India defeated Pakistan by 64 runs in their T20 World Cup opener. Smriti Mandhana scored 68 and Deepti Sharma took 5 wickets to secure the win.
Legendary trainer John Moore, forced into retirement by age limits, is returning to Hong Kong racing as an owner. His horse, Grand Eagle, will debut at Sha Tin on Saturday.
David Eustace achieved his first Group Three victory in Hong Kong with Light Years Charm winning the Lion Rock Trophy at Sha Tin. The longshot horse, ridden by Jerry Chau, secured a gritty win by a short head in a thrilling finish.
Danny Shum Chap-shing took a two-win lead over Caspar Fownes in the Hong Kong trainers' championship after securing a double at Sha Tin on Sunday. Fownes also had a win at Sha Tin, while Hayes kept his slim title hopes alive. Alexis Badel also achieved a brace of wins.
Romantic Warrior secured the Triple Crown title by winning the Group One Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup at Sha Tin. Jockey James McDonald received a three-meeting ban for careless riding.
Romantic Warrior, ridden by James McDonald, won the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup, completing Hong Kong's racing Triple Crown. McDonald also made history as the first jockey to win consecutive Triple Crown titles.
Jockey Hugh Bowman is hopeful Rousham Park can challenge Hong Kong champion Romantic Warrior in the Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup. Rousham Park, trained by Hiroyasu Tanaka, has a consistent record and Bowman believes the 2,400m distance will suit him.
Jockey James McDonald is confident in Romantic Warrior's chances of securing Hong Kong's Triple Crown in the Champions & Chater Cup. The champion galloper aims for a perfect season, having won all previous starts this year, and McDonald believes he is well-prepared despite the increased distance.
Australian jockey Zac Purton is on the verge of becoming the first rider to achieve 2,000 wins in Hong Kong racing history. With 1,995 victories, he could reach the milestone this Sunday at Sha Tin.
Trainer Tony Cruz, a seven-time winner of the Group One Champions & Chater Cup, will not field Romantic Warrior but aims for a place with Gentlemen Legacy against the favorite.
Trainer Frankie Lor is considering changing tactics for his horse Numbers in the upcoming Group One Champions and Chater Cup. Numbers has shown stamina and good form, and Lor believes a tactical shift might suit the horse on the A course.
The Hong Kong trainers' championship hangs in the balance, with Happy Valley races set to decisively sway the title. Danny Shum leads with 54 wins, followed closely by Mark Newnham (52), Caspar Fownes (51), David Hayes (48), Francis Lui (47), and John Size (45).
Zac Purton aims for his second Group One win in Queensland on Grafterburners in the Doomben 10,000, and later on Romantic Thor in Hong Kong's Champions and Chater Cup, seeking his third win in the feature.
Danny Shum Chap-shing moves into the lead in the Hong Kong trainers’ championship with a treble at Happy Valley, taking his season win tally to 54, aided by victories from Romantic Gladiator, General Redwood, and Leading Agility.
Dennis Yip Chor-hong has opted to spell Fast Network rather than set him for the Group Three Sha Tin Vase (1,200m), with connections weighing up a tilt at the Group One Sprinters Stakes (1,200m) in Japan later this year. After a brilliant campaign highlighted by a Group Three National Day Cup (1,000m) victory and two Group One placings, Fast Network will be given a break before potentially making his overseas debut in September’s Sprinters Stakes at Nakayama racecourse. “I think he needs a rest...
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...
Hugh Bowman has a strong book of all-weather rides at Sha Tin on Wednesday that includes the consistent Aurora Patch, before he takes the reins on Japanese raider Rousham Park on May 26 in the Group One Champions and Chater Cup (2,400m) The Hiroyasu Tanaka-trained galloper is a Group Two winner and was a placegetter in the 2024 Group One Osaka Hai (2,000m) and 2024 Group One Breeders’ Cup Turf (2,400m) before running fifth in December’s Group One Hong Kong Cup (2,000m). Bowman is buoyed by the...
True Love, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Wayne Lordan, won the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket on Sunday, beating 18 rivals by one and three-quarter lengths. The 5-1 second-favourite triumphed as stable companion Precise, the 9-5 favourite, faded tamely in the final quarter-mile. O'Brien now has eight wins in the Classic, one short of the all-time record held by Robert Robson.
True Love, trained by Aidan O'Brien and ridden by Wayne Lordan, won the 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket. The filly powered to victory, marking O'Brien's eighth win in the classic race.
True Love gave Aidan O'Brien his eighth 1,000 Guineas winner with a convincing success at Newmarket, justifying her position as second-string in the betting to win at 5-1. Wayne Lordan rode the filly to victory, tracking the pace before powering into the lead a furlong out, beating Evolutionist and Venetian Lace in a 19-runner field.
Frankie Lor is hoping Stormy Grove can continue his upward trajectory in Sunday's Class Two Members Cup (1,600m) at Sha Tin, believing the four-year-old is close to Group One level. The Classic Cup winner finished third in the Hong Kong Derby and was third reserve for the Champions Mile. Lor also runs Smart Golf (seeking a hat-trick) and veteran staker Money Catcher in his final season, while Galaxy Patch has transferred to Brett Crawford's stable.
Ka Ying Rising secured a record-extending 20th consecutive victory in the Chairman's Sprint Prize (1,200m) at Happy Valley, breaking his own track record by 0.02 seconds. The David Hayes-trained superstar claimed his ninth Group One win, taking his prize money to over HK$150 million. Jockey Zac Purton described the world's highest-rated sprinter as a 'real-life unicorn' and expressed how surreal it is to be part of the story.
A record-extending 20th consecutive victory for Ka Ying Rising on Sunday has left jockey Zac Purton with nothing but admiration for the world’s highest-rated sprinter. The David Hayes-trained superstar broke his own track record in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize (1,200m), knocking 0.02 seconds off the previous mark to secure his ninth Group One win, taking his prize money to more than HK$150 million. “Well, he’s just a real-life unicorn, isn’t he?” Purton said. “It’s amazing to be a part of the...
Romantic Warrior secured a record-extending fourth victory in the Group One QEII Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday, comfortably defeating international challengers Masquerade Ball and Sosie under jockey James McDonald.
