Embrace Elegant Life to secure a Valley win May 26, 2026 RACEGOERS in Hong Kong will have plenty to look forward to when they arrive at Happy Valley for a nine-race programme starting at 11.40am on Wednesday. With just two months and 14 race meetings left of the 2025/26 season, the race for the trainers’ title continues to catch the eye, with only 10 wins separating [...]
Robot and Atzeni will make you thank your Lucky Stars May 26, 2026 THERE is little doubt trainer David Hayes would have breathed a huge sigh of relief when Sunday’s winner My Mars broke a long losing sequence for the stable, stretching back to the end of last month. A total of 56 consecutive losers would have put a serious dent in the aspirations of Hayes, who is [...]
Lor’s Numbers to follow home Triple Crown-winning Warrior May 22, 2026 WITH the weather set fair for an 11-race programme at Sha Tin in Hong Kong on Sunday, racegoers can witness the final Group One race of the season, the mile-and-a-half Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup (9.05am). All eyes will be one horse, 14-time Group One winner Romantic Warrior, who steps out on to the [...]
Beauty can Bolt Purton closer to 2000 Hong Kong winners May 22, 2026 WITH jockey Zac Purton nearing a landmark 2000 winners in the city, the mounting hullabaloo could reach fever pitch during the action at Sha Tin. The eight-time champion, who’s soon to make it nine, needs only a handful more wins to reach the staggering record and has plenty of ammunition to fire on the card. [...]
Cruz has Resources to secure Valley gold May 19, 2026 RACEGOERS in Hong Kong can look forward to a nine-race programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday where there’s several talented and popular gallopers on show. Unfortunately, the present wet weather in the territory shows no sign of abating, with showers forecast during the action and umbrellas are likely to be to the fore again. The [...]
Ng’s Sigma can get him back in winning groove May 19, 2026 IT IS fair to say the Caspar Fownes stable are in the doldrums at present. With just one win from his last 47 runners, and no success at the last three Happy Valley meetings, you can guarantee Fownes will be scratching his head with frustration. The proclaimed King of the Valley, who was leading the [...]
Savvy has Brilliant chance under Purton May 15, 2026 RACEGOERS in Hong Kong will be praying the gods of fortune are on their side when they arrive at Sha Tin for an 11-race programme on Sunday. Not only are they faced with a host of head-scratching and competitive handicaps, but they have the added dilemma of what the weather will be like before the [...]
Irish imports in line for Sha Tin Honours on Sunday May 15, 2026 FORMER Aidan O’Brien galloper ABSOLUTE HONOUR is hard to oppose when he seeks a successful follow-up in the Port Shelter Handicap (9.40am) over nine furlongs. The son of Saxon Warrior, who was known as Surpass when winning of two of his three races when trained by O’Brien in Ireland, finally got off the mark when [...]
It’s time to show Ace War Some more Love May 12, 2026 HONG Kong racing fans can look forward to another exciting and highly competitive programme at Happy Valley on Wednesday, where the action takes place on the tricky C+3 track, beginning at 11.40am. Serious-minded bettors are going to need to keep a watchful eye on the sky again, with the weather forecast suggesting one or two [...]
Fighter can give Bowman victory under the lights May 12, 2026 THERE is no doubt that form book students will be burning the midnight oil trying to fathom who will win the fiendishly difficult Parislongchamp Handicap (3.50pm) over the extended mile. The field of 11 contenders have won 29 races between them around the city circuit, which includes 14 over the course and distance. Former Group [...]
