#Graham Cunningham

Romantic Warrior triumphant in the Hong Kong Cup (HKJC) By Graham Cunningham They came to bow down to the old king and left saluting a powerful new prince of Hong Kong racing as Romantic Warrior left a high-class global field trailing in his wake at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 11 December) with a thunderous performance in the HK$34 million G1…

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…

Joao Moreira is continuing his rehab on home soil but another Brazilian is looking increasingly like the main threat to Zac Purton's dominance of the HK scene. Purton enjoyed another good night at Happy Valley on Wednesday and his two valuable sprint winners - Whizz Kid and Heroic Master - are clearly going places. But SDS followed his Sunday four…

Zac Purton is already away and clear atop the HK jockeys' table but it would take a brave punter to take a heavy position on this year's trainers' championship. Tony Cruz leads on twelve winners after Street Scream completed a hat-trick at Happy Valley on Sunday but current champ Frankie Lor is only one behind after a double and Francis Lui, John…

How many more tricks does the Magic Man have up his sleeve? Joao Moreira's health problems came back to haunt him at Happy Valley on Wednesday, when he was "stood down until further notice" after drawing a blank from eight rides including several well-backed favourites. The 38-year-old Brazilian had surgery on a troublesome left hip at home during…

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…

The old saying dictates that you can leave Hong Kong, but it will never leave you. There's much to be said for taking a break from one of the world's most intense cities - especially when the fight against Covid is far from over - but an eight-week hiatus is enough to sharpen the appetites of most racing fans and players alike. Zac Purton and Joao…