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Longines Hong Kong International Races

Hong Kong Sprint runner Lugal works on the turf at Sha Tin on Monday morning. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Japan’s Lugal pleasing connections ahead of HK Sprint

Sprinters Stakes winner heads group of internationals at Sha Tin trackwork on Monday morning.

2 Dec 2024 - 4:36PM

Hong Kong racing

Ho hopes a familiar face can help him secure consecutive IJC wins

2 Dec 2024 - 3:18PM

Hong Kong racing

Atzeni secures full house of Group One rides at HKIR: ‘He can run a big race’

30 Nov 2024 - 2:46PM

Hong Kong racing

Fantastic Moon’s HKIR withdrawal confirmed, while Goliath an unlikely runner

German galloper won’t tackle the Group One Hong Kong Vase (2,400m), while French superstar’s participation remains up in the air.

25 Nov 2024 - 7:28PM

Goliath salutes at Ascot in July. Photo: HKJC

Hong Kong racing

Lor eyes more Valley success with Horsepower before HKIR tilt: ‘He’s improved’

Australian import headlines veteran handler’s city circuit team after impressive Hong Kong debut win.

25 Nov 2024 - 2:38PM

Hong Kong racing

Goliath, Fantastic Moon and Pradaria eye Japan Cup before targeting HKIR

In the field for the Group One Hong Kong Vase (2,400m), the trio’s status will be reviewed after Sunday’s race at Tokyo.

23 Nov 2024 - 10:21AM

Hong Kong racing

Shinn itching to chase more HKIR success: ‘He’s peaking for December’

Star Australian jockey will team up with Invincible Sage and Antino at next month’s marquee meeting.

21 Nov 2024 - 6:46PM

Blake Shinn wins the Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) aboard Sky Field. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Graffard unleashes French giant on Hong Kong Vase

Goliath will be the highest-rated international runner at HKIR in nearly a decade.

20 Nov 2024 - 4:20PM

Hong Kong racing

Six Group One winners feature in wide-open HK Mile in absence of Golden Sixty

Exciting battle awaits between even batch of locals and strong overseas contingent in 1,600m showpiece.

20 Nov 2024 - 2:58PM

Hong Kong racing

Foreigners take aim at speed sensation Ka Ying Rising in Hong Kong Sprint

Half a dozen raiders are set to tackle David Hayes’ red-hot speedster in the HK$26 million feature.

20 Nov 2024 - 2:30PM

Ka Ying Rising will face six international opponents in the Group One Longines Hong Kong Sprint. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Liberty Island leads eight-strong raid on Warrior as 31 internationals target HKIR

Japan’s Triple Tiara winner among a host of overseas gallopers eager to dethrone the local champion in the HK$40 million Hong Kong Cup.

20 Nov 2024 - 2:11PM

Romantic Warrior snares the 2023 Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m). Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

What makes Ka Ying Rising one of the most exciting prospects in world racing?

Sprinter’s brain, attitude and action set him apart, say David Hayes and Zac Purton.

18 Nov 2024 - 5:30PM

Hong Kong racing

Sha Tin-bound Straight out to follow in footsteps of HK Vase winner Junko

Four-year-old is one of the leading hopes in Sunday’s Group One Grosser Preis von Bayern in Munich.

10 Nov 2024 - 7:24AM

Hong Kong racing

Raft of Group One superstars among entries for Hong Kong International Races

Cox Plate headliners seriously considering tilt at Romantic Warrior’s Hong Kong Cup crown.

23 Oct 2024 - 5:59PM

Romantic Warrior (centre) defeats Prognosis (left). Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

‘Sad’ Meagher dreams of one final HKIR tilt for a Singapore-trained horse

The curtain comes down on racing in the Lion City this Saturday with the final running of the time-honoured Singapore Gold Cup.

