morning. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

‘Special’ Galaxy Patch poised for epic Champions Mile clash with Golden Sixty

Hong Kong Derby runner-up faces his toughest test yet in Sunday’s HK$22 million contest: ‘He’s been very impressive over every distance’

Hong Kong racing

Lane rates Hishi Iguazu his Champions Day best ahead of Romantic Warrior rematch

Australian jockey continues his strong association with Japan in Sunday’s three Group Ones at Sha Tin

Hong Kong racing

After a rare HK blank in 2023, Japan could strike out again on Champions Day

Last year was the first time since 2018 that the Land of the Rising Sun had a presence at one of Sha Tin’s marquee meeting without tasting success

Prognosis (right) runs Romantic Warrior (left) to a length in last year’s Group One Hong Kong Cup. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Pressure off for owner Lau as Warrior looks to continue all-conquering run

After experiencing Hong Kong Derby glory and Cox Plate euphoria among a host of big-race wins, the Japan Home Centre co-founder’s nerves are far more settled ahead of Sunday’s QE II Cup

Owner Peter Lau draws barrier 10 for Romantic Warrior at Sha Tin on Thursday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Sixty’s fitness, barrier get tick from Lui: ‘I’m only worried about the weather’

Three-time Horse of the Year chases a record-extending fourth Champions Mile victory in what could be his final run on Sunday

Hong Kong racing

Romantic Warrior ready for battle in historic hat-trick bid: ‘He’s a brute’

Kiwi ace James McDonald backs his star mount in Sunday’s Group One QE II Cup (2,000m): ‘He knows how to get the job done’

Hong Kong racing

Bentley teams up with familiar face in pursuit of Chairman’s Sprint Prize glory

British jockey’s connection with countryman leads to first Group One ride on Champions Day

Chairman’s Sprint Prize runner Believing warms up on the all-weather track at Sha Tin on Tuesday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Overseas raiders to converge on Champions Day in record numbers

Dubai Honour, Obamburumai and Mad Cool among 11 internationals to feature in the fields for April 28’s showcase meeting

Romantic Warrior (middle) sees off Prognosis (left) and Dubai Honour (right) in last year’s Group One QE II Cup (2,000m). Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Lucky Sweynesse ruled out for the season after sustaining cannon bone fracture

Manfred Man’s superstar faces ‘three to four months’ on the sidelines after suffering the injury at Sha Tin on Sunday

Hong Kong racing

Lucky Sweynesse bounces back in Sprint Cup: ‘I knew what I had underneath me’

Hong Kong’s premier speedster sets up an intriguing clash with California Spangle in the Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) later this month

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Hong Kong racing

A dozen Group One winners among overseas entries for Champions Day

Japan’s Liberty Island and Prognosis, Dubai Honour from Great Britain and Australia’s Mr Brightside headline international interest in Hong Kong’s second-biggest race day

Dubai Honour is a chance to run in next month’s Group One QE II Cup (2,000m) at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Moreira a winner again in Hong Kong: ‘it’s like a dream’

Magic Man boots Caspar Fownes-trained Packing Hurricane to victory in the opening event on the Champions Day card

Hong Kong racing

Warrior bounces back with emphatic QE II Cup win: ‘these HK horses are flying’

Danny Shum’s five-year-old defends his crown in style to cap an afternoon dominated by the home team at Sha Tin on Sunday

Hong Kong racing

Golden Sixty becomes the highest-earning horse in history with Champions Mile hat-trick

Francis Lui’s superstar takes his prize money tally to almost HK$148 million with his ninth Group One victory at Sha Tin on Sunday

An ecstatic Vincent Ho celebrates Golden Sixty’s victory in the Champions Mile at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Purton says ‘the sky’s the limit’ for Sweynesse after Speed Series clean sweep

Manfred Man’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize winner becomes the first galloper since all-time great Silent Witness to land the Jockey Club’s bounty

Lucky Sweynesse storms to victory in Sunday’s Group One Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Ho poised to add to his treasure trove of Champions Day memories

In his horse of a lifetime Golden Sixty and Japanese raider Danon The Kid, the superstar jockey has the chance to further embed himself in the annals of the marquee meeting

Hong Kong racing

Can Sweynesse continue superb season? ‘I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him yet’

Zac Purton admits to some concerns as the four-year-old chases more Group One success in Sunday’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m) at Sha Tin

Hong Kong racing

Danny Shum confident Romantic Warrior is primed for QE II Cup title defence

After losing both of his clashes against Golden Sixty, the reigning Hong Kong Cup champion is out to bounce back at Sha Tin on Sunday

Romantic Warrior wins the 2022 Group One QE II Cup at Sha Tin. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Comeback Kid from Japan ready for Romantic Warrior rematch

Assistant trainer Keiichiro Yasuda says Hong Kong Cup runner-up is in better condition for Sunday’s QE II Cup than he was for December’s Group One

Danon The Kid gallops under Keiichiro Yasuda at Sha Tin on Thursday. Photo: Kenneth Chan
Hong Kong racing

Dubai Honour keeps Haggas’ name in lights as he seeks QE II Cup glory

Regular work rider Issy Paul is relishing the opportunity to travel the world with the two-time Group One winner, who finished fourth in the 2021 Hong Kong Cup

Hong Kong racing

Champions Day: Watch the last start of every runner in all three Group One races

The likes of Golden Sixty, Dubai Honour and Lucky Sweynesse headline Sunday’s mouthwatering features at Sha Tin

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