Nominees for the Champion Awards have been announced, with the Champion Miler category featuring a tight contest between My Wish, Voyage Bubble, and Romantic Warrior. Separately, Ka Ying Rising's top spot in the Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings is under threat from Ombudsman.
Trainer Ricky Yiu Poon-fai rates Voyage Bubble “doubtful” to defend his crown in the Group One Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (2,400m) at Sha Tin on May 24. Yiu was keen to give the six-time Group One winner one more run this season, but the capped elbow he sustained in the lead-up to last month’s Group One Champions Mile has needed further treatment. “He went up to Conghua [on Wednesday morning] and they opened up the capped elbow, but doubtful to run him,” Yiu said. “We’ll see in a...
My Wish secured a maiden Group One victory in the Champions Mile at Sha Tin, marking a significant milestone for trainer Mark Newnham and jockey Hugh Bowman. The gelding held off Cap Ferrat to win by a neck in a fast-run race.
Derek Leung Ka-chun is set for a blockbuster FWD Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday, riding Lucky Sweynesse in the Champions Mile and Numbers in the QEII Cup. The 37-year-old jockey, a two-time Group One winner, is bullish about Lucky Sweynesse's chances after the horse's impressive comeback from left fore fetlock surgery, including a recent Group Two Chairman's Trophy win. He faces stiff competition from My Wish and Japanese challenger Jantar Mantar.
Mark Newnham is looking to cap off an already “brilliant” season when My Wish and Invincible Ibis break from barriers 10 and five respectively in Sunday’s Group One Champions Mile at Sha Tin. One of three Group One races at Sha Tin, the Champions Mile has a wide-open feel to it, with not much separating a large portion of the 14-strong field. The draw did little to help solve the puzzle, with all the key contenders drawing well enough, including last year’s fourth My Wish, who arrives with a...
Voyage Bubble and Sunlight Power have been cleared to run in Sunday's Group One Champions Mile at Sha Tin following veterinary inspections that found both horses had developed capped elbows. Head of veterinary regulation Dr Bronte Forbes reported improvement, with a final inspection scheduled for Saturday. Trainer Ricky Yiu is optimistic about Voyage Bubble's first-time blinkers run from barrier 12, while Sunlight Power benefits from gate three.
Six-time Group One winner Voyage Bubble and Sunlight Power must pass two veterinary inspections this week to compete in Sunday's Champions Mile at Sha Tin after both horses developed capped elbows.
Mark Newnham will be looking for a third straight Happy Valley victory with Ace War on Wednesday night before chasing Group One glory with My Wish and Invincible Ibis in Sunday’s Champions Mile at Sha Tin. My Wish has progressed well since his second place in the Group Two Chairman’s Trophy (1,600m) when beaten by a short head behind Lucky Sweynesse and is eyeing his first Group One victory in an open edition of the Champions Mile. “My Wish had a gallop on the course on Saturday morning, which...
