Newnham’s Resolve can keep him in championship race Sport HONG Kong racegoers arriving for an 11-race programme, including a couple of contests on the all-weather surface at Sha Tin on Saturday, will need to be armed with their umbrellas again. Rain and possible thunderstorms are forecast to hit the city over the weekend, resulting in probable testing conditions for gallopers on show during the [...]
Gorgeous has a great chance of Victory at Sha Tin Sport TRAINER Danny Shum has called upon his friend and ally Zac Purton to kick-start his trainers’ championship challenge again. It was only a few weeks back that Shum was carrying all before him, with winners galore – Romantic Warrior completing the Triple Crown and leading the trainers’ title race. That has come to a juddering [...]
Life at the Valley a Blessing for Fownes Sport WITH the weather set fair in Hong Kong, racing enthusiasts can look forward to an exciting nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday, beginning at 11.40am. Trainer Caspar Fownes has welcomed seven winners into the winners’ circle in the past fortnight, and the stable is slowly but surely taking a stranglehold on the champion trainers’ [...]
Hope not a requirement if backing Precision for victory June 9, 2026 IT COULD pay to follow the fortunes of former French champion apprentice Alexis Badel, who has his card marked in eight of the nine races at Happy Valley on Wednesday. The 36-year-old, who first arrived in Hong Kong 10 years ago, has had numerous big-race successes in his career, including Voyage Bubble in the BMW [...]
Pay Attention to Crawford’s Public at Sha Tin June 5, 2026 SERIOUS minded bettors in Hong Kong will need to keep a close-watch on the weather again, as racing gets underway at the later time of 9.00am for an 11-race programme at Sha Tin on Sunday. There have plenty of thunderstorms and heavy showers circling the city over the last few days, and it is anyone’s [...]
Purton to tuck into a weekend winner with Gusto June 5, 2026 SPARE a thought for 29-year-old local jockey Angus Chung when he arrives at Sha Tin on Sunday. The two-pound claiming rider, retained by the Tony Cruz stable with 23 winners to his name this season, has only four rides on the card but more importantly has lost two plum rides on the programme. Unfortunately, despite [...]
Silvery can Breeze to success at the Valley June 2, 2026 RACING in Hong Kong returns to Happy Valley on Wednesday, with a nine-race programme featuring the valuable nine-furlong Class Two Tai Tam Gap Handicap (3.15pm). A field of 11 line up that have already won 26 races between them at the track. With that including 11 over this distance, there’s sure to be plenty of [...]
Good Vibes for Newnham’s bid for a first Championship June 2, 2026 WITH only six weeks of the season remaining, the race for the trainers’ championship title is starting to hot up after the results at Sha Tin last Sunday. A double for the Caspar Fownes yard has given the former four-time champion trainer a two-win buffer over his rivals, and with the stable continuing to churn [...]
Training Maestro Size set for profitable Sunday at Sha Tin May 29, 2026 13-TIME champion trainer John Size could be the man to follow when racing gets underway with an 11-race programme, including a couple of Group Three contests at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday. Size seems to have dropped off the radar with regards winning the trainers’ title race and currently lies 10 winners behind [...]
Trust in Patch to deliver the goods at Sha Tin May 29, 2026 WITH the form book suggesting there is little to choose between the majority of the 10 contenders lining-up for the six-furlong Group Three Sha Tin Vase Handicap (10.10am), racing fans can expect a nail-biting finish. Top-weight Raging Blizzard has raced with distinction on the last six occasions behind the fastest horse on the planet Ka [...]
