Australian jockey Ethan Brown achieved his first Hong Kong treble at Sha Tin on Saturday. Meanwhile, jockey Harry Bentley's season is likely over after a fractured forearm sustained in a fall. Francis Lui Kin-wai also celebrated a treble.
Champion trainer John Size's rising star Sky Jewellery aims to climb the Hong Kong racing ladder in the Group Three Lion Rock Trophy, despite health concerns, while Size also fields strong contenders in other Group Three races.
Jockey Andrea Atzeni is optimistic about securing a Group Three double on Sunday with Sky Jewellery in the Lion Rock Trophy and Crimson Flash in the Sha Tin Vase. Sky Jewellery, trained by John Size, returns after a racing ban, while Crimson Flash seeks his fourth win this term.
The in-form pair of Karis Teetan and John Size will combine when Teetan reunites with Beauty Alliance in the Class Two ParisLongchamp Handicap (1,650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Teetan has enjoyed an enormously successful month which has included a treble – with each win being aboard a Sized-trained horse – followed by a double one week ago at Sha Tin. “Size’s recent form has been good. I’ve ridden in a couple of races for him this season and he’s given me a few chances now. So let’s...
The in-form pair of Karis Teetan and John Size will combine when Teetan reunites with Beauty Alliance in the Class Two ParisLongchamp Handicap (1,650m) at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. Teetan has enjoyed an enormously successful month which has included a treble – with each win being aboard a Sized-trained horse – followed by a double one week ago at Sha Tin. “Size’s recent form has been good. I’ve ridden in a couple of races for him this season and he’s given me a few chances now. So let’s...
Sky Jewellery, trained by John Size and ridden by Andrea Atzeni, won the Class Two Members Cup (1,600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday in heavy ground conditions. The 4-year-old gelding by The Autumn Sun secured his fifth win from seven starts, overcoming prior bleeding issues. Atzeni completed a treble while Size recorded a double on a rain-affected day.
Andrea Atzeni is looking forward to pairing up with a trio of smart horses for the first time at Sha Tin on Sunday, including last season’s Champion Griffin Sky Jewellery in the Class Two Members Cup (1,600m). A three-time winner from five starts last season, John Size’s exciting galloper was unable to make the track for his intended return at the back end of last year after bleeding in a November barrier trial. He made up for lost time in no uncertain terms when he did get back to the races,...
John Size targets four winners at Happy Valley on Wednesday, led by Stellar Express in the Class Two Seoul Handicap (1,000m). The trainer reflects on a successful April with eight winners, including a Sha Tin four-timer, as he seeks continued momentum at the city circuit with Stellar Express, Crossborderdude, Spirit Of Peace, and Perfect Pairing.
John Size unleashed a pair of boom four-year-olds in the form of Nautical Force and Sky Jewellery on the way to a memorable four-timer at Sha Tin on Sunday, moving to 40 winners in the process. Although he is adamant he is unlikely to challenge for another championship, despite moving to within nine of leader Caspar Fownes, it was a day to savour for the 13-time champion, who at the very least has a pair of excitement machines for the rest of the campaign. Both were impressive winners of their...
