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Hong Kong Racing Tips: All Eyes on Purton again Zac Purton is a master at Happy Valley. IT’S back to reality for racegoers in Hong Kong on Wednesday following Sunday’s global showpiece at Sha Tin as Happy Valley hosts a competitive eight-race programme. The good news for racing fans and bettors is champion jockey Zac Purton is back to his imperious best. The Zac-Man has found it tough going in the last six weeks, with plenty of short-price favourites beaten as well as a ser...

Irish training genius Aidan O’Brien could have his first runners at The Championships in Sydney next autumn with the outstanding Mogul a possible contender for the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (200km) at Royal Randwick. Mogul is regarded as the “next big thing” out of the O’Brien stable and the three-year-old gave a demonstration of his class and ability when he easily defeated older horses in the Hong Kong International Vase at Sha Tin last Sunday. This was the Galileo colt’s se...

Purton and Moore star at Hong Kong International Races Issued on: 2 min Hong Kong (AFP) British jockey Ryan Moore was the star of the show at the Hong Kong International Races on Sunday, winning two of the four Group One contests. It was a day of international dominance at the Shatin race course, with only the victory of Hong Kongs best horse Golden Sixty preventing the raiders from landing a clean sweep on the citys biggest day of racing. After opening proceedings with a commanding victory r...

Like Father, Like Son: Danon Smash Takes Hong Kong Sprint For Japan Sponsored by: Danon Smash and Ryan Moore winning the Kong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin Danon Smash followed in the footsteps of his sire Lord Kanaloa with a thrilling victory for Japan on Sunday in the G1 Longines Hong Kong Sprint (1200 meters) at Sha Tin, their third in the HK$22 million contests 21-year history. “It is a very pleasing moment that Lord Kanaloa and Danon Smash, sire and son could achieve their Hong Kong w...

Japanese-Trained Normcore Upstages Magical In Hong Kong Cup Sponsored by: Normcore and Zac Purton winning the Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin Zac Purton has crowned a week of stellar milestones by becoming the first rider in history to partner nine Hong Kong International Races winners after Japanese mare Normcore upstaged Win Bright and Magical in the HK$28 million G1 Longines Hong Kong Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin. Purton, 37, gained the ride on the grey after Christophe Soumillon was forced to ...

Link to Share Former Australian racehorse Master Montaro successfully transferred his excellent local form to Hong Kong, winning his Class 3 Handicap to open the Hong Kong International Raceday on Sunday. Master Montaro extended his unbeaten record to three in his new surrounds, winning the HK$1.5m (A$250,000) Snow Fairy Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin by a neck.  Zac Purton positioned Master Montaro ($2.20 favourite), with a Hong Kong handicap rating of 72, in the second half of the pack from bar...

Link to Share The four International races that have HK$95 million (A$16.25m) in combined total prizemoney will provide plenty of excitement throughout the day. The highlight for many in Australia will be the Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), featuring Classique Legend. The horse is making his local debut for new trainer Caspar Fownes and they’ll be trying to emulate his success in The Everest by winning this rich feature. By all reports, Classique Legend has done well since arriving and Fownes comm...

Danon Smash follows Lord Kanaloas footsteps with Hong Kong glory Danon Smash follows Lord Kanaloas footsteps with Hong Kong glory by Declan Schuster - HKJC Ryan Moore aboard Danon Smash Image: HKJC Danon Smash followed in the footsteps of his sire Lord Kanaloa with a thrilling victory for Japan in the 2020 G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), their third in the HK$22 million contest’s 21-year history. “It is a very pleasing moment that Lord Kanaloa and Danon Smash, s...

Trainer reveals reason for Legend’s HK flop Danon Smash (red and white) under Ryan Moore wins the Hong Kong Sprint International at Sha Tin. Picture: AFP Mitch Cohen and Ray Thomas 6:55PM13 December 2020 The forgettable performance of ex-Aussie star Classique Legend in the Hong Kong International Sprint on Sunday was labelled as ‘unacceptable’ by stewards who demanded answers for his Sha Tin failure on Sunday. Those answers came later with trainer Caspar Fownes reporting t...

Sponsored by: Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Jockey Club Hong Kong Jockey Club Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges saluted Hong Kongs “unique spirit and resilience” after a successful staging of the Longines Hong Kong International Races featuring G1 glory across four world-class features shared between Japan, Ireland and Hong Kong at Sha Tin on Sunday, Dec. 13. “It is important to have these global events. We are very pro...