#Derek Leung

A prolific winner with four wins from eight starts, Tuchel - trained by John Size - made his Class 2 debut a winning one after enduring a tough, three-wide passage from gate 14 before extending to score by half a length over fellow four-year-old Galaxy Witness. "I knew he had that ability but whether he was going to be able to produce that today,…

HK might as well stand for Hokey Kokey after another week of dramatic ins and outs. In-form Zac Purton was ruled out of Wednesday's Happy Valley meeting, along with French rider Antoine Hamelin, due to a second positive Covid test in recent weeks. Both riders are back in for Sunday's Sha Tin card but Ruan Maia and recent Aussie import Jye McNeil…

The countdown for the Hong Kong International Races is now official on with this being the final Sha Tin card before we dive into the feature raceday on December 11. That's not to mention the International Jockey Challenge set to unfold this Wednesday as the world's best hoops converge on Happy Valley. Let's not get too ahead of ourselves, however,…

Gun English jockey Ryan Moore will ride Wellington in next month's Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), with trainer Richard Gibson confirming his stable star is on track for the international races. Wellington pulled up lame after a disappointing sixth in the Group Two Jockey Club Sprint (1200m) on November 20 but Gibson is pleased with how his…

Hong Kong racing is back with the sixth of 88 world-class racing cards starting Wednesday at 7:15 a.m. EDT in North America. Free PPs are available at Horse Racing Nation. Hong Kong Jockey Club website. Happy Valley selections by Declan Schuster Race 1: No. 4 Jolly Honour, No. 11 Smiling Face, No. 6 HandsomeVeggie, No. 1 Bell Of Victory. Race…

The Magic Man is finally back - but not without a few notable caveats. Joao Moreira returns to action at Sha Tin on Sunday after missing the first two meetings of a new season due to problems from last term and his messages to various media members are interesting. On the one hand he's "feeling much better" and "ready to go to war." But on the…