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Hong Kong racing

Racing has been held in Hong Kong since the 1800s and it is unequivocally the number sport in town. There are 88 meetings a season hosted across two venues in Sha Tin and Happy Valley with billions of dollars bet every week. It is considered the toughest jurisdiction in the world.

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9 September, 2024

Blake Shinn reunites with Galaxy Patch in the Stewards’ Cup next month. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Shinn confirmed to replace Ho on Patch in Stewards’ Cup

Star Australian jockey will reunite with Pierre Ng’s gun galloper in Group One on January 19.

19 Dec 2024 - 2:36PM

Fast Network ready to make amends at Sha Tin after odds-on defeat

19 Dec 2024 - 1:21PM

Ferraris raises bat for HK century thanks to dirt double: ‘It feels great’

19 Dec 2024 - 12:08AM

Vincent Ho

Sickness sidelines Purton from midweek dirt card: ‘I’m just exhausted’

Champion jockey will sit out Wednesday’s eight-race all-weather card at Sha Tin.

17 Dec 2024 - 12:56PM

Zac Purton will be on the sidelines on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Lucky Sweynesse returns to the trials, while Magic Control scorches the turf

‘Everything’s fine’, but Manfred Man remains unsure when his four-time Group One winner will return to the races.

17 Dec 2024 - 11:23AM

Hewitson hoping to ride this Sunday after escaping fall with sprain and bruising

South African jockey is on the mend after being speared into the turf during the weekend’s ninth race.

16 Dec 2024 - 4:32PM

Ricky Yiu Poon-Fai

Yiu has Triple Crown on agenda for stable star Voyage Bubble

Veteran handler could look at historic feature treble for dual Group One winner.

16 Dec 2024 - 1:35PM

Voyage Bubble could be set for the Triple Crown in 2025. Photos: Kenneth Chan

The Inside Word

Recovering Yung breaks through: ‘I feel very good, especially after a winner’

Veteran trainer soaks up the victory of Tourbillon Prince at Sha Tin on Sunday.

15 Dec 2024 - 8:04PM

John Size

Size roars back into form with Mickley and Stellar Express headlining four-timer

Veteran trainer puts slow start to season behind him with dominant display at Sha Tin.

15 Dec 2024 - 7:35PM

McDonald suspended for seven meetings after causing Hewitson’s nasty fall

South African jockey injures knee and toe when hitting the turf in Sunday’s ninth race.

15 Dec 2024 - 9:50PM

Jockey Lyle Hewitson on a stretcher after Sunday’s fall. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Pouchin lands first HK winner, while Thompson and Chang end lengthy droughts

Young French jockey ends agonising run of placings with victory aboard the Ricky Yiu-trained Harry’s Hero.

15 Dec 2024 - 6:10PM

Alexis Pouchin is all smiles after landing his first Hong Kong winner on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hugh Bowman

‘He’s an exciting horse’: Bowman heaps praise on Mickley

Australian jockey rates Britannia Stakes-winning import highly ahead of second Hong Kong start.

14 Dec 2024 - 1:55PM

Zac Purton

Purton hails Network’s transformation in blinkers: ‘He just gapped them’

Champion jockey says promising sprinter ‘looked like a different horse’ after crucial gear change sparks big win.

14 Dec 2024 - 12:00PM

After landing Victor, Eustace heads to Sha Tin with two last-start winners

British trainer acquires Group One sprinter as he continues to make an impact early in his Hong Kong career.

14 Dec 2024 - 10:05AM

Trainer David Eustace is all smiles after Swift Ascend’s last-start success. Photo: Kenneth Chan

International Races

El Kodigo draws wide for South America’s great race, while Moreira rides Cold Heart

Group One Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini (2,400m) to be simulcast at 6am Sunday morning Hong Kong time.

14 Dec 2024 - 9:26AM

Joao Moreira enjoys his victory aboard Packing Hermod at Sha Tin last Sunday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Talking Points

Hong Kong’s 2024 Group Ones by the numbers

Team Romantic Warrior dominates, but plenty of others also grab their share of elite-level glory.

13 Dec 2024 - 8:42AM

Caspar Fownes

Hewitson expects in-form Sky Trust to continue march to Classic Mile

South African jockey believes Caspar Fownes-trained gelding can boost his claims for first leg of four-year-old series.

12 Dec 2024 - 12:43PM

Hong Kong

Ting snares season’s longest-priced winner while Bentley jags 100th HK success

Good Luck Win delivers at $96.85 to hand the trainer his third success of the season.

12 Dec 2024 - 1:05AM

Harry Bentley soaks up his 100th Hong Kong winner at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Andrea Atzeni

Atzeni looks to maintain strong Happy Valley form: ‘They’re all chances’

Italian takes a strong book of seven rides to the city circuit on Wednesday night.

10 Dec 2024 - 3:27PM

Zac Purton

Heavyweight fight between McDonald and Purton continues at Happy Valley

Pair clash with strong books at the city circuit’s nine-race card on Wednesday.

9 Dec 2024 - 3:51PM

David Hayes

More Group One glory the priority for Ka Ying Rising

David Hayes will set his elite speedster for the Centenary Sprint Cup before making a call on the Classic Mile.

9 Dec 2024 - 1:19PM

A victorious Ka Ying Rising returns under Zac Purton. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Longines HK International Races

‘One of the best, if not the best’ HKIR attracts record tourist numbers

New Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law watches on as the city’s marquee meeting goes ‘to perfection’.

9 Dec 2024 - 3:37AM

James McDonald revs up the crowd after Romantic Warrior’s record win in Sunday’s Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Longines HK International Races

‘Fair dinkum’ Voyage Bubble Hong Kong’s new mile king after powerful victory

Ricky Yiu’s brilliant galloper steps out of the shadow of Golden Sixty to make light work of top international field.

8 Dec 2024 - 9:15PM

Longines HK International Races

J-Mac ecstatic as Warrior romps to third HK Cup: ‘It was a pinch-me moment’

Danny Shum Chap-shing’s superstar repels Japanese duo to claim hat-trick in city’s richest race.

8 Dec 2024 - 7:51PM

Longines HK International Races

Lui runs rampant with Sha Tin four-timer as California lands monster gamble

Classic Mile-bound Packing Hermod headlines the handler’s afternoon while Happy Park, Packing Angel and Divano also salute.

8 Dec 2024 - 7:34PM

Trainer Francis Lui celebrates Packing Angel’s dominant Sha Tin win with jockey Zac Purton. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Longines HK International Races

Ka Ying Rising bags first Group One with workmanlike HK Sprint win

Boom sprinter gets the job done to claim maiden elite-level success as the equal shortest-priced winner in HKIR history.

8 Dec 2024 - 6:58PM

Ka Ying Rising holds off Helios Express to win the Hong Kong Sprint. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Giavellotto explodes in Hong Kong Vase to end Britain’s 12-year HKIR drought

Dream becomes a reality for jockey Oisin Murphy and trainer Marco Botti in HK$24 million contest.

8 Dec 2024 - 6:30PM

Longines HK International Races

Alex Ferguson mellowing with age, but Sha Tin win would still quicken pulse

The former Manchester United manager’s seven-year-old Spirit Dancer will tackle the Longines Hong Kong Cup on Sunday.

8 Dec 2024 - 12:23PM

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