3 Oct 2024 - 11:13AM

Trainer Daniel Meagher looks over Lim’s Kosciuszko before last year’s Hong Kong Mile. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Lui books Buick for Derby ride and continues top form at the Valley

Veteran handler confirms star Englishman will ride Classic Cup runner-up Chancheng Glory in the city’s most prestigious race

14 Mar 2024 - 1:27AM

Hong Kong racing

Meagher hopeful Hong Kong hasn’t seen its last Singapore runner: ‘I’d jump at it’

Buoyed by Lim’s Kosciuszko’s fighting ninth behind the brilliant Golden Sixty at Sha Tin on Sunday, the trainer could be back for Champions Day in April

12 Dec 2023 - 7:42AM

Hong Kong racing

HKIR ‘one of the best – if not the best – days of racing’ the city has ever seen

Jurisdiction’s three true superstars shine as the biggest crowd since 2018 converges on Sha Tin on Sunday

10 Dec 2023 - 9:43PM

Fireworks fill the sky after Sunday’s Hong Kong International Races. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

McDonald declares back-to-back HK Cup champ ‘toughest racehorse I’ve ever sat on’

Romantic Warrior joins California Memory as a two-time winner of the city’s richest race, pipping Luxembourg six weeks on from his Cox Plate triumph

10 Dec 2023 - 9:24PM

Hong Kong racing

Ng continues purple patch on a day of doubles at Sha Tin

Second-season handler joins Danny Shum, Ricky Yiu and Manfred Man with a brace on international day to maintain his double-figure championship lead

10 Dec 2023 - 9:09PM

Hong Kong racing

Electric Golden Sixty stuns Sha Tin crowd with spine-tingling HK Mile success

Racing for the first time since April, the city’s most successful galloper joins Good Ba Ba as a three-time international day winner

11 Dec 2023 - 3:15AM

Vincent Ho waves to Golden Sixty’s adoring fans after the pair’s Hong Kong Mile win at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Superb Lucky Sweynesse completes historic set with Hong Kong Sprint triumph

Manfred Man-trained, Zac Purton-ridden speedster becomes the first galloper to win all four of the city’s Group One dashes in the same calendar year

10 Dec 2023 - 7:43PM

Lucky Sweynesse wins the Group One Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Photos: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Junko wins slowest HK Vase to end France’s nine-year wait for 15th HKIR victory

Trainer Andre Fabre and rider Maxime Guyon combine to great effect in the stamina test again, following up their success with Flintshire in 2014

10 Dec 2023 - 10:27PM

Hong Kong racing

Golden Sixty out to make more history and kick off farewell tour in perfect style

Eight-year-old makes his last appearance at the Longines Hong Kong International Races at Sha Tin on Sunday

9 Dec 2023 - 9:21PM

Hong Kong racing

Crisford-trained West Wind Blows becomes latest scratching from Hong Kong Vase

James McDonald loses his ride in Sunday’s HK$24 million race at Sha Tin after narrowly missing out on Group One glory at Ascot in Australia on Saturday

9 Dec 2023 - 6:02PM

Group One Longines Hong Kong Vase (2,400m) scratching West Wind Blows at Sha Tin on Saturday. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Avdulla sets Sight on Success in Hong Kong Sprint

The 32-year-old jockey makes his belated first appearance in a Sha Tin Group One and hops aboard four last-start winners on Sunday’s 10-race programme

9 Dec 2023 - 4:11PM

Brenton Avdulla celebrates his Group Two Premier Bowl (1,200m) win aboard Sight Success. Photo: Kenneth Chan

Hong Kong racing

Moore prepares to do feather weight as O’Brien chases fourth Hong Kong Vase win

British rider’s acceptance of Warm Heart ride at 117 pounds surprises Irish trainer: ’Since he came to us, I don’t think I’ve ever seen him do that’

9 Dec 2023 - 4:04PM

Hong Kong racing

Purton rates Lucky Sweynesse ‘marginally better’ than HK Sprint hero Aerovelocity

Champion jockey seeks his third win in the city’s top sprint following his 2014 and 2016 victories aboard the Paul O’Sullivan-trained globetrotter

9 Dec 2023 - 3:41PM

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Longines Hong Kong International Races

The Longines Hong Kong International Races, known as the "turf world championships", will be run on December 10 at Sha Tin. Horses from all over the world flock to the New Territories to run in the HK$25 million Hong Kong Cup (2,000m), HK$23 million Hong Kong Mile (1,600m), HK$18.5 million Hong Kong Sprint (1,200m) and HK$18 million Hong Kong Vase (2,400m).

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9 September, 2024