Corleone can be the don with Moore up December 9, 2025 LOCAL racegoers in Hong Kong are in for a treat when they arrive for a nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The city track plays host to the annual LONGINES International Jockeys’ Championship, consisting of four races between 12.10pm and 2.10pm, with points awarded to the first three finishers. With prize money of around [...]
Back Bowman and Helene to Breeze past their rivals December 9, 2025 STARS have aligned for the Danny Shum-trained HELENE FEELING to run a huge race at attractive odds in the Wong Nai Chung Handicap (2.55pm) over nine furlongs. The Shum stable are on-fire at present, with half-a-dozen winners in the last fortnight and they will be looking forward to saddling global superstar Romantic Warrior in the [...]
Purton could rake in All the Cash in his Sha Tin Paradise December 5, 2025 RACING enthusiasts in Hong Kong have the best of both worlds on a 10-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday, with five races on turf and five on the all-weather surface. With just a week to go before the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races take centre stage, it is likely that both stables and jockeys [...]
Swift can Ascend higher than rivals with Bentley on board December 5, 2025 FORM students have an intriguing contest to look forward to, when a dozen contenders line-up in the Chatham Handicap (8.40am) over six furlongs on the all-weather surface. Multiple dirt winners, including Group Three Korea Sprint winner Self Improvement, Capital Delight, Sing Dragon and Talents Ambition face off against some talented turf speedsters headed by Invincible [...]
Back Baxter to blitz his rivals in the Becher December 2, 2025 THERE’s added spice to this Saturday’s Becher Chase (2.40pm), over the Grand National fences at Aintree, with sponsors William Hill putting up a £500,000 bonus for any horse that wins here and goes on to land the National in April. Connections of many of the 19 that are entered will be dreaming of achieving that [...]
Knickerbocker looks sweet for repeat Glory at Sandown December 2, 2025 WITH the Grade One Tingle Creek Chase (3.00pm) on the horizon at Sandown this Saturday, Willie Mullins continues his challenge to retain the British Trainers’ Championship after another profitable weekend for Dan Skelton. Il Etait Temps is a warm order for the Irish trainer, attracting quotes of 4/7 to follow up his impressive Celebration Chase [...]
Fortune to turn A New Page with Purton up December 2, 2025 RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley for its regular midweek slot on Wednesday, with an eight-race programme starting at 11.10am on the infamous C+3 track. It is always worth mentioning that the C+3 track is extremely tight for a dozen galloping horses, measuring less than the length of a cricket wicket (22 yards) [...]
Expect Victor to be Rapid when Guyon goes for home December 2, 2025 TAKING a chance on VICTOR THE RAPID could be worth it in the hope he can bounce back to form in division one of the Tai Tam Handicap (1.10pm) over six furlongs. The former UK galloper was a winner at Chelmsford as a two-year-old when trained by Phil McEntee but has not been the most [...